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More oranges…

July 29, 2010 in BLOG, ENGLISH, make it, patchwork, process, quilt by domoshar | No comments

Here is the orange invasion in my studio… Slow but inevitable – it covered the pink…

You can see how sweet it was in the beginning and now it gets definitely orange…

This is my first big log cabin project and I love it.

This is the first round in the whole project that looks like one colour all around. It is now though.. the yellows break the orange round a bit and I like this.

One round more and the block will be all pieced and ready…

All the blocks are ready now – 9 more than the ones shown here

Tags: patchwork, process

Bright Oranges in Tropical Storms

July 27, 2010 in BLOG, ENGLISH, make it, patchwork, process by domoshar | No comments

It is a strange summer here – not as hot as usually, but way too humid to be normal… It rains almost every day. And sometimes it is storm, not rain… like yesterday and today…huricane wind, dark sky in 6pm, water that look like a curtain….

And look what I played with today – just between two storms… Happy orange strips… for the growing log cabin quilt…

No special process thoughts here. I just followed my assistants ideas and added some yellows…

Tags: orange, patchwork

Halfway Through Piecing a Log Cabin

July 26, 2010 in BLOG, ENGLISH, make it, patchwork, process, quilt by domoshar | 1 comment

Latest progress. Half of the blocks seem to be all pieced and ready. Will be sure when the other half reaches this stage too.

Starting with something crisp and making it washed out, disordered and vintage looking… twice! … was nice thing to do. LOL

New fabrics for second half blocks’ second stage are all cut and ready to be sewn too. Maybe tomorrow.

Tags: log cabin

Log Cabins Growing….

July 23, 2010 in BLOG, ENGLISH, make it, patchwork, process by domoshar | 1 comment

Here is the latest progress – sewn yesterday and hopefully continued today…

Almost added a full round of whites on the orange centered blue blocks. Still unsure what will be the next round on the red-centered pink blocks.

The task board is already small for the blocks and since my design wall is not near the machine now… I might start laying them on the floor or a table…

I like the variety in the whites – fourteen of them and some not white at all… The blocks is moving away from the modern look it had in the previous stage and metamorphosing towards a more vintage look.

Loved the way the previous stage looked and was unsure will it keep all of it beauty when I was to add the whites… Feeling the same way now – love this look and want a quilt like stage one, a quilt like stage two – this one… Might feel same way after stage three.. Hope so!

It was really interesting to randomly space 14 fabrics in different styles – 2 solids. modern graphics, vintage graphics, retro romantic flowers, whimsical kid prints, vintage flowers…

I still have to add the final strips to the last two rows and it seems they will be distributed randomly enough among the blocks…

Keeping some rules and making them not obvious was my method and it worked well as always. I am not exactly ordered and rearranging till tired type of piecer… still logic makes good starts, and experiment adds interest, so choose a rule and stick to it creatively is usually my formula. Plus choosing the rule is usually not exactly the first step… LOL

Started to really love the Process Pledge! Button on the right!

Tags: patches, patchwork, process, studio

An hour or so earlier…

July 21, 2010 in BLOG, ENGLISH, make it, patchwork, quilt by domoshar | No comments

Before the washer.. no wrinkles yet, but still pretty.

It is washed and dried now and I love the final result.

Had not taken any pictures of the wrinkled quilt yet though – a dark gloomy day yesterday and busy, busy day today….

More about this Improv style experiment is blogged here and here.

I definitely see some more to come pretty soon. Just after this one.

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Something New!

July 20, 2010 in BLOG, ENGLISH, make it, patchwork, process, quilt by domoshar | 4 comments

I started a new quilt yesterday! It is a simple log cabin in Improv style. I really enjoyed making it so far. Look at it!

Here is how it appeared today strip by strip. The first picture below shows yesterday’s progress.

It went so fast today!

I pinned the blocks on my board. It is not a design wall but served as one today…

It is intentionally two part quilt – two different types of blocks – orange and red centers. They will not be arranged like this though, nor they will look like this when finished…

I had an assistant and this made the piecing more interesting.

You can see the next colours to be added to this blocks below. Picked by my talented assistant of course!

In a week of showers and a day of even more showers, this felt just lovely!

Looking forward to sewing more tomorrow.

new quilt growing in the studio

Tags: patchwork, piecing

Binding on!

July 17, 2010 in BLOG, ENGLISH, make it, patchwork, process, quilt by domoshar | No comments

Just a few minutes before it’s officially all sewn and ready for its first wash. It has a long и long story – took me months to complete.

I made it in little lovely sessions spaced quite generously… It was hard to space them – found working on this one fantastic… I first waited for batting, then for backing, had to make some things in between…. Followed some strange but exciting dilemma solving pattern, you can read about here.

Attracted the binding this Friday in a hot, hot day with almost unbearable humidity and a tropical shower…

It needs some thread clipping, label and wash and will start looking for a baby to hug it.

Tags: Improv, patchwork, quilt

Quilting Again!

July 15, 2010 in ENGLISH, Uncategorized, make it, patchwork, process, quilt by domoshar | 2 comments

Here comes the good old spring patchwork top – quilted and almost ready.
And my second process thoughts here.

I had some time wondering, choosing and not feeling sure how to quilt it. As far as it is a true Improv quilt – no plans, charts, sketches, swatches… just sewing patches sections and mixing them all together… I thought the quilting should follow this same manner – quilt as you go. Not in the technical sense, but quilting my present mood. Logically /my logic/ it called for straight lines or even wonky straight lines, or a complex all-over design, or curvy quilting based on the patches, or.. so many options…

Going back to the original strategy – make it totally Imrov… I just quilted flowers, as it is flowery prints quilt, bold patches and random layout and it just felt like meant to be quilted in flowers…

Great process thought isn’t it? Ignoring any plans and just letting it happen LOL

The next big question was the binding choice. It was unexpectedly easy to solve – took less than a minute. And was followed by 10 minutes checking different options today… before I decided I will stick to the first thought anyway. Which reminds me, the back fabric dilemma had exactly the same process and outcome…

I had to wash and cut the binding now. Getting closer to the washing/drying part…

A few words about inspiration. I have not quilted in a month or so and this felt really great! And for this quilt … I had been collecting patches for a project like this for quite a time when I joined the Project Improv. Started this quilt partly for the long planned quilt, partly unable to wait till I make a quilt like this.

I am about to start my Doll Quilt Swap 9 quilt and getting excited and inspired is one of the best parts in it.

Going to check all the inspiring blogs I am following this weekend and start it next week. Off to sketch the current most liked DQS plan now.

Tags: process, quilt

Functional Patchwork: Patchwork Business Card Holder

June 23, 2010 in BLOG, ENGLISH, make it, patchwork, sewing by domoshar | No comments

A business card holder to match my main activity.

It was wipped up a few weeks after I saw something similar on the web. It was a try, not sure it will work. However it proved to be a pretty useful thing. Plus it feels like the right business card holder for a quilter. LOL

I love the patchwork style it has, though technically it is not precisely a patchwork thing. The patched look is actually result of the different fabrics used and the fact oit is made out of little patches,

It is deliberately pastel and washed out in colour, I thought it will be subtle and calming this way. The added bonus is, it matches each of my summer bags this way. I see a bold vivid version of it this autumn. Though this one was a winter creation too LOL.

And here is how it looks empty and the outside, when closed. Surprisingly enough/ LOL / it is all wrapped together with the orange thread, You know I love orange.