Ultra Violet :: Weave

I've been itching to make this quilt!  After I designed it I realized very quickly that I didn't have enough variation of colors to pull it off.  Perhaps that was an excuse to buy more beautiful fabric especially after seeing the bundles online.



It isn't exactly finished.  I have to stitch the binding on, but it's so close!  My goal was to get it to this stage and take it along on our beach trip!  Monday...I cannot wait to leave!



Look at those colors!  Purple is one color that I don't have a lot of in my stash.  When you look at your stash I would bet there is one color that is much smaller than the others!  

My intention was to put as much Ultra Violet and purple in this quilt as I could.  Thinking about the Pantone Color of the Year challenge!!  I'm not sure this quilt will qualify!  

I purchased the fabric on Etsy at Stitch Stash Diva, and couldn't wait to get my hands on it.  It couldn't get here fast enough!  And I'm going to say, I love it when fabric (especially solids) comes labeled!  It makes it so much easier!



I still had to figure out which colors I would use and where.  It was fun, but it took a while!  I needed to get just the right gradient from light to dark, from pink to purple.  I got pretty close to perfect!

The colors I ended up using were:

Light Pink, Kona Carnation, Kona Candy Pink, Kona Pomegranate, Kona Valentine, Kona Sangria, Kona Cerise, Kona Bordeaux, Kona Thistle, Kona Pansy, Kona Dalia, Kona Crocus, Kona Purple, Kona Hibiscus, Kona Nightfall, Free Spirit Deep Violet and a couple others to fill out the list. 

It could have been a big confusing mess getting each color in the right place, so first I wrote out a detailed sheet with what goes where.  After cutting, I placed a label with the name of the color on each stack.  It helped with the chaos, or with what could have been chaos!

It also helped to have a big design wall!  I laid out all the pieces first.  Having several 'firewalls' in place seemed pretty important!

It's not that the blocks were difficult, you can see it's basically a Plus Block, I just needed to ensure I could keep things in order.  Row by row I pieced each 9" block.  Over and over...and I can tell you that my OCD nature worked almost flawlessly...I only messed up two blocks!  

As much as I wanted to quilt it to death, I used restraint!  There was a lot of starting and stopping because I wanted each 'ribbon' to have a continuous flow.  In between the woven colors I stippled...the best I could do...but I like it!

Hopefully I'll have it finished while I'm at the beach and take advantage of the beautiful surroundings!  

Here the computer generated version that got me excited about making this quilt.  I didn't exactly get the colors the same in the quilt, but I like it just the same! 

Are you joining in the Pantone Color of the Year Ultra Violet quilt contest? You can get all the details here:  Bryan House Quilts or No Hats in the House.  

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