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Monday, January 3, 2011

How 15 minutes became 5 hours...

Okay, as I took a break from my intuition...and have not finished my other UFO's or my nieces piece...I decided to play with 1/2 yards and act as though they were scraps...I had recently purchased all of the butterfly fabric I could find in my fave City quilt shop..and then picked up some other neutral fabrics for ..what i imagined would be the backing..

I sat down, started stitching and cutting and Voila....


Scrappy blocks...Now where did the beige squares come from you ask...Well I realized i needed something somewhat neutral to off set the busyness of the scrappy blocks...so this is what i came up with.  Now I am thinking about framing the middle with strips of the tangerine butterfly fabric...thin, since thats what i have left..then proceed with making borders around with the other fabric squares and remaining fabric that I have left.

This was a bit of a color challenge for me because of all the browns and neutral tones...I am stretching...trying to move beyond my color comfort zone...Lets see how big it becomes.
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8 comments:

  1. PattyJanuary 4, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    Challenging to work in all in neutrals....love the pop of the tangerine!

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  2. JudiJanuary 4, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    Great fabric! Love it and I'm not a neutral person.

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  3. HelenJanuary 4, 2011 at 6:54 AM

    Lookin' very good! Your neutrals are so warm and friendly.

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  4. ChrisJanuary 4, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Beautiful! Love the idea of adding color, like tangerine, or even some of that yummy green - or the aqua or lavender found in the prints. Looking forward to seeing what's next!

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  5. KathJanuary 4, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    I love your colour choices. I am adore autumn colours, so leaving them behind would be my challenge :-D

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  6. Barbara ArcementJanuary 4, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    such a pretty quilt...great idea

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  7. Glen QuiltSwissyJanuary 4, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    It is wonderful! I am always impressed when things go so well from just random pieces. My mom loves butterflies and I bought a bunch of butterflies last year sometime with the purpose of making her a quilt.

    glen; maybe this spring!

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  8. Ann MarieJanuary 5, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    I liked this when I first saw it, and the more I come back to this blog and look at it, the more I like it. Looking forward to seeing the progress on this one.

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