Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Motel Neon

What a post title, eh? That's what I thought too when I read Ken/@thekingslacker's prompt for Bee Sewcial this month. But turns out Motel Neon was a very fun prompt. I clearly remember those bright colorful signs from family travels when I was a child. 

For my first block, in my mind's eye those vertical shapes spell M.O.T.E.L. And it seemed pretty much every motel sign had an arrow trying to draw you in, right?


With our extended family in Southern California, we traveled there often, so the palm tree was a frequent image on all sorts of signs, including of course, the motel signs. It was an obvious choice to use in my second block.


Ken asked that the main colors in our blocks be the palette of neon light colors, and our darkest black as the background. That made for some colorful and striking designs, and I'm looking forward to seeing where Ken takes them.

7 comments:

  1. Oh, a very fun prompt indeed; it will be great to see how it comes together.

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  2. Clever! I like your rendition of Motel Neon.

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  3. these are so great. what a fun prompt! it really takes me back to childhood travels (although we would drive on by pulling our camper and spend the night in the nearest campground!)

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  4. This is truely a fun promped and I adore your own motel signs. xo Melanie

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  5. Your thought process toward design is so interesting! I always like knowing how you approach a concept. These blocks are just perfect, and no doubt will enhance the wonderfulness of Ken's quilt.

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  6. Awesome blocks! I really love the neon with the black background.

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