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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Aeneas's Quilt: TGIFF

Done! Quintessential chevron in gray and white. The simplicity says it all...

And I just love this pop of Echo on the back! Isn't it just perfect?

Thank you to everyone who gave me binding advice and those of you that suggested I do a peak of the backing on the binding. I love the way the yellow is like a little entry way into the quilt, a quiet spot amidst the harder charcoal border.

This is the first time I have ever tried a zig zag binding. I figure it is a baby quilt which will hopefully be used and washed often so a sturdy binding was the way to go. I think the zig zag works well with this chevron piecing!

I just love that yellow corner!

Quilt Stats
Size: 36x36
Front: 8" HST Blocks made of White Muslin & Timeless Treasures Sketch Charcoal
Back: Lotta Jansdotter Echo Florine in Brass
Binding: Kona Charcoal & Lotta Jansdotter Echo Florine in Brass; completed by machine on Bernina Activa 130 in zigzag
Machine Quilted: straight stitch that mimics the zig zag piecing done on a Juki TL2010-Q

Linking up...go check out all the awesomeness over at Quokka Quilts

- rebecca lynne

Crap! I totally forgot! This is one of my proposed finishes for the 2013 FAL! AGH!!! [See? I am not very good at this finishing thing...roll eyes.] Alright, 1 down...4 to go? Hahahahahaha!

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Colour Theory for Quilters Series

How often have you thought to yourself while picking fabrics or throwing fabrics onto the design board "hmmph, I bet some colour theory would help me cinch this design right about now..."  Yes, I think we have all at one time or another been visitors in the land of color doubt.  Even the most amazing artists go through moments of stepping back and thinking "well THAT probably wasn't the best colour choice"

Lucky for us then that...

Jess of The Elven Garden is hosting 

The Colour Theory for Quilters Series!

AND --- lucky for me that she has asked that I write a guest post on Value, including a discussion on Low Volume!  I cannot tell you how flattered I was when she emailed me!

The schedule for the theory posts is:

 1.  Using the Colour Wheel and Understanding Colour Terminology – Monday 10th June

Guest Post by Molli at Molli Sparkles 

   2.       Colour Harmony – Monday 17th June

Guest Post by Jess of Quilty Habit

3.       Colour Context – Monday 24th June

Guest post by Jennifer of SecondhandDinosaur

4.       Value, including low volume – Monday 1st July

Guest post by Rebecca of Making Rebecca Lynne

In the week following my guest post (wow, pressure much?), Jess has asked the following quilters of blogging notoriety to discuss their colour inspiration for their work!  How awesome is that?    

Monday 8th July - Amy (Badskirt)

Tuesday 9th July – Jeannette (Heidi Gone Aussie) 

Wednesday 10th July – Alison (Little Island Quilting)

Thursday 11th July – Joanna (Shapemoth)

Friday 12th July – Julianna (Sewing under rainbow)

Mark your calendars and prepare to be educated - quilter style.

So what do you think?  Have any fabric/quilting/textile specific colour theory questions?  Do tell...

- rebecca lynne

Monday, June 3, 2013

I'm Feeling Lost and Found

For my regular readers you may have been wondering where in the hell is that MRL chica? I have been a horrible absent bloggy friend and owe all of you well deserved blog comments and visits. Well, I have been taking a Making/blogging break. This has been for totally selfish reasons as I am spending some seriously needed quality time with my mother who is visiting from Colorado. For those non-Americans let's just say Colorado and Far Far Away, New York are, well, far far away from each other. So, I have been thoroughly enjoying this much needed time with her and my girls.

Before hanging with my parental unit ensued, I have been working on a dual project for Mother's Day in fact. Some of you may remember that I have been a paper piecing fiend recently, mmmmmm paper piecing. Love the precision. I am so surprised at myself but see that is why you need to try all sorts of things to be sure you aren't going to fall head over heels! (um, definitely not an endorsement you hear in Sex Education class now is it...)

I made these Matryoshka dolls for my mother (linen trio) and mother-in-law (white trio). Each doll represents one of my girls and they each picked their color fabric with the exception of Miss O who acquiesced to her older sisters' insistence that if she had been able she would have chosen pink. I plan to begin making them into Mega Zipper Pouches. Just trying to decide what lining to use and whether to give them fat bums like my original pattern. I do enjoy how the fat bottom gives it the ability to stand up!

Now that I think of it I haven't been totally free of Making during my bonding break with my mother... The Mr. and I made a wicked Cuban feast this weekend...but...not being in blogging mode I took no photos! Ooops my bad...

I also have a finish which I will be featuring this Friday via TGIFF so do come back to visit.

And, for those following my Sewing Machine Adultery Series, I have done some ridiculous research over the last few weeks and am closer to my personal decision regarding a new sewing machine.