QuiltFest Quilt Show

You’ll never guess what I did?  A friend of  mine took me to the Jacksonville QuiltFest Quilt Show! She helped me load up my wheelchair and everything. What fun. I wasn’t quite up for the entire show but I have a bit to share. Enjoy! I did.

I sure enjoy diamonds (thank you Inklingo ) so this would have struck me regardless but the movement of color is lovely and skillful. This is a good photo so check out the quilting.  It’s fantastic.

Awww, Karen!

Probably my favorite.  The love the use of tone in the blocks and the choice of a thin strip in this strippy quilt. The movement in the border is what I think is one of the better choices for this quilt.

There were at least two big, dark colored Cathedral Windows in this grand size. Let your imagination run wild.

This one was special. Lovely to see a stack -n- whack method in this setting. The fabric was just lovely. My mom probably would have liked this quilt.

I’m not a house person but I kept getting taken in by some of the cute houses.  This one though, this wasn’t about the houses.  It was about the number of different elements.  I didn’t notice that, my friend did. “Look at all those elements.”  Then I got it.  After that I was just amazed.

Honorable mention with this one.  105 different fabric in this courthouse steps. Real respect for the attention to detail here. You’d really have to pay attention to what you’re doing for sure! No spacing out. Not that anyone spaces out. Right?

Any here that you like? I’d be interested – do share!!!  With a warm feeling that Life is Good! after a day surround by quilts and the kindness of friends, *karendianne.

Three of my “go to blocks”

3.5" Nine Patches

I love me some little 3.5″ nine patches most any day of the week.  These are strip pieced and so cuteamous.  Strip-pieced works just fine but not my preferred method.  I think it’s way more fun to make little nines one square at a time as seen in the top below.

Indian Paintbrush

Then there’s the good old four patch.   These are strip-pieced eventually to become stacks. They can become anything!  These I’m working on for I don’t know what.  I kinda like to just make ’em and not have a plan.  It’s relaxing.  (*fun here – took new fabrics and paired up with old stash stuff)

Super Scrappy 4 Patches

Okay then there’s the super versatile and pretty LeMoyne Star. That diamond is awesome to work with.  I can’t decide if this is going to become a little quilt or a stack of star blocks.  That would be a great quilt.  It’s a thought.  Anyway, I really dig the backgrounds here.  Oh, and as an FYI – each one of these is a reject.  They’re center stars for a Carpenters Wheel that didn’t work.  So I turned them into blocks and figured I’d work something out.  Eventually.

6" LeMoyne Stars (scrappy backgrounds)

It’s interesting to think what you’re “go to” blocks are. I’d love to hear what yours are! Do share if you have a moment.  I think what fits the bill here might change from time to time.  Maybe you have “go to projects” – that would be cool to hear about, too.

Anyway, have a great day.  In case anyone is wondering, Florida isn’t tropical anymore.  We’re fast becoming a desert wasteland with Oceanic waters nearby and that’s where we get the sand for our desert.  It’s all sketchy if you ask me.

The Color of Green

I popped my recently finished Alabama Beauty block on the Wall and the green color lesson hit me between the eyes.  I see how it all comes together with the Belle Meade blocks and I see how I’ve been avoiding it.

I like green, too.  I’m not averse to it but I reckon no one could tell, ha?  

Alabama Beauty First Green Block! ***

I’m glad Lynn gave me a couple pieces of Repro greens to add into the mix for my AB project.  I’m silly happy I popped this block up with the others since the greens played together just fine and I was way off base with that last post/commentary on the color itself.

There is so much to learn about color and fabrics which is a good thing because when I feel like I have some money, which definitely isn’t right now, but when I get that feeling, I’ll need to purchase some fabric in various colors to assist with my learning/quilting degree.

Education is really expensive these days.  I’m just sayin’…

Be Well, *karendianne.