Thursday, May 5, 2016

Cool Melon - Mosaic Contest Entry

I've have been having so much making color palettes with Color Play Friday hosted by Trina of In an Otter Life and Lorinda of Laurel, Poppy and Pine that I couldn't resist entering the Cool Melon mosaic contest hosted by Rachel of Stitched in Color and sponsored by Gotham Quilts.

Every once in a while Rachel will hold these mosaic contests and this is my first time joining in the fun. Rachel provides the theme and offers up some gorgeous photos for inspiration. This time around the theme is Cool Melon. You can make up to 2 mosaics, each must be made up of 9 fabrics, and the mosaic should be evocative of melons.

I love melons. Watermelon, cantaloupe, casaba, crenshaw, honeydew, and so many more! I think my absolute favorite is orange-fleshed honeydew. Have you ever had it? It's so yummy! I can't find it where I live though. Maybe it's just a West Coast thing. Another funky one is yellow-fleshed watermelon. Say what? I had never heard of it until a visit to the Midwest last summer.


Naturally I had to take a photo to document my wild find. Lol. Honestly, it didn't taste any different to me than a regular watermelon.

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Here is my first mosaic: Cool Melon - Solids


Fabrics are (left to right, top to bottom):


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Check out my next post for my second entry!

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Until next time!
- Sarah 
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Monday, May 2, 2016

Hello May! - Studio Check In

Hello May!

from the farmer's market last weekend

It feels like May came out of nowhere! My mind and body are still stuck back in March or something. Where did April go? I don't know. I think I always feel a little short-changed by the shorter months. Give me 31 days! I need that extra day!

If you could have one extra, free day, a day with no obligations, what would you do with it?

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Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to have a little "studio" check in to sort of get my bearings straight. (I have to laugh when I say "studio" check in. My "studio" is a small space off the living room; but hey, it works for me for right now.) 

Currently working on:

  • Curved Piecing - I've been working on this one on and off for quite a while. I have a bunch of blocks made but I can't decide on a layout. 

  • Some secret sewing - I can't show you too much of this one yet but here's a pretty photo of some of the chain piecing I did last week.


May goals:
  • Obviously I really want to finish those two tops.
  • I want to make a library book bag for me and Mr.123quilt, like this one I made for friend a few years ago.
  • I need to make a mini mini for my first ever swap!
  • I have some more secret sewing to do, this time for the Opposites Attract blog hop.
  • I have about 9 fabric pulls set aside for new quilts and I'd like to start on one of those.
  • Maybe I'll come up with a plan to use this lovely bunch of fat quarters that my mom sent me as a surprise. Thanks, Mom!


I think that should keep me busy enough this month! What are you working on this May?

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Until next time!
- Sarah

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Color Play Friday - 80s Skate Party

Ahh... The 80's. 

Reaganomics... MTV... Super Mario Bros... Molly Ringwald and the Brat Pack... big hair... and of course, the fashion! The iconic neons, the acid washed denim, the leg warmers, the shoulder pads!

Good times.

This week's Color Play Friday is called 80's Skate Party and it brings back all those most excellent memories. 


How rad is this picture?! I would love to go to an 80's themed roller skate party. Although, I think the last time I actually went roller skating was in the 80's; I fell and broke my wrist. Gasp! I just remembered my cast was neon pink! How did I forget that?! If that's not a sign of the times, I don't know what is! Hahaha. 

Here is my color palette/bundle based on this week's photo.


Naturally I had to go the neon route this week. I swear I had a bathing suit that had all these colors on it. Lol. I think this is such a choice color palette and I can totally see it working in the 80's as well as today. 

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I "shopped" for fabrics from Hawthorne Threads.

Sea Coral in Wave by Michael Miller




Feathers in Red by Kathy Hall

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Color Play Friday is a weekly challenge hosted by Trina from In an Otter Life and Lorinda from Laurel, Poppy and Pine. Every week they offer up one of their photographs and then all the participants create a color palette and fabric bundle based off the photo. 

As always, if you are interested in playing along please check out the hosts' pages for more info. You can click either of the CPF buttons on my sidebar. 

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Be sure to check out this week's participants:

Hosts:

Participants:
Mindy @ Quilting Mayhem
Bethany @ Sew Not Perfect
Jennifer on Flickr


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See my past CPF entries by clicking the Color Play Friday page tab at the top of my blog.

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I'm off to watch a lot of 80's movies. Lol.

Until next time!
- Sarah

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Color Play Friday! - French Food

Hello and welcome!

It's Color Play Friday! I love CPF. It's a chance for me to play around with color and fabric, two things I absolutely adore.

Color Play Friday is a weekly challenge hosted by Trina from In an Otter Life and Lorinda from Laurel, Poppy and Pine (side note: it is so hard for me to leave out the Oxford comma in her blog name!) Each week they choose one of their photos and then all the participants create a color palette and corresponding fabric bundle based on the photo.

Sound like fun? (It is!) Want to join in? Check out the Trina's CPF Page or Lorinda's CPF page for more details!

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This week's photo was taken by Trina. It's aptly titled French Food.

It looks so yummy. It brings back memories of the France Pavilion at Epcot World Showcase at Disneyworld. That's the closest I've been to France. Unless you count the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, lol.

Here is my palette/bundle for the week.


I really like the tartness of my palette this week. I did struggle with the third and fourth colors but I think it all came together in the end. And yes, it's another blender bundle this week. I can't help it. I love blenders! You can get a lot of mileage out of them, the most bang for your buck! Also, I tried to sneak a few plaids in there this week but they just didn't work out. Bummer.

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I "shopped" for this week's fabrics at Stash Fabrics and Hawthorne Threads.






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Be sure to check out the other participants this week!

Hosts:

Participants:
Jennifer on Flickr


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Until next time!
- Sarah

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Color Play Friday - EMP

Hi everyone!

I can't believe it's already Friday! I feel like every Friday I'm sort of bewildered that the week is over. Where did it go? I still have things to do! I still have quilts to sew!

One of the best things about Fridays is #ColorPlayFriday!!! I love playing along with hosts Trina of In an Otter Life and Lorinda of Laurel, Poppy and Pine. Every week they select one of their own photographs and then all the participants of CPF create a color palette and bundle based on the photo. Let me just say, these ladies take some fantastic photos, like the photo for this week.


This amazing photo was taken by Lorinda. It is the EMP Building in Seattle. A trip here has been added to my bucket list! Bonus: You can see the reflection of the Space Needle. 

Here is my palette/bundle for the week.


I'm happy to say that this week's palette/bundle came easy to me. Some weeks I struggle with finding just the right colors and fabrics but this week everything seemed to fall into place. This also happens to be one of my favorite color palettes/bundles so far. Maybe that's why it was so much easier this week...

I picked a lot of geometrics and blenders this week to complement the gorgeous building. Any Frank O. Gehry fans out there?

I "shopped" at Hawthorne Threads again this week. Here are my fabric choices:









I really love how the fabrics work and play together. And of course, now I really want this bundle. Lol!

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Be sure to check out the other participants this week!

Hosts:

Participants:
Chrissy @ Love Hazel Honey
Jennifer on Flickr
Mindy @ Quilting Mayhem
Sarah G. @ Sarah Goer Quilts

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Are you enjoying Color Play Friday? Want to play along? Find out more at Trina's CPF page or Lorinda's CPF page!

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Until next time!
- Sarah

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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Sunday Stash - Winner Winner!

Blogging? On a Sunday???? Whaaaa?

Oh yeah! I'm blogging on the weekend. A truly rare occurrence. It's even more rare that I actually have a Sunday Stash to share with you all!

I've had a bit of luck in the giveaway arena lately. I won two awesome fabric bundles!

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First up is this gorgeous bundle of Modern Neutrals by Amy Ellis from Amy's Creative Side.


Amy recently hosted #IGquiltfest over on Instagram (IG). (You can check out my Instagram right here or by clicking the button on the top right of my blog.) #IGquiltfest was a week long photo challenge on IG with daily prompts and sponsored prizes. The prizes were awarded randomly. Just luck of the draw.


This gorgeous bundle of fabric was provided by Michele at Quilt Kit Market. So a huge thanks to Amy and Michele for making this happen!

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Next is the pretty pink bundle that may seem a bit familiar if you've been following along with Color Play Friday. (More info about Color Play Friday can be found on the two host blog's In an Otter Life and Laurel, Poppy and Pine.)


A few weeks ago Color Play Friday was sponsored by Stash Fabrics. Up for grabs was one of two bundles. One of Trina's bundles and one of Lorinda's. I was lucky enough to win Lorinda's bundle.


Aren't these fabrics vibrant! They'll make great additions to my stash. Thanks so much Lorinda for hosting and to Beth from Stash Fabrics for sponsoring the giveaway!

Info about these fabrics can be found on Lorinda's blog post.

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Linking up with Sunday Stash @ Molli Sparkles

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Until next time!
- Sarah

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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Color Play Friday - Tulsa Rose Garden

It Friday! You all know what that means... it's Color Play Friday!

Color Play Friday is a weekly challenge hosted by Trina from In an Otter Life and Lorinda from Laurel, Poppy and Pine. Every week they use one of their own photos as inspiration. Then the participants for that week create a color palette and a bundle of fabric based on that photo.

This week's photo is one of Trina's. She took it while wandering around a park in Tulsa.


I don't ever see pretty roses when I go to the park. Mostly I'm just trying to avoid stepping in goose poop. Such is life.

Here is my palette/bundle for the week.


This week I really wanted to pick a softer palette. I think I managed to come up with something sweet and delicate but still modern. I started with the floral print and then I thought it would be neat to chose all floral fabrics. Well, it soon got crazy and out of hand. Too many florals, nothing matched. Instead, I went with some good blenders. Plus, I managed to sneak a plaid print in there. For those of you who don't know, I LOVE plaid.

My fabrics come from Hawthorne Threads this week.






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Be sure to check out the other participants this week.

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Participants:

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If you are interested in joining Color Play Friday you can find all the rules and info of Trina's Color Play Friday page or Lorinda's Color Play Friday page.

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Until next time!
- Sarah






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