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Nothing like deciding you need to drop everything to make a little something against a deadline. That's what happened with me and the 2018 Pantone Quilt Challenge: Ultra Violet Edition. I had declared early on that I'd be participating in the challenge, as it's basically been a years-long tradition for me, so I'm glad I was able to make it happen.
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"It" being a small quilt [21 1/2" x 29 1/2"] that began with a length of Kona Bright Peri, a couple of gray stash solids, and bits of blue and burgundy. The improvisational courthouse steps design evolved well after I began, but I was more than happy to let that happen. Quilting was done with King Tut 40wt thread #403 (Crushed Grapes) in a variable grid. Though the thread was the most purple-y I had on hand, quilted onto that Bright Peri, it leaned a bit toward the burgundy, which oddly, seemed pretty awesome.
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I bound it all in more of the Bright Peri - it just seemed to let the design stand on its own. The whole time I was working with the purple, I kept thinking of Grape Fizzies, a carbonated beverage I enjoyed as a child when I visited my grandparents. So Grape Fizzy it is.
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Thanks to Sarah/No Hats in the House and Rebecca/Bryan House Quilts for hosting the challenge. I'm anxious to see all the entries. And for the record, I live in the USA!