Colour Cartoons

This is the colour cartoon, I usually employ these when I am planning a quilt. Very often the work changes from the original plan, but I find it useful to put down the pictures that I have in my head to make them work for real.

I have been working on my 1st row, a sort of a variation of a logcabin. I chose to mainly use fabrics from my stash or from my scrap bag. I will have to buy some colours to finish the first row, but not many. The coloured cartoon of how I want the row to look is usually how I approach planned quilts. I document almost anything I can think of, including the names of the fabric designs. This first block was a bit slow in coming together, but now that I have the logistics sorted out, the others should happen more quickly, then I will finish the embroidery in the centres and work on my notebook/diary ready to send off to Ted.
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Here is a B&W pic of the drawings that I intend to use. The gum flower and cornflower drawings are my own, the others were drawn by Gillian Rankin. I will post a pic of the embroideries as I complete them.
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At the Bottom of My Garden

At the Bottom of My Garden.

I think I have finally decided just what to do for my first row. Browsing through a magazine, I saw an ad for a "seed packet" quilt, with the "seed packets" the centre of a log cabin block. It was in pretty pastels, but somehow I don't think mine will evolve that way.

I have selected some botanical drawings to make into the centre square of each block, these I have assigned a main colour to. I have a Rose (pinky reds) , Gum flower (Pinks), Nasturtium (Orange/Yellows), Pansy (Purple/Yellows) and Cornflowers (Blues/Mauves/Pinks) The idea is that the log cabins will be scrap pieced (hopefully) and there will be matching/blending colours from one block to the next, to create a kind of rainbow effect. The flowers are drawn on seeded homespun and will be embroidered in the colours mentioned for each one. Will post pics as I go.

Decision Time

Right, this is the time I said I would start my first row. I've been dithering about colours and themes for far too long. I have now decided that my colours will be navy and brights. I will send everybody a piece of the navy I will be using. What made me decide this? Well, I was dithering between Christmas and Amish and had nearly decided on Amish until I was reading a book by Karin Hellaby called Row on Row Quilts to get some inspiration and was I inspired? Too right I was. One of the finished quilts was done in navy and brights and it looked stunning. So there you are. No more prevaricating, a decision has been made!!! All I've got to do is make the first row. Think it will be Courthouse Steps. Lets see if I can keep to that idea between here and my sewing room.

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Shayn's Second Row

I have a busy few weeks ahead so I am trying to get a bit of sewing out of the way. THis is Sharyns (Spooky) second row. I was all lined up to do some really beautiful stars and just as well I asked mum what she thought of them as she said she had thought of a theme for her rows - SEASIDE - now picture me pulling my hair out :) Anyway I found these really cute boats and I hope she likes them.