My last post was back in August! My how the time flys! We traveled some in September and October to Colorado and Door County, Wisconsin. We did some hiking and watched the colors change. Not peak as it seems the colors were slow to change this year.
The beautiful yellows of the aspen trees in CO
The yellows and oranges of the maples in WI
In quilting news, I finished my Green Acres quilt from the #30daysofimprovqal After all the blocks were finished, it was composition week where you finalize your layout using several options. This year I decided to scatter each weeks blocks throughout the quilt, adding additional pieces and scraps as need to fit.
Sorry for the poor quality photo
Once I stitched all the blocks together, I auditioned greens from my stash for the borders and found green backing and binding fabrics in my stash.
Sandwiched and quilted between trips, it is finally finished!
Finished size approx 42" square.
Introducing Green Acres!
October is the last month for a new color in the RSC - neutrals. I need 2 more colors to round out to 12 button colors for a 3x4 layout. I chose to make peach and gray buttons to add to the collection.
I'm linking to Scrap Happy Saturday @SoScrappy.
Last Saturday, I took another quilting class, Organic Shapes, through the #craftymonkies platform on IG. The instructor was @Carolina_Oneto and she was terrific! She talked about colors and shapes. She taught her techniques and how to make variations. I loved this class! Here is my finished quilt.
I had my husband built a frame for it and I followed this tutorial to stretch it around the frame.
I ironed 1/2" around the outside edge to make it easier when tacking to the back.
I used tacks to secure the quilt to the back.
(my husband's staple gun wasn't available and I didn't want to wait)
I quilted several concentric circles and added some big stitch hand quilting in the shapes.
Here are some detail shots of the quilting
Finished size 13.5" x 18"
I am linking to Midweek Makers, Off the Wall Fridays, Finished or Not Friday, Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop, Patchwork and Quilts, Friday Foto Fun, My Quilt Infatuation, Wednesday Wait Loss, Design Wall MondayI'll leave you with a few photos of the local colors this week
So Beautiful!
Looks you had a nice trip seeing the fall colors! Great quilt projects, too! I love the Organic Shapes project, and the way you quilted it and mounted it on the frame. It's so pretty displayed with the pumpkin!
ReplyDeleteThe green acres quilt is quite fun, and I love the lawnmower setting for the photo shoot. I also like the class project--a good advertisement for the class. Always good to add new skills.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful colours in those trees. You have two lovely finishes.
ReplyDeleteWoooow!!! Love your Organic Shapes quilt! The quilting is so well defined!!! Green Acres is awesome, too! And what quilter doesn't love buttons!!!
ReplyDeleteLove Green Acres and the organic shapes quilt, and the buttons are coming along, too, but I really love all your tree photos! They're so beautiful and, amazingly, really complement your beautiful quilts.
ReplyDeleteWhoa those colors!! I love them leaves when they are so vibrant!!!
ReplyDeleteGreen acres is amazing!! what a great one - and isn't Organic Shapes so cool!!!
Oh I love Green Acres, such a lovely Improv finish! Love the pretty buttons too, and my, this organic shapes (pebbles?) quilt is wonderful! Great idea to put it on a frame.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, and linking up!
I just got back from seeing the fall foliage and I'm loving your photos! Both of your quilts are so cool. Green Acres is fun and pretty, and the Organic Shapes quilt is gorgeous with perfect colors and shapes. Love the big stitch quilting you added. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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