123 Quilt: November 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Color Play Friday - Backyard Rest

Hello everyone! It's Color Play Friday!!!

For those of you who may be new, Color Play Friday is a fun, weekly challenge hosted by Lorinda from Laurel, Poppy and Pine and Trina from In an Otter Life. Each week they provide one of their photographs as inspiration and then the CPF participants create a color palette and a fabric bundle inspired by the photo. It's a lot of fun and I encourage you to play along!

This week's photo is all about the dog days of summer.

Dog days of summer... see what I did there? :p

Seriously though, it's the middle of November and I still have to use my ceiling fan to cool down the bedroom. Anyone else feeling like Game of Thrones has been lying to us all along and that winter is never coming?

Here is what I came up for this week.

This is the part where I usually expound on my process or what I thought about the photo. This week, I've got nothing to say. Nada.

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Umm, I love blues and greens and I love dogs. That's all I've got. Lol.

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I "shopped" at Hawthorne Threads again this week. (non-affiliate links)

Teeth Geo in White by Rae Ritchie

Painters Canvas in Gray by Laura Gunn

Penny in Navy by Alison Glass

Checks Please in Lagoon Ocean by Cloud9

Wallflower in Grass by Amy Butler

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Be sure to check out all the Color Play Friday players!

Lorinda @ Laurel, Poppy and Pine
Trina @ In an Otter Life
and
Sarah @ 123 Quilt (that's me!)

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As always, if you are interested in playing along, you can get more info by clicking either of the hosts' buttons on my sidebar.

You can see my past CPF entries by clicking on the Color Play Friday tab in my menu bar.

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Until next time!
- Sarah

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Color Play Friday - Macy's Escalator

Hey everyone and welcome to another edition of Color Play Friday!

For those of you who are new, Color Play Friday (CPF) is a fun, weekly challenge hosted by Lorinda from Laurel, Poppy and Pine and Trina from In an Otter Life. Each week they provide one of their photographs as inspiration and then the participants create a color palette and a fabric bundle based on the photo. It's a lot of fun to play along and everyone is welcome to join in!

The photo for this week is called Macy's Escalator.

I love that pop of bright yellow combined with the rich colors in this photo. Here is what I came up with.

Even though I love the colors in this photo it was a really hard challenge for me this week! I had a tough time finalizing a color palette. I kept going back and forth between two different palettes but neither palette felt complete. I finally had to just step away. I did some chores around the house, I ate lunch, and when I came back I started over. I think it all worked out in the end. It always amazes me that some palettes can come together with ease while others take a lot of work!

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I "shopped" at Hawthorne Threads again this week. (non-affiliate links)

Diamond Flush in Gold by Katarina Roccella

Sphere in Moss by Alison Glass

Scattered Stars in Shoots by Cloud9

Quilters Linen Metallic in Chocolate by Robert Kaufman

Trelliage in Noir by Michael Miller

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Be sure to check out the other Color Play Friday participants this week!

HOSTS:

Lorinda @ Laurel, Poppy and Pine
Trina @ In an Otter Life

PARTICIPANTS:

Sarah @ 123 Quilt (that's me!!!)

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As always, if you are interested in playing along, you can find more info about the CPF group by clicking either of the hosts' buttons on my sidebar.

You can see my past CPF entries by clicking on the Color Play Friday tab on my menu bar!

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Until next time!
- Sarah

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

80's Geese Charity Block

Hello everyone!!!

Last month I was presented with the amazing opportunity to test a new block called "80's Geese" by Diane from From Blank Pages fame. I've tested patterns by her in the past and they have all been marvelous. Seriously. Marvelous! If you've never worked from one of Diane's patterns, you need to! Okay, enough fangirl-ing.

The best part about this block is that Diane asked some of her testers to make the block for a charity quilt! I love that so much and here's why. I have never sewn or quilted for charity before but recently I have felt the call on my heart to do just that. I was looking for a way to give back when this opportunity came along. Of course, I jumped at it. The lovely Jill from Crafty Giraffe (@crafty_giraffe on IG) will be putting together all the blocks into a quilt top. Here is a sneak peak of the blocks so far (I totally swiped this picture from Jill's IG feed.)

This quilt is going to look so good and I can't wait to see it when it's finished!

Here are the details:

The block is a 12" finished, paper-pieced pattern by From Blank Pages called 80's Geese. The pattern comes in 4 different block sizes - 6", 9", 12", and 18". It is available as a PDF purchase from Diane's pattern shop. You can purchase each size separately or you can purchase the bundle with all four sizes. And if you sign up for Diane's newsletter you get a nifty 20% off discount code! The pattern is chock full of goodies. It comes with coloring sheets, design ideas, cutting templates (my personal favorite), and cheater templates.