This time I used my medium of choice...solids. Peppered Cottons to be precise. I wish I could tell you the exact colors I used in this runner, but my documentation skills are sorely lacking.
The table runner I designed for Modern By The Yard Issue #13 e-zine is available here: Positively Spring, and it's free!!
Both runners are the same design and pattern, but what a difference fabric choices make! If you are willing to experiment with color/fabric placement you can easily change up the entire vibe of a quilt.
Most of my Peppered Cottons were purchased at QuiltCon Nashville. Which means they had plenty of time to sit on the shelf for me to admire. Sometimes it's hard to actually make that first cut in a stack as pretty as this. It's was time. Of course I have plenty left over, so I'm sure more projects will happen one day.
The quilting is a mixture of geometric lines and 1/2" lines using 50wt Aurifil thread in Light Fern (2882), Bright Turquoise (5005) and Grey (2605). I love that Aurifil has every color you could ever want and I wish I had one of every color available! A girl can dream!
When I do geometric quilting, I try to plan out my moves (or lines) so that I can work the entire section without having to stop and tie off the thread creating threads to bury. It's like solving a puzzle and I might be slightly obsessed!
There is always plenty of marking when doing this kind of quilting for me. I almost always use my Hera marker to make the lines, that often depends on what color the fabric is. Or if I totally flubbed up marking with the Hera marker and need clarity from the chaos I created I'll used a washable fabric marker.
I nearly had enough of the minty green backing! So, so close! I was determined to use it regardless and added a strip of a slightly darker shade to extend the backing to be large enough for the front. You gotta do what you gotta do, right?!
Half the fun of designing is trying different combinations of fabrics. Solids or prints, a couple small piece placement changes and it can feel like you used two completely different patterns!
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Oh, wow, I love this! The color combination is just so pretty. Adding that strip on the backing is a fun twist, even if it was done to stretch the backing! Great finish. Love this pattern!
ReplyDeleteThat one extra slice in the backing is a lovely addition, honestly, but I definitely understand the feeling of it being almost close enough to work! Unsurprisingly, I love this version in solids and cooler colors. :)
ReplyDeleteI am much more partial to the solid version too! The backing is often a pieced together ‘something' when I get done with it. This one was a little less ‘something’ but its totally fine!!
DeleteI like your color choices for the second one, though I envision it more for fall. And lovely work on the quilting!
ReplyDeleteIt's positively adorable!! I love this version so much!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, both are so beautiful!!! The grey gives it such a soft feeling! Awesome quilting, too!
ReplyDeleteThis solid version is spectacular. I hove those colors and how they come together. It would be perfect at my table.
ReplyDeleteI Love both versions!
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The runners are lovely, but the solid is much more dramatic. It's amazing the difference fabric makes! Thanks for the free pattern.
ReplyDeleteIt really is amazing how fabric choices can change a design. That’s one of the reasons I like to make two!
DeleteBeautiful version, I think I love this one even more than the first version! Both are from a pretty pattern.
ReplyDeletewell that sure would look lovely in my house! hahaha and what a lovely memory of our quest for the peppered cotton in Nashville. I might just have to make one of these with mine too!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love seeing how things look in different fabrics. How bout "Positively Peppered" for a name?
ReplyDeleteLove your colors and occasional prints!
ReplyDeleteI love this color combination. And your quilting really accents the design. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
Ooh, I love this version even more! The colors are so soothing - reminds me of the ocean at dusk. Thanks for sharing on MCM!
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