Wonderful World of Color

 First I would like to say thanks to Joan of Moosestash Quilting for hosting this blog hop and allowing me to participate.   

Color, color, color.  As quilters, we can't get enough of it.  And while color for dye in fabric is much different than color for paint, we love it just the same.  

Now The Quilt Show has been doing a Saturday Sampler of color by Dee Christopher. And it is not just color theory of how the color wheel works.( I love how good she is at piecing and having such wonderful methods to teach.) And the one thing I learned very quickly from her is that we all have a color preference. And of course that preference influences our choice of fabric for making quilts. 

There are different styles of fabric from batiks to reproductions, seasonal, and interests such as dinsosaurs or gardening. And then different styles to compliment or use those fabrics with large prints, backgrounds, and more

Generally,  I like more muted tones to quilt with for around my home. This is an example of a scrap quilt using these tones of color.  It was from the Rainbow Scrap Challenge of 2017.

But this is about COLOR.  

And I do love to use color for holidays, and well, my daughter and daughter in law. 

Some of my recent quilts from last year highlight those values: 

This was a combination of bright beautiful batiks. 

This was a great bundle of Tula Pink mixed with some Kaffe Fassett and a bright orange print 

                                  

And each of the past 2 years, I have made a bright quilt for donation to  Healing Hearts, an organization which works with grief in families. And I love making something very bright and happy. 

And this year is no different,  And instead of a white background, I am using a grayish grunge background. The charm packs I chose for this are from Laurel Burch and another one, yet to find the name. 

Anyway wonderfully bright colors and prints. 

Here it is as I laid out the center.  

The book has many patterns in it by Melissa Corry using charm packs.  Normally, I don't buy books, but I saw a few others I want to do to use up some fabric hanging around. 

And the big finish!  Well the top anyway.  I hope to get it quilted this week. 

Size at this point about 48 inches square. 

The colors aren't as bright as in person being it is an evening photo session and we have SNOW outside.

Another view from a different angle. 

Some pointers for this construction

1) Pin at the seam with the allowances "nesting" or going in opposite directions.

I did use Best Press to press my fabrics as there were LOTS of half square triangles.

Then pin prior to the seam.  It keeps it from shifting.

2.I prefer to web my blocks together, by putting them in rows and chain sewing each row together. 

Then as you can see below press each column/row in one direction and the next row in the opposite direction.

Don't forget to check out the other bloggers each day.

My cohorts for today are: 

Just Let Me Quilt

BeaQuilter

Songbird Designs

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Purring Cottage 

Stitchin at Home