A Kitchen Quilt

So I shared Monday about the kitchen refresh we're having done, and I thought it might be fun to have a related project to work on throughout the process. You've heard of temperature quilts, right? A specific color of fabric is selected for each temp range, and blocks are made each day of the year to record the temperatures.

Well, I'm planning a kitchen remodel quilt, where a specific fabric is chosen for each element of the process. Many of the colors I chose apparently represent those processes in architectural and remodeling blueprints; others more closely represent the actual items in our new kitchen. Below are listed the different components of the job, the color I chose to represent each, and the specific fabrics I'll be using.

Site Prep/Demo – RED [Kona Rich Red]

Structure Changes/Plumbing, Electrical & EVAC Rough-In/Drywall – YELLOW [Kona Canary]

Red Oak Flooring – TAN [Kona Tan]

Backsplash/Tile – IVORY {Kona Ivory]

Beech Veil Cabinets –NATURAL [Kona Natural]

Matte black Hardware – PEPPER [Kona Pepper]

Countertops – GOLD [Kona Gold]

Stainless Steel Appliances – SILVER [Kona Silver]

Kitchen Plumbing (sink, disposal, faucet) – BLUE [Kona Prairie Sky]

Finish Electrical (recessed lighting, under cabinet lighting, switches & outlets) – ELECTRIC BLUE [Kona Royal]

Painting – SNOW [Kona Snow]

Completion – WHITE [Kona White]

For 'background' I'm going to use some natural colored scraps of Essex Homespun and other neutral cotton-linen blends, because I've been wanting to use them up. Though my initial thought was to make HST blocks, the shapes of the scraps will dictate other random shapes as well. 

Though temperature quilts usually consist of making a block each day, I'm going to be looser with my 'rules,' as my time period will be much shorter than a year. So if more than one thing is done during a particular day, I'll make blocks in more than one color; and if I just feel like making more of a particular colored block in a particular day, I'm going to allow myself that freedom. Being without a kitchen for several weeks feels monumental, so I'm going to let myself embrace this project however it feels good. Fair enough? It's just day two, and the progress has led me to use two colors already. Plus, I've found that some of the background scraps let me to make more than one block, so I just went with it. We'll see where the process takes me.