Hello and Happy New
Year!
I had a marvelous break
that felt much longer than it actually was and I’m back feeling refreshed and
ready to tackle the challenges of 2018.
When I was thinking about
maybe setting some goals for 2018 one of the things I thought I’d like to have
a go at is the Curated Quilts mini
challenges. I also have a long list of quilt tops to be finished. I want to
improve my fabric selection in my blocks and I’m doing a bit of Pinterest study
to that end J. Also use my
stash – I have a Pavlovian response to the words ‘fabric sale’ and I might have
gone a touch nuts at Thanksgiving. This is half of what I bought. On the up
side I love it all so that’s a bonus.
I decided that I need
to make 10 quilt tops before I’m allowed to buy any more fabric and that lasted
till yesterday when the local fabric shop had 50% off.
Anyway enough
blathering, the latest CuratedQuilts Mini Challenge was announced just before Christmas giving me a
little extra time to play about and ta da this is what I can show for it.
While the other
entries I’ve seen have used more of the available colours for their challenges
I’ve chosen to go with black and pale grey. I have no excuse for this since I had
all the colours in my stash.
I was sure I was
going to mess this up somewhere and it came pretty close size-wise since it
finishes smack on the minimum at 10 inches square. Next time I’ll start bigger
and trim.
The little strips are
¼ inch wide so I paper pieced that section and matchstick quilted it in random
widths. One resolution ticked off already!
Happy sewing
Sue
What a cool challenge! I've not heard of it so I'll go check it out. Me, I'm a color girl so I probably would have used all the colors in the challenge, but I really like this with it's simplicity! Simply beautiful. The matchstick quilting was a perfect choice. Thanks so much for linking to Wednesday Wait Loss. I'm so glad to have you back after your break!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun little quilt. Admire your ability to jump in and create. It seems that break was a good thing and look forward to seeing your burst of creativity continue.
ReplyDeleteI really love the Curated Quilt mini challenges! You did a fantastic mini and I do love that you used two colors...or not colors! I don't know about you, but I was totally into this Minimal Mini...obsessed!
ReplyDeleteI think that a minimal palette works well with the theme. Congratulations on a finish already!
ReplyDeleteI think just using the two colors was a great idea....very minimalist. Those are some beautiful fabrics in the first picture. I do not blame you at all for not saying no to them :)
ReplyDelete1/2 inch thick--I love it. I love grays in quilts and I like the color you chose, not a in-your-face grey. I lean towards using 1-1/2" blocks, etc. in my quilts, I like the way it looks. Congrats on your finish; I look forward to seeing more.
ReplyDeleteI love it -- what a fun block! You have some good goals ahead, but I had to chuckle about the fabric acquisition. I'm telling myself no more fabric this year and I'm doing great so far, because I haven't been near any fabric stores. Hehe. Once I step foot in one, all bets will be off.
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity - you nailed the minimalism!
ReplyDeleteOh you are so funny, Pavlovian response indeed hehe! Lovely little mini quilt and the monochrome colour way is perfect. Congratulations on your lovely finish.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the finish, I love the very minimalist look to the design.
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