Friday, March 15, 2024

Scrappy Batiks, Cool

 A Friday Finish, for the first time in ages! 

The girls in the Hive have been busy. We previously made the original Scrappy Celebration, then the second version in brighter colors, then the patriotic version. We weren't tired of making blocks yet, so we moved on to black and black-alternative blocks with bright batiks. We made too many blocks for one quilt so we split them up into Cool colors and Warm colors. 

The top with the cool colors is finished. Several of us worked on the layout on the design wall in PCQ's quilting room, with lots of input from our friends. Here's the finished version of the top, assembled by Linda:


Wherever the original pattern called for a white or a white-based low volume fabric, we used black or a very dark print. 

Here are some of the blocks I sewed in February. We ended up not using one of them because it stood out too much. 

The warm colors version is still in work; we need to make about 20 more blocks. 


8 comments:

  1. Oh, this one is way cool, pun intended ;-) It has such a different impact with the black background vs light. I like them both and would be hard pressed to pick a favorite.

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  2. The bright colors really do glow with the black/dark background. Very nice!

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  3. Just shows how the use of different fabrics can entirely change the look of a quilt design. That pattern is on my list to make. Fabulous.

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  4. Wow!!! I just love each version - and this one is amazing!! Love how you guys work with color to make it explode!!

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  5. Very colorful. Black with brights always so much more dramatic then the light colored background versions.

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  6. Oh My Gosh! This sparkles, I love everything about it!!! Send it to me please! LOL
    LeeAnna

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