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| GEOMETRY LESSON 50" X 65" |
While I was playing with designing my Mondrian blocks, my mind kept wandering. That's not unusual...it seems to do that a lot these days! I can't say that it bothers me too much, as it generally leads to new designs and ideas.
My idea was to modernize Mondrian and come up with something that in a loose way represents the art, but is totally unique. I played with ideas and even in piecing the design together I continued to make changes along the way.
Mondrian art usually uses squares and rectangles, but I wanted to add different shapes. Drunkards path, half square triangles and half rectangle triangles seemed to be the best options. I randomly added the shapes throughout the quilt design and hopefully created the perfect balance.
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| PROSECCO & CREAM BY THE SEA |
I'm not afraid to admit that I'll hoard a bundle of fabric until the perfect project comes along. Since that hadn't happened for my March Madness 'Prosecco & Cream by the Sea' bundle, I designed this quilt to showcase those gorgeous colors!
Colors from left to right:
121-121 Linen, 121-049 Coral, 121-068 Rosebud, 121-028 Fuchsia, 121-066 Lipstick, 121-146 Dare Devil, 121-127 Burnt Sienna and 121-077 Moss
The only color in the bundle I didn't use was Linen. I instead went with a Moda Light Grey, which doesn't look grey at all! But it worked!
I really love these colors! And I'm so happy I finally got the chance to showcase each color in this quilt!
I do have some other exciting news that I can't share right now...secret sewing...it involves this exact color palette. I'm excited to share that bit of new in October.
Throughout the quilt I also tried to distribute all the colors evenly. I needed to control myself!
I think I ended up with a good balance of color, shapes and negative space. You know what I'm going to say next, don't you?!
How the heck should I quilt it?! That is always the million dollar question for me! I'm not opposed to having you quilt it for me though!! I'm sure something will come to mind and one day I'll take that deep breath and get started!
I'm including the design I made in EQ8 so you can see the changes I made during construction. You never know how something will turn out until you are in the middle of it, at least that's been my experience!
Since I like the design so much, I designed a baby quilt size that I'd like to try one day. It's similar to this one, but not exact! Ideas...too many...not enough time!
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