Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Luxe in Bloom

As I mentioned yesterday, I've started a new quilt. This one came sort of out of the blue, and jumped the queue of several others that have been waiting in the wings for awhile.

Luxe in Bloom Churn Dash

I love Luxe in Bloom. I think it's one of my favorite lines in a long time. I love how you can look at these prints individually and it seems like they don't relate at all, but they work so perfectly together. I've used this line several times when making bags and have used some of the blender-y prints in Sunshine Daydream and Georgia on My Mind.


So. I wanted to take this line and make a conglomeration-of-color type quilt, kind of clashy and busy. I sat down with my sketchbook and a calculator and did math. Lots of math. And then some more math. And then I would correct that math, and then do some more. I'm not so good at the math...

Luxe in Bloom Churn Dash

After double and triple checking, I did a couple of 'prototype' blocks. They worked! So exciting :-)

Luxe in Bloom Churn Dash

I've actually gotten a lot done on this quilt, and I'll be sharing more soon, obvs. I also noticed that a few days after I started, churn dash blocks are showing up everywhere in blogland! Crazy how we think alike...

10 comments:

  1. Looks like keeping busy was a good plan! These are fab, really calming colours too :)

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  2. nice! That keep happening to me too! I keep trying to get to a certain quilt and all the others ones are taking over! :)

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  3. What gorgeous fabric - I hope it's wonderful sewing therapy for you :-). the blocks look great.

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  4. I had to LOL at your ... Im not so good at math! lol Me either, I actually failed geometry in high school lol, so go figure how I fell in love with quilting. You would LOL at me trying to figure out some shapes :P I also love Luxe in bloom I did a triangle quilt with it, my first, and its waiting to be quilted now. I love those big flowers and the pops of navy blue! <3

    Stopping by from the WIP hop http://domesticdeficitdisorder.blogspot.com/2013/08/wednesday-wip-august-14th-edition.html

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  5. Just found your blog. I see you live in Richmond. I live in VA Bch, but my son lives in Midlothian. Needless to say, I know all the quilt shops in the area. The big joke is "Nana went to Kroger, but it will take her 2 hours" My son lives close to Quilter's Corner which I visit before going to Kroger. I like going to Quilting Adventures best. I really like the quilt for your grandmother. So sorry for your loss, but you got it to her. You are right - lots of Churn Dash blocks.

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  6. It's a lovely quilt block - no matter how many times you see it! Gorgeous fabrics - I can see why you want to showcase them.

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  7. You are right those fabrics work well together. Beautiful bags and beautiful blocks. I wait for more.

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  8. I love clashy, busy quilts and these fabrics are going to make an awesome quilt! the blocks are already beautiful.

    Thank you so much for sharing at Needle and Thread Thursday!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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