Sunday, February 23, 2014

Something New

I have been busy in the late night hours pulling all fabrics loud and bright and some fabrics soft and sweet.

I decided on some HST's in the shape of this quilt. And have since been moving them up and down, round and round all over my design board. Such fun I have been having looking for that 'right' placement! Do you have that moment when you know it's just right?!!! I love that aha moment. When all the colours seem in harmony to your eyes. It's interesting how a colour can look so wrong in one placement and so right in another.

Take this block for instance - many times I tried the lighter Chicopee print as an 'inner' circle part of a block - but nooooo, that was all wrong. Finally I tried it as the 'outer' background of this block - and yay, soooo right! Crazy but true!!!

Hello strawberries. Hello mushrooms.

And HELLO my-all-time-favourite-stick-it-in-every-quilt Chicopee print. I fear using you all up. Every time I talk about this print I have to go to Etsy and order more.


Up next - actually sewing some of these together. Have a good week all!

~Lisa

15 comments:

  1. It looks wonderful Lisa. I love the design. It is going to be a beautiful quilt.

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  2. It it turning out beautiful! Excellent job!

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  3. Really loving these colors with this pattern!

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  4. Chicopee and Briar Rose in the same quilt. Brilliant! It's going to be lovely.

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  5. Great colors. I love the yellow Chicopee print too. Very versatile.

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  6. Burning those candles into the wee hours seems to have worked magic. Your quilt is looking gorgeous!!

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  7. Hi Lisa, I haven't been over since the GYB party... sorry! Yikes, where does time get to? I just wanted to say I love your color combinations in your quilts! I love the quirky fabrics but whenever it comes time to use them myself I end up chickening out! My home is French country with lots of orang-ish reds, golds, yellows, toiles and so on. I just can't imagine where I would be able to make a quirky-ish quilt fit in... Your work sure does make me want to try though!
    Hope you are well and the weather is becoming more spring-ish?? It's still brrrr here in New Hampshire and actually it's been snowing most of the day! I love winter but...
    Hugs,
    Beth P
    elisabetpollockstudio[dot]wordpress[dot]com

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  8. Oh I just love your new quilt, and it totally struck a chord with me about that 'aha' moment! I am also a big fan of that chicopee print - check out my Atomic Quilt which i just finished up- it's threatened to use up the last of my stash too!

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  9. This looks fantastic! Your aha moments are serving you well :)

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  10. I really like how your new quilt looks in your second photo, very nice.

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  11. Awesome quilt Lisa! I really want to make this pattern one day :)

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  12. You have a great eye for color and making it very striking and beautiful! I love the blacks and the bright colors. Gorgeous!!

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