The
Bloggers Quilt Festival is here and this is my entry - Shadow of Light.
Shadow of Light measures 47" square and is machine pieced and machine quilted.
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Shadow of Light!!!
The inspiration, the process and the story of this quilt follow.
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Finished!!! |
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I hate you (like I love you). This is a song from a favorite movie of mine - Delhi Belly. In the beginning of the movie, a young, attractive, self-assured, VJ is being interviewed by a couple of journalists.
VJ -
I want to do everything - singing, directing, writing.
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Greens |
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Purples and Yellows |
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Beige to Brown |
Then she shares with them the lyrics of a song that she has just written -
"I hate you, like I love you. Like I love you in brackets."
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First Block in process |
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Cut Up |
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Blended Scraps Block (for the Honey Pot bee) |
This is hilarious. There is absolutely no way this could be the lyrics of a song.
However, at the end of the movie, the credits roll to this song - I hate you, like I love you.
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And second (for Me) |
This block -
Blended Scraps evokes the same feelings in me. A love-hate relationship.
(I had made the first block for the
Honey Pot Bee. )
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Matching Fitbit :-D |
I love this block because it is so striking.
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Love the gradual changing of colors |
I love this block because it gave me an opportunity to play with color choices, subtle changes in values, near-solids.
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Reds can be difficult |
I hate it because it makes me want to drop everything and make this (
DrEAMi) quilt.
I hate it because I spent hours trying to gather five shades of red in the perfect gradation, questioning and re-examining every choice.
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But this works!!! |
I hate it because due to this block, I dived into my stash to find one set of five blue fabrics - from lightest to the darkest. I found four sets of five fabrics. That shows that I have way too many fabrics. (No quilter wants to hear that).
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My favorite block |
This turquoise block has the best gradation of light to dark, in my opinion. All fabrics were already in my stash (rolling my eyes).
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Does this work? |
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Not enough gradation |
Although it was easy to find many fabrics in shades of blue, it was much more difficult to find five shades of yellow - that gradually go from light to dark, without becoming beige at one end and orange at the other.
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Design Wall |
I decided that I need at least nine blocks to make a quilt - one in each colorway. I chose emerald green, orange, purple, yellow, blue, green, red, turquoise and pink.
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Almost Finished Flimsy |
Added a black border and I completed the flimsy. Now, since I have so many other looming deadlines, the quilting of this Dreami was not a priority. Yes, it was a UFO. And I hated that.
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Just wow!!! |
My guild takes a summer recess but we returned on Tuesday, September 12. What did I have to show for the three months?
Playing Footsie, yes.
(
Clay's quilt and
Matt's quilt were both completed and gifted, all during the summer).
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In shade |
I had to finish this one.
And I hate that because I was (and I am) feverishly working on my September OMG and completing this quilt is not a distraction I want.
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In sun |
I believe I have sufficiently explained the love and hate part. Here is the finished quilt. I am calling this - Shadow of Light.
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Walking Foot Quilting |
And I am very happy with it :-)
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A change of perspective |
Inspired by
Janine and
Sandra, I was looking for a picturesque setting for a photoshoot. So I took it to work, where we have a water fountain. My co-worker/friend Rekha came to my rescue.
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Rekha, caught unawares :-) |
Do you see the flower from the tree above trying to kiss the quilt?
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Blue & Turquoise Blocks |
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Orange & Yellow Blocks |
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Ooh Purple and Green!!! |
Yes, there is a back too. I know I almost forgot.
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Backing - Half & Half |
When Paul saw the back, he said - a quartered layout would look even better.
Oh GOSH YES!!!! AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH...............
Where were you on Friday when I was piecing this back?
Taking a nap - obviously.
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Geometric Setting |
Paul looked over my shoulder as I was drafting this post.
Paul: What is a Dreami?
Me: It is kinda like that French book store character from the movie Unfaithful.
Paul (incredulous): The guy that seduces Diane Lane???
Me: Yep, he makes you want to ditch your husband and run away with him.
Paul: You are talking about a quilt?
Me: Actually it could be just a block that leads to such dangerously dark thoughts.
Paul: So do you ever return to your husband?
Me: Oh yes...unless...
Paul: Unless
Me: Unless there is another Dreami.
Paul: Does the husband have to kill this dreamy thing.
Me: Nah, I just finished it.
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On a beautiful sunny day |
Here are some more pictures...because I am in lust with this Dreami quilt.
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Simple Quilting - Perfect Texture |
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Black Binding |
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Labelled |
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Cannot get enough of it!!! |
I have never said this about any of my previous quilts. But this one makes me drool!!!!
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Fiery Red - Evoking passions |
Yes, she is absolutely going to the Quilt Show in 2018.
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Shadow of Light |
I will be connecting with all my favorite linky parties.
Now, I must get back to the task at hand - the September OMG. But I'd love to hear your thoughts.