A few months ago I asked any of my close friends if they'd like a quilt. One of the guys in the group loves quilts, so his wife asked that I make one for his birthday. We ended up with a blue version of Christa Watson's Facets.
This was such a fun quilt to make! Usually I made a quilt and am happy to not make it again (with a few exceptions), but this could easily be one of those exceptions! Making the crumb triangles was relaxing. It took quite a while and made quite a mess, but I was able to use up some scraps and not think too hard while doing it.
The color in the pictures above and below this paragraph are probably the best; I foolishly made the mistake of taking pictures on a sunny day and the pictures taken in the shadow have an odd color tone I couldn't get rid of. I kept track of the Kona colors I used: Jamica, Prussian, Mediterranean, Teal blue, Riviera, Windsor, Sky, Oasis, Bluebell, Splash, Water, Jade green, Nautical, Cyan, Breeze, Evening, Malibu, Paris blue, Nightfall, Marine, Ocean, Blue, Bluebell, Navy, Bahama blue, Spa blue, Niagara, Celestial, Pacific, Royal, Algeria, and ...White.
I put a very soft backing on it...I'm actually not sure I'll use this type again. It was more of a plush than a minky, and there were little fuzzies everywhere!
Anyway, I quilted a random triangle in the diamonds with a variegated blue thread. I did some piano keys in the white shashing. I made the piano keys random widths so that I wouldn't have to measure it.
Very pretty blues and the pattern and colors are just right for a man. I have the hardest time picking the right colors/pattern for a man's quilt. I end up with beiges and browns.
ReplyDeleteThese blue colours and patterns for quilts is such an artistic idea. Very creative!
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