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Sunday, November 4, 2012

WIP


Swirling water is the design I decided to use on my last block.This is one of Leah Day's 365 designs. Not to bad, although I need a little practice on swirls...**hint hint, Leah**

This is the first time I have actually used my design wall. Well, for a whole quilt anyway. I normally have a cutting table up against here, which with the things stored beneath, can be a pain to move sometimes. Oh, do you like my lighting(aka Christmas lights)?? I know it's not ideal, but for $8.oo and a quick fix of a very dark corner of the room, it actually helps!!


My binding strips are all cut and almost ready to sew. I still have to iron the 1 1/2 in strips in half.  So, do you all think I am crazy for picking out this fabric vs. black?  I'm still holding my breath as to whether it will look good or not. I just have a feeling I will like it.

I printed out this picture to cut up into squares to see if I will like another color layout. As is, not sure. This is a little trick I picked up on Elizabeth Hartman's  Creative Quilt Backs Craftsy class. So ya, I have been busy this afternoon. I'm excited to get this LAST UFO done!

22 comments:

  1. Shucks, you're swirls look better than mine! I'm loving those bright color panels. It reminds me of a paint chip collage. Cool!

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    1. Ha ha! Thanks, but I beg to differ;) It was starting to get hard to find a color I didn't have already.

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  2. Oh I think the little pixels will look great, since your quilt looks like giant pixels! Very nice :)
    xoxo melzie

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  3. I think the little pixels will be perfect for this quilt, too!

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    1. Thank you! Sometimes my ideas look better in my head than in reality, but I sure hope so.:)

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  4. I think the binding will be fun. Black would really make a statement, but I think this will be interesting without being pushy about it's presence. If that makes sense.

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    1. I had the fabric for both, but I'm on solid overload! I need a print!

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  5. I really like that pixelated fabric, I think it will tie the squares together better than a solid colour would. I'm amazed at how much you've been able to get done in the past few weeks!

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    1. Thanks! Well, keep in mind all of the UFO projects were partly completed. Christmas is a motivation too;)

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  6. Love the swirls and all that solid color! I think your binding will be fun too :-)

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  7. I think your swirls look AWESOME and I love the bright colors in your quilt!

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  8. I love the swirls and the quilt! Love the solids and bright colors!

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  9. Oh Danielle ~ love the swirling water! YOu do such nice work, thank you for posting.
    Godspeed,
    mary

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    1. Thank you! this was a tough and time consuming design!

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  10. Absolutely, the pixels get my vote! Your swirls are fantastic! Only you see flaws!

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    1. Thank you Emma. I'm glad you agree on the pixels. I tend to second guess myself sometimes;)

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  11. Your swirls look pretty darned nifty to me. I love those solid blocks. Makes me want to do that too. I also really like the pixelated fabric. I think this quilt will be awesome!

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  12. Your Swirling water FMQ looks great. I just did a similar design to this from Angela Walter's blog. :-)

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    1. I know. I just saw a little bit ago. You did a fantastic job!! Really!! I feel like we have both come a long way with FMQ since following Leah Day. And this months SEwCalGal challenge is swirls :)

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