celebrate {Fall} colors
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
i've always wanted to make one of these circles...
and i also wanted to make something to contribute to Rachel's Celebrate Color for Fall.
so here it is.
i'll admit, fall colors are a bit of a stretch for me.
i just made a little rule for myself. EVERY piece came from my scrap pile. i just pulled out any scrap, looked at it, decided if it looked 'fallish', and if it did, i added it.
so i'm not sure if this is my idea of fall colors, or my scrap pile's idea of fall colors...
only one problem i must confess. i went happily round and round, quilting in tiny circles, and in the end, this crazy thing will. not. lie. flat. i have to pin it tightly to the wall. next time i will alternate the direction i quilt the circles. lesson learned.
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This is a lovely interpretation of fall colors...without having acorns everywhere ;)
ReplyDeleteoh wow, this is so amazing. I love that you used your scraps only. the background fabrics are amazing choices, they fit perfectly. :)
ReplyDeletejust lovely! seriously good!
ReplyDeleteJust lovely!!! I want it! : )
ReplyDeleteI love that! The quilting is really neat.
ReplyDeleteOh, I absolutely LOVE it. It looks gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I think you have the home decor prize in the bag!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE this - it is so original! And the contrasting fabrics in the 'white' area is so striking. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteHeather
beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is so, so, achingly gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! Have you tried blocking it to help it lie flat? Mind you, one of my wall hangings is nailed to the wall so maybe I need to take my own advice!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I've wanted to make one of those circles forever. I like your idea of the fall colors - I tend to think in brights only, but fall colors are so warm and comfortable. Love the owls :)
ReplyDeleteA-ma-zing! I really love this quilt, and I think your corner fabrics really set it off perfectly. Stunning work :)
ReplyDeleteThis piece is speciall! Lovely owles!
ReplyDeletei love your quilt; i love the dicotomy of the words against the floral patterns ... it's simply gorgeous and i'm going to pin it on pinterest .... darlene
ReplyDeleteA great piece of art--truly enjoying your blog and aesthetic!
ReplyDeleteStunning! I, too, really love the alternate fabrics in opposing corners. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOh wow!!! Love it!! It's beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow! Wow!! And thrice WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's totally gorgeous.... wish it were mine!
Amazing!
ReplyDeleteOh MY Goodness. This is completely, spectacular. WOW. Jolene, you amaze me!
ReplyDeleteI love this!!!
ReplyDelete(I adore the Dick&Jane fabric. I bought that whole line of stuff from Fabricland awhile back.)
Looks fallish to me :)
Completely perfect. I absolutely love it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt!!!How different...
ReplyDeletewho cares about lying flat - this is scrummy!
ReplyDeleteI love it! It is really beautiful! :-) Since you chose the fabrics in the scrap pile, I guess you are safe with taking all the colour credit! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's so beautiful. I love it!
ReplyDeleteyes, I agree with the above comments. beautiful, amazing and I, too, love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for continuing to share your work.
I just love it! The circle colors with the text and owl fabrics in the opposite corners. Nice!
ReplyDeletethat is beautiful
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely gorgeous. I definitely think the colors say "fall"!
ReplyDeleteWow, me too, I've wanted to make one as well. Love the colors and the word fabrics!
ReplyDeleteYour colors are definitely fallish! Love the prints you used in the two corners!
ReplyDeleteI have been contemplating quilting one of my quilts in concentric circles. I am hesitant about doing it by machine. I've never done it before. Was this your first time? It looks great.
its my idea of fall colors and I love it, pinning it know :)
ReplyDelete-annabelle
So beautiful! I love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW! It is so amazing. I love it. I love the colors, the scrappiness of it, your quilting. Great job! Really great!
ReplyDeletei.love.this.
ReplyDeletei made this a few years ago with polka dots...love your fabric choices! ps i am from alberta
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I love the background fabrics too. Where are the owls from?
ReplyDeleteI seriously love this! I pinned it right away!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love it! I did a scrappy one for my entrant too! http://tickleandhide.blogspot.com/2011/09/to-lavender-bare-feet-and-picnics-at.html
ReplyDeletegorgeous! i wish i was talented in the quilting department :)
ReplyDeleteJust seen that you won your Celebrate Colour category - congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on winning at the Celebrate Colour! I almost feel as if I won myself since I vote for your quilt. It is so lovely - the colours, the quilt lines and the fabrics you used for background - perfect.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely fall! Definitely amazing and well done!
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful!! So artistic, I love it.
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~Monika
in Saskatoon
I absolutely just love this! So beautiful & fall like! I love that owl fabric too! Can I ask what line that is (if you remember :)?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I am working on this same pattern, but using lots of my bright scraps. I haven't yet tried to sew the arcs together though.
ReplyDeleteYay! I just saw your quilt on SewMamaSew and wanted to see a closer view of it. I love it! Congrats on the recognition.
ReplyDeletehi Jolene! did you use a pattern for this? thank you!!
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