Thanks for all the kind comments last week. We’re regrouping in week three and lucky to have such awesome friends.
Life continues behind the scenes of a quilting blog;)
I finished the last of the samples for my Exploring Inside the Box series. It might be the colors, but regardless of the improvisational curves this pillow has that same graphic edgy feel as the others.
This shape is so simple to execute improvisationally. I really love the little hit of added strip piecing. I rotate building out all four quadrants on this design. A little to this quarter and a little to that avoids identical colors mingling in the same location, unless that’s the look you’re aiming for. It’s rather forgiving if you feel you’ve misplaced a color because you can always rip it apart or recut.
It would be fun to make in a binary color scheme too.
I’ve really enjoyed working with this color way, but it’s time to move on, so I’ve been thinking of new blocks and colors for Series II. We’ve got the winter dates, I just need to get going on the blocks before we list it.
Series II might be inspired by Seattle’s fluffy white and grey clouds currently passing us by and the blue sky you get snapshots of here and there.
I have all the pillows currently home and it’s fun to see them all together, though overwhelming in the matchy-matchy department. Perhaps some Plain Jane’s are needed to break things up.
I’ll get right on that;)
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If you were wait listed for the first Exploring Inside the Box series we have new dates for the winter session on Tuesdays, follow the link here.
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Simply beautiful!!
Very nice!!!
Katie I can’t begin to tell you how much your work inspires me. I don’t comment much but sometimes I feel like a stalker. Well done!
Love these pillows!!!
Love them all but especially the pointy one!
Perhaps I’ll teach this technique next time I come to visit;)
These pillows are absolutely stunning. Just discovering you blog.
Welcome;)
fantastic pillows!!
Not sure whats my favourite thing, the colours or the patterns 🙂 Im a matchy, matchy gal so they look perfect to me 🙂
wow, nice pillows! love the colors 🙂
I have so much scrap fabric, and I need more pillows for my couch, I absolutely need to learn how sew with a machine again so I can make something this nice!
Loved the colour combinations! 🙂
wow love the character of these, really interesting design, well done
The pillows are really beautiful, i love them and love the asymetric design you’ve created.:)