Last Blooms of Summer

Been really busy lately.  I am painting the whole inside of our house.  Right now I am so glad I live in 1500 sq ft.  It seems that over the years I have painted rooms and have ignored the trim and doors as they were neutral.  So, since I really hate, yes, hate, painting doors and chair rails and molding, I thought I would trick myself and paint them first before I even buy the wall paint.  I can only do this for 2 hours a day.  I have given myself until Thanksgiving to totally finish painting everything.  It already looks better-got the hall molding, chair rails, and door jambs on 2 1/2 out of 5 doors and 1/2 of a door done over the last two days.  Did I say I hate prepping and putting down painter's tape.

Anyway, "Last Blooms of Summer" from Material Obsession's Making Quilts called "Garden Party" is done and hanging in The Crazy 9 Patch waiting for ladies to sign up and take the class.  I so hope they do-I see new fabric in the store that I need to have.

Original Quilt-  "Garden Party"

Last Blooms of Summer-My interpretation

There is one pimple on this quilt.  When I started the strata I put 3 pieces of white at the top thinking they might look cloud like.  Two got covered up by flowers leaving that gleaming white blob at the top.  I am going to use my Inktense chalk sticks to blend it in.  Blob and all-I love this quilt. Wish the photo showed the intensity of the color. 

Purple Maze

This pattern is out of  Kathy Doughty's Making Quilts. Her original version is called Red Center and it is smaller than this will be.  Purple Maze will fit our Queen Bed, will be 21x21 4.5"squares with 2 borders: a skinny green and then a 4.5 inch piano key border left over from end of the row scraps.  I bought this fabric almost 4 years ago with another design in mind.  Still love the fabric and even bought 6 yards for a back which is beautiful on its own.  Then i saw Red Center and knew this was the design for that fabric.

Layed out 4.5 strips 6 deep and cut at 5" then cut through stack at angle near middle

I Then shuffled the pack, slipping the top left piece only-to the bottom of the pack.  Then you gather the pairs-making sure they stay pairs and assembly sew away.  Iron open.

      

All strips cut and laid in stacks of six

So nice to see something else on the design wall

All lined up and ready for today except I got "0" sleep last night because of not being able to breathe-so today will not be a sewing day as I hoped it would be.  Also-that is what tomorrow is created for:)

This is the project I am choosing for my April finish for A lovely year of Finishes..  Check out the button on my sidebar

Looking Ahead

 

I have a list of UFO quilts that I need to finish before I move, however, I am looking ahead to quilts of the future.  I bought Kathy Doughty's book, Making Quilts: the Promise of Joy

The pictures are beautiful and there are at least 3 quilts in it that I want to make -actually can't wait to make.  So, I worked out a compromise with myself.  One of my UFO's was supposed to be a stack and whack in green and deep purple.  I am changing it to "Red Center"-although mine will be purple center-so I can at least make one quilt from Kathy's book before I move.  I won't be buying anymore fabric-unless I have to-just repurposing the fabric I have-now I can't wait to start that UFO!



Here is the fabric:

The contrast will be in color rather than value. the middle one may end up being most of the back as I have several yards of it.  I may have to find a few fat quarters to supplement. May even add some Kaffee Fassett.

And this is the first quilt i will be making after the move!

I Love this quilt!