Showing posts with label Orange color challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orange color challenge. Show all posts

Monday, May 21, 2012

Color Challenge Blocks X 3!

These yellows were so much fun to play with - originally, I was SURE that I was going to play with yellows and purples.  But when I started doing that, the fabrics said - no thanks!  So, I just added a little orange, a little pink, and a little lime green - everything is better with lime green!  I call this my lemon meringue pie block.

Orange is - next to lime - becoming my go-to color...maybe not as a whole scheme, but it sure does add a nice zing to most anything.  I had used up most of my oranges, so I had to shop for some of these!  I call this one Aunt Phyllis's Orange Jello - you know, with the mandarin oranges in it. Yum!

First of all, why did they change blogger?

Ok, didn't have to buy any of these vintage beauties.  But I have to say, this was the toughest challenge so far.  First of all, because I'm not really a fan of blue!  Second, I'm definitely not a fan of any of these fabrics.

I thought I would try a blue-green-yellow scheme, but ...no. Boring.  Never dreamed I would  use red with dusty blue - not a huge red fan either, although it is growing on me! Of course there is a little green in there.  All this blue makes me nostalgic for all those lakes in Minnesota.

All of my blocks - so proud, finally finished a color before the next one is announced!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Hello Orange


This is the closest bright orange piece of fabric on my shelves and I've chosen some multi-colored green and red fabrics plus purple to go with it.  (The dark blue is the unifying color in all the blocks.)




And here is the finished block!  I am liking all of my color studies blocks together. How unpredictable!  I would never have come up with this "plan" to make a quilt!