Electric Quilt
Stuffups- Shady Pine November 30, 2015
- Tree Hangup November 28, 2015
- Christmas Characters in the Kitchen November 28, 2015
- Double Wedding String of Beads August 6, 2015
- Curved Chimneys and Cornerstones August 5, 2015
Electric Quilt
Category Archives: White Out
Textile Inspiration Black Out 7, 8
I love playing with these designs in much more traditional floral colours, but I rather like them blacked out too! I wouldn’t want them in my bedroom, but if they were added to twelve inch tiles and I had a … Continue reading
White Quilting 17, 18
The opposite of White Out, this is much nicer than looking at quilt designs during a power blackout! (The best place I have ever been in during a power blackout was a chocolate factory! There was just enough light from … Continue reading
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Tagged Applique Blocks, Applique Border, Two Colour Quilts, Two Fabrics
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A Whiter Shade of Pale 29, 30
Love the idea of a very low contrast quilt like these, but I don’t think I want to live with one. At least that saves me the task of picking out one design to make!
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Tagged Applique Blocks, Applique Borders, Applique designs, Low Contrast Designs
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A Whiter Shade on Gold Quilted 17, 18
The hardest part of making a quilt with applique designs ‘whited out’ would be choosing the background colour, then finding a collection of fabrics for the very low contrast in the appliques. My favourite of these two is the second!
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Tagged Applique Blocks, Applique Borders, Quilting Motifs
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A Whiter Shade of Pale 27, 28
A very restful design … which is my excuse for not using the background fabric in the corners … I must have had my eyes closed! Still blank corners, and I quilted over the cat!
A Whiter Shade on Antique Gold 21, 22
Love the one above … all neat and tidy, with room for the quilting to shine. Quilting would be in thread to match the applique. I placed the appliques facing the opposite direction to what I would normally do … … Continue reading
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Tagged Applique Blocks, Applique Borders
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A Whiter Shade on Antique Gold 19, 20
I love it! Another day of indecision … can’t pick a favourite!
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Tagged Applique Blocks, Applique Borders
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A Whiter Shade of Pale 25, 26
Not quite a wholecloth quilt, and I love the idea of using very low contrast fabrics for a subtle effect. I haven’t chosen a design to make, but I have started to collect pale, faded fabrics. This could be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Applique Blocks, Applique Quilt Design, Quilting Motifs
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A Whiter Shade on Antique Gold 18, 19, 20
Love this idea of subtle colourings, and finding just the right fabrics might mean spending way too much time in a quilt shop. I think it would be time well spent! But then, any time spent in a quilt shop … Continue reading
A Whiter Shade of Pale 22, 23, 24
I love all three of these designs … low contrast is restful, which is what we need in a bedroom. The cat agrees. I love using plain squares in designs, which gives our eyes a place to rest, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Applique Blocks, Applique Quilt, Quilting Motifs
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