Tuesday, August 16, 2016

For the Love of Patchwork II - Work in Progress

For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016

Snippets of my week in stitches ... a simple patchwork quilt in a pretty and warm color palette; soft pink, yellow, red, and orange, with a flash of blue, grey, and lime green for freshness.

For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016
For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016
For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016

I struggled to find the color palette that I wanted to work with this week, I couldn't seem to make up my mind. Maybe it was the subtle shift in weather - a hopeful hint of Spring - that made me feel so unsettled. Eventually though you just have to make a start and I did by cutting squares of my some of my favorite fabrics.

For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016

It didn't take long to gather together a variety of fabrics, all cut into squares. Many squares. I usually like to strip piece my patchwork quilts however by the time I was happy with my color palette I was too far in - too many squares had been cut - to change my method. All fabric squares were individually cut (with rotary cutter) and pieced. All 357 squares ...

For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016
For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016
For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016

Despite the slow start I love how this quilt top has turned out! Note the number of floral prints used, and the lovely Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabrics. as well as the variety of fabrics with fruits - apples, pears, lemons, cherries, strawberries - some of which there are numerous (various prints in different colorways).

For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016
For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016

Now ready for basting and quilting.

For the Love of Patchwork II ~ Ready for basting and quilting | Red Pepper Quilts 2016

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
For the Love of Patchwork II - A Finished Quilt August 2016
For the Love of Patchwork I ~ A Finished Quilt April 2016

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15 comments:

  1. Your patchwork quilts are always eye candy to me. They are gorgeous!!

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  2. Love all your quilts and this is like a breath of fresh air!

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  3. Stop!! These are beautiful. I keep seeing your gorgeous stamp quilts and want to try one. Although I know mine would look nothing like yours. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Love this quilt! I somehow makes me feel calm.

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  5. Oooh. I love this one, and I've been waiting to see more of it since you posted a sneak peek on Instagram.

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  6. Very fresh cheerful and feels like summer!!
    Groetjes
    Annemieke

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  7. Absolutely gorgeous! I love patchwork. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. I love how your patchwork takes me out of my comfort zone, highlighting colors, fabric designs or palettes I would not normally consider. Thanks for the inspriration

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  9. such happy colors.
    Love the yellow and orange, all of the colors.
    I always get a lot of good ideas for color from your creations. It is a good idea to hold off a little so your piece does not look like your scrap bin-- not too much

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  10. So pretty! What a pleasure to see, thank you for u for your lovely "quilt shows".

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  11. I really love this one. So pretty especially with the lime hint. I would love to see one of you creations up close one day. I know you used to go to the shop 'Patchwork on the park' - do you still have an association with them? I see they often have a quilt or two in there (I keep buying my little liberty pieces when I go past - I can't help it). I would love to see one of your quilts on display there.

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