Monday, April 5, 2021

Quilting the Color Spoke Challenge Quilt

Back in 2019 STLMQG had a color spoke challenge, where we were to choose one "spoke" of the color wheel and use only that color plus neutrals to make a block each month. Each month's block assignment featured a theme or skill. I chose yellow-green as my color, combined only with black and white. About a year ago I put my blocks together into this flimsy: 


Some of these blocks were from the BOM assignments and some were extras that I added. 

I pin-basted the quilt, then waited for my order of invisible thread to arrive. Then Covid hit, my order got delayed, and the project sat. Then last fall my order arrived but I was pushing to get the Mario quilt finished in time for Christmas, while at the same time getting ready to move. Anyway, the color spoke project became a UFO. 

I wanted to use invisible thread for the quilting because of the high contrast in the patchwork, but my machine can't use it. The invisible thread is too fine for the tension on my machine to handle - it just keeps breaking the thread. So, plan B, white thread for the quilting. 


I'm quilting in the ditch along the sides of each white stripe. It's slow going but seems to be working out okay. I'll finish SID around all the blocks, then come back and FMQ within the blocks themselves. So far I'm almost done with the stripes. 

STLMQG is still planning on having a quilt show in July, a live show if possible. I'd like to get this quilt finished and send it to them for the show. I'm still a member, so my quilt is eligible. Wish me luck to get it done!  


Link Ups: Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Love Laugh Quilt

9 comments:

  1. This is a beauty!

    Michelle
    https://mybijoulifeonline.com

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  2. That is a stunning quilt. I love how the stripes go through the quilt but also breaks it up into interesting sections. Please tell me you had black and white striped fabric -- that you didn't make your own stripe fabric!!? I hope you have it done in time to enter it in the show. It's wonderful.

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  3. Reminds me of Gypsy Wife. I loved and admired all your blocks as you worked on them.

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  4. Such a pretty quilt. Love the colors. Happy quilting.

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  5. What a lovely quilt. I love the yellow/green colour you chose, looks very effective against the black and white fabrics. Hope all the quilting works out for you.

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  6. Lovely quilt. I love green that is a cross between olive and lime green, but it doesn't go with other colors. I have played with the idea of some browns but then you lose the brightness of the green. You found my solution, use black and white! Back to the drawing board to make this work as well as you did. Peace, Monica

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  7. Fun to see this one come out to play again! I have also had no luck with invisible thread in my machine, so I finally just gave away my two spools of the stuff.

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  8. That's a disappointment about the thread - especially after all that waiting. Hope that Plan B works out as well a Plan A would have! Looking forward to seeing the pics of it in the quilt show!

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  9. Interesting color challenge!!! Very graphic. You're well on your way to making a July show deadline. Best wishes!

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