The extra project I took to retreat featured leftover purple strips from my DJ project, additional purples, and soft gold/orange/camel tones. I chose warm ivory and cream shades for the background. Here's the photo from retreat:
The blocks were already made. When retreat ended I had added the vertical sashing to the rows. Since then I've put the rows up on my wall, and placed the cornerstones and horizontal sashing. Careful arrangement assured that the same fabric is never next to itself.
With the cornerstones in place, you can see the chain effect. I've started sewing the sashing rows to the block rows. The bottom row is not shown because it's at the sewing machine. I hope to get this top finished this week.
So why Amber and Aubergine? Because purple and gold sound like sports team colors, and amber and aubergine (eggplant) are more poetic. I spent several years of my career naming colors, so why not?
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Why not, indeed!! The chains popped right out when you added the sashing….I couldn’t see that at all before that.
ReplyDeleteAmber and Aubergine is a great name and one I appreciated as soon as I saw the first photo. I really like how the sashing pulls it all together.
ReplyDeleteThe name fits beautifully. That's an awesome quilt top, with the color combo working so well.
ReplyDeleteIts a great name - full of pomp ! I like it - and the quilt is lovely!!
ReplyDeleteThe name really works, very regal sounding. You ended up with a very fun quilt. No one would ever guess it was from left overs.
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