Meet "Brew," my entry in the 2025 Pantone Quilt Challenge @pantonequiltchallenge hosted by Elizabeth @elizabethkray and Sarah @bysarahruiz.
After choosing a Mocha Mousse-inspired fabric pull for my challenge project, I do think I used each fabric at least a little bit, adding an unidentified orange solid for an accent. The interior of the large brown shape on the left in the photo above is Painter's Palette Mocha - my choice for a 'match' for Mocha Mousse. The other brown solids I used the most of were Kona Biscuit (background for upper right shape) and Kona Earth (bottom right shape).
The 'design' was inspired by an art piece I saw, constructed with just three large 'blocks.' I made one block to see how it felt, and even with the curves, it felt just fine.
Unique, yes, but I liked it well enough and thought quilting would only improve it. So I made a pieced back and started in quilting a rectangular grid using Aurifil 50wt 2314 [Medium Beige], 6010 [Toast], 2372 [Dark Antique Gold], and minimally, 1130 [Very Dark Bark].
For the binding, I used a Dear Stella print, as it coordinated nicely, and I was running low on my brown solids. In the finish, it appears a little lighter than I expected, but I still like it, and the mix of fabrics as a whole. So in a couple of weeks, I'll be linking up in the Mini/Wall category of the challenge, since the shortest side of my quilt is less than 30". I'm anxious to see all the other entries!
Project Title: BREW
Quilt Dimensions: 28.5" x 45"
Country of Residence: USA
I love it!
ReplyDeleteYay! Thank you.
DeleteNice photo. And congratulations on your finish. I do like the floral and the orange accent and the '3 large blocks', fun design.
ReplyDeleteI like how the elongated rectangular quilted sections are in conversation with the improv stripe sections. I like the dash of orange as an accent, too! Congratulations on the finish and it will be fun to see the variety of quilts made with this color; I'm finding I am quite enjoying everything I've seen so far.
ReplyDeleteI love this design and the colors! I’ve never tried curves yet… but this is inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThank you! The think about curves... the bigger they are, the easier they are. Also, start with quarter circles or a simpler curve (or wave) to get a feel for it.
DeleteThose little bits of orange just warm everything up a bit. I like the big curves, too. Really like this piece!
ReplyDeleteReally wonderful, Debbie! That's a lovely color palette, and orange is a perfect touch. I didn't appreciate its size until seeing you posed with it. Excellent work.
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