Honestly, I find these Teal, Aqua and Turquoise names confusing. Different websites will label fabrics differently. Kona and Bella have additional names like Lake, Bermuda, Lagoon, Pool and Seafoam etc.
For simplicity and clarity I have divided my stash into Greenish Blue and Bluish Green.
Picture this - Leaving the Blue station, the train will stop first at Greenish-Blue and then at Bluish-Green before coming to a halt at Green station. For all the colors that lie between Blue and Green (but are neither Blue nor Green), March is the month in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2020.
Paul: So, what is Cerulean?
Me: Simple Answer - It is a blue.
Paul: And what is the complicated answer?
Me: Cerulean is one step away from Blue in the direction of Greenish Blue. Think of it as an exurban area of the City of Blue, but still much closer to blue than to Greenish-Blue.
Paul: (Huge eye roll)
Me: Here is a ColorWheel. Enjoy!!!
Let's ignore Paul (for now) and focus on my RSC March blocks.
A couple of readers asked for a tutorial on these blocks. Basic Directions follow.
1. Border a 3.5" background square with 3.5" wide strip of focus fabric 1.
2. Place RST with 9.5" background square. Make HSTs.
3. Repeat the process with focus fabric 2.
4. Once you have 4 HSTS, snowball the colored corners before making a giant four patch.
Here are the other blocks.
And of course RSC Project#2
I have decided to frame some in medium gray so that the overall quilt has a checkerboard look, rather than just colored squares floating in a murky ocean. What do you think?
In other quilty update, I am testing a pattern for Mell Meyer. It is called All the Diagonals.
All blocks are paper-pieced. And I am trudging along slowly.
This yummy fabric is from the line Speckled by Ruby Star Society.
Connecting Threads has this Speckled FQ Bundle with all 32 fabrics and you can get it at 20% off using the promo code QUILTLOVE. But hurry, the code expires on 3/22/20.
As quilters, we sew in happy times to celebrate.
In sadness, we sew to cope. In times of uncertainty we sew to prevent ourselves from going crazy.
If we do not have a sewing machine, we will sew with a needle and thread.
If we don't have new fabric, we will re-purpose old clothes, feed-sacks and tea-towels.
There is never a reason to not sew. In that way, this time is no different.
The sewing just goes on :-)
I'd love to hear your thoughts - be they about color or calamity...
I will be sharing with Angela and all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar. We are in this together.
This blogpost contains affiliate links.
For simplicity and clarity I have divided my stash into Greenish Blue and Bluish Green.
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| Greenish Blue |
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| Bluish Greens |
Picture this - Leaving the Blue station, the train will stop first at Greenish-Blue and then at Bluish-Green before coming to a halt at Green station. For all the colors that lie between Blue and Green (but are neither Blue nor Green), March is the month in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2020.
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| Greenish Blues on the left, Bluish Greens on the right |
Paul: So, what is Cerulean?
Me: Simple Answer - It is a blue.
Paul: And what is the complicated answer?
Me: Cerulean is one step away from Blue in the direction of Greenish Blue. Think of it as an exurban area of the City of Blue, but still much closer to blue than to Greenish-Blue.
Paul: (Huge eye roll)
Me: Here is a ColorWheel. Enjoy!!!
Let's ignore Paul (for now) and focus on my RSC March blocks.
A couple of readers asked for a tutorial on these blocks. Basic Directions follow.
1. Border a 3.5" background square with 3.5" wide strip of focus fabric 1.
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| Framed Square 9.5" |
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| RST with background square |
4. Once you have 4 HSTS, snowball the colored corners before making a giant four patch.
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| Airy and Lovely!!! |
Here are the other blocks.
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| Greenish Blue Blocks |
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| Bluish Green Blocks |
And of course RSC Project#2
I have decided to frame some in medium gray so that the overall quilt has a checkerboard look, rather than just colored squares floating in a murky ocean. What do you think?
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In other quilty update, I am testing a pattern for Mell Meyer. It is called All the Diagonals.
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| Fabrics |
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| All the Diagonals, pattern by Mell Meyer |
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| More blocks in process |
Connecting Threads has this Speckled FQ Bundle with all 32 fabrics and you can get it at 20% off using the promo code QUILTLOVE. But hurry, the code expires on 3/22/20.
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| Speckled FQ Bundle, 32 fabrics |
As quilters, we sew in happy times to celebrate.
In sadness, we sew to cope. In times of uncertainty we sew to prevent ourselves from going crazy.
If we do not have a sewing machine, we will sew with a needle and thread.
If we don't have new fabric, we will re-purpose old clothes, feed-sacks and tea-towels.
There is never a reason to not sew. In that way, this time is no different.
The sewing just goes on :-)
I'd love to hear your thoughts - be they about color or calamity...
I will be sharing with Angela and all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar. We are in this together.
This blogpost contains affiliate links.
Love your bluish greens and greenish blues! These are some of my favourite colours. That's a nice looking block and go on on my long list of nice blocks to make one day.
ReplyDeleteI am happy for the quilters who are able to spend time quilting in these trying times - I am unable to set aside my worry to sit and quilt! It is usually my go to activity for relaxation but for some reason, is not relaxing now.
I think I should start a project and force myself to sew - that may help!
DeleteI calmed my worries by sewing string pieces and crumb blocks--a little mindless sewing to ward off the scarey news reports...
ReplyDeleteSheltering in place here now...hugs, Julierose Stay safe...
I love your All the Diagonals blocks. The Speckled fabrics are perfect for them. I’m sort happy/not happy that I didn’t see them before checking out with my Connecting Threads order yesterday. As for my thoughts about the Coronavirus thing, you know them since we talked today. Our earthquakes today notched everything up another gear for us. I hope it’s not true that bad things come in threes, because I just can’t deal with anything else now. I’m looking forward to (hopefully) getting a good night’s sleep tonight and then bonding with my sewing machine all day tomorrow. xo
ReplyDeletethe sewing goes on you are right! love all your "teal, aqua" blocks!
ReplyDeleteThe blue green and green blues are always a sorting conundrum for me. I love the blocks you explained. I designed and made a quilt over the past two days that required all kinds of mental focus and math for a boy with a serious disability that I had made a baby quilt for 6 years ago, and now needs a bed quilt. That focus and concentration has helped me tremendously probably more than the quilt will for the boy. Now I have to find some backing.
ReplyDeleteYou are much more organized in your sorting of greenish-blues and bluish-greens than I am, Preeti, but no matter what, they are all lovely colors and fun to sew with! I really like the HSTs with snowballed corners that you're making. Thanks for sharing the directions for them!
ReplyDeleteAnd on this page too, your work is intriging. I am doing some foundation paper piecing as well, and not so successfully. I have 99 blocks to make. I guess I'll get the hange of it eventually.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I was mistaken about the numer of foundation pieced blocks. I only have to make 49 (not 99!).
ReplyDeleteAs usual I love your explanations the most - a train leaving blue to get to green has to stop... well, genious as always! _And your test blocks in speckled are just gorgeous. Lots of hugs and I hope we can all manage to stay safe and sane in these trying times. xo Melanie
ReplyDeleteMy blue train got stuck at the station a long time ago. Blue is just not my colour and I have to really work at it. Nice blocks!
ReplyDeleteThose are nice blocks! Have fun with your rainbow challenge.
ReplyDeleteGreat description of the progression from blue to green! I sort my stash by color in bins, and I have them labeled Blue, Aqua/Turq/Teal, Green, and Yellow-Green/Olive. Because, there are so many shades, you know?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the block tutorial, such a simple method for a complex looking block.
Blue, green, teal or aqua...all these colors are gorgeous! And all these blocks are lovely! Can't wait to see the paper pieced quilt when it's finished. Social Distancing isn't as easy as one might think! Yes, we can sew for so many reasons and all help us in one way or another. Uncertainty about Covid-19 pretty much has gripped us all by the throat.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great block and looking at it, I wouldn't have known how to make it. So, thank you for sharing. Your teals, aquas and turquoise colors are lovely. Keep on sewing Preeti (and writing - I love reading your posts.)
ReplyDeleteSewing must go on ;) Yes, you are right! Pretty blocks, I love your All the Diagonals!
ReplyDeleteStay home and safe
Thank you for sharing your tutorial - a great block! I like the other projects you are working on too.
ReplyDeleteLots of nice things to keep you occupied. The geode looking blocks caught my eye but I also like your X blocks. Thanks for the little tutorial on making them. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteI love how your RSC blocks are coming along! Thanks for the tutorial. So cute, those little fussy-cut polar bears and pandas, too! Is that speckled fabric glimmering with METALLIC?!! As my husband is fond of saying, I wouldn't survive long as a fish because I am immediately drawn to anything that sparkles and catches the light! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your ideas about separating into bluish green and greenish blue and do that before I start on this month's RSC - yay! Thank you for that tutorial. Or maybe I should say "wish you hadn't" because I LOVE that block and will now have to make it - lol!
ReplyDeleteWe find that laughter and carrying on as normal helps us get through uncertain times. And Preeti you always make me laugh out loud, especially your convos with Paul. :D
What a beautiful block...I can hardly wait to make it....thank you for sharing. Your ideas on greenish-blue vs bluish-green make so much sense!
ReplyDeleteLove your trip to blue-green and green-blue isle! The checkerboard blocks look great to me, and I love the block you've been doing, don't know the name. I have never met you or Paul but I love playing your conversations in my head!
ReplyDeleteWe sew also to remember. I sleep every day under a totally hand-stitched EPP hexagon quilt. I made it during one of the worst times of my life (major relationship breakup, losing job, getting cancer, enduring treatment alone). I don't forget those times, they make me grateful for the amazing good fortune I have had since. I'm working on more hexie projects now, and I'm sewing into them the COVID-19 experience: worry, uncertainty, shortages, fear of the future, isolation and separation from loved ones. When all this is over, all that will be there for me to read in the quilts, but I'll be OK again.
ReplyDeleteIt is your stash Preeti. You may call it anything you want.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have to say I echo the thoughts already expressed about the current health crisis and all the anxieties it brings.
Currently, I am working on a project with screaming, shouting, yelling ORANGE! Not my favorite color.
Now I shall go pet the fabric.
So many lovelies! Preeti, I never would have guessed how you made those airy RSC blocks. Genius! Sewing continues, though very distracted. As an introvert, it’s easy for me to stay home, but my heart aches for my kids who are trying to work at home while parenting and teaching their kids, and for everyone whose days are infinitely more challenging.
ReplyDeleteThat's how I think of the teal-turquoise family too. Not blue, not green and somewhere in between. Love your stash and all the blocks. Speckled is so yummy!
ReplyDeleteI get so confused too! How did Paul like playing with the color wheel? more questions about color for you ;-) Great projects!!
ReplyDeleteWe are often talking about turquoise, teal and aqua in our home, too! And we usually don't agree!?! I love that first block you demoed. Does it have a name?
ReplyDeleteI do love those RSC blocks, especially in the turquoise. Blue-green is one of my favorite colors. Or maybe it's green-blue. You'll have to straighten that out for me. Good luck with that paper piecing! Ot does turn out looking great.
ReplyDeletePlaying with the color wheel is fun. You created a good visualization of the trip from blue to green.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, I love your blocks! And thanks for the heads-up about the speckled fabric, I may need to investigate that more closely! lol!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blocks and quilts Preeti. Thank you for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteSewing is a great way to stay busy and productive, especially now. Those speckled blocks are so pretty
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Mell Meyer diagonals!!! What a great pattern. What a great time to need pattern testers. Funny about Paul and his color questions. My husband only sees things in primary colors and secondary colors. All the rest don't count according to him... and don't get him started on the color taupe. LOL.
ReplyDeleteThe whole blue/green and everything in between purple. always gives me fits but so does sorting the purples from reddish purple to bluish purple. Thanks for the tutorial. I'll have to come back to it later. Too many other shiny things distracting me.
ReplyDeletePat
Poor Paul. He tries hard!
ReplyDeleteLove looking at all your blocks. The dark is working so well with your RSC#2 project.
Stay calm and sew on.
Love that block, so very effective. What size does one square up the HSTs to?
ReplyDeleteI also like sorting colour more precisely than less precisely. Thanks for your wonderful discussion of same.
Laura, you square the HSTs to 9" and the final block to about 17.5"
DeleteI love the block and love the teal. My husband sometimes asks me those kind of color questions - it always cracks me up in the way he wants such a precise answer. Hope you are well in this stange time!
ReplyDeleteI like your divide in the color families! So beautiful and calming--I have few blues in my stash and even less aqua/teal, something to remedy! Love all your fabric play.
ReplyDeleteYour description makes of the blue to green colors makes sense to me. But it doesn't tell me where a bright aqua should live! Thanks for the quick tutorial on the block. I've often wondered about how to make that block. I like RSC #2. The darks and the lights look good together. Stay safe. Are you still going to work? Or are you essential staff?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the tutorial. Such a beautiful block. Looks so complicated yet actually quite do-able! Hope you're having a great week!
ReplyDeleteLove your color theory explanation! Beautiful blocks. Thanks for showing the "how to".
ReplyDeleteMy, I'm always in trouble to say this fabric is greenish blue and this one bluish green ;)) Doesn't matter, I love these colors whatever the name! Remind me the tropical sea. Boy, I know I comment before right here but hey, I had to tell you again that I love your All the Diagonals!!
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