In the Lull

Here, again, is the palette I chose for the Dead Simple Quilt-Along with Lily's Quilts.

When it all began, I was under the impression that the qa project was to be done in solids. Not sure how I got that, but that was my plan. And somewhere along the way I took Lynne's great idea to ask Peg and Becca from Sew Fresh Fabrics if they would make me up a custom bundle of prints to go along with my palette. (What a great service!)

I had in mind, at the time, to make a mini version of my layout in prints on the back of the big solid quilt. I still love that idea, but in the lull of the Dead Simple Quilt along, I veered off.

The idea came to me to make a mini quilt. Actually, three. One in solids, as originally planned.

I finally tried organic straight line quilting and love how it looks. The binding was inspired by a quilt in Malka Dubrawsky's book, Fresh Quilting (remember this post?). Obviously, it took a little extra work, but so worth it!

Then came another mini - still in my palette - but done in the prints.

This baby got my very first free-motion quilting.

Lastly, what choice did I have but to do a third mini done with a solid/print combo.

I tried a different free-motion pattern on this one.

And so my vision of a large solid quilt turned into . . . an autumn trio.

Each quilt is 16X21".

Linking up with finish it up Friday, Celebrate Color, {Sew} Modern Monday, and of course, the Dead Simple Quiltalong.


REV. Just 'met' Elizabeth of Pieceful Life and am linking up with her little quilt monday.