I had a post almost entirely written and then Firefox quit on me, completely losing everything. Someday I will learn to save after I post photos or get more than a paragraph written. So...instead of showing you ship pictures, I'll just show you the one...
Salt Water + Steel = Rust. Rust = lots of corrosion control and preservation work. This was six weeks ago...it doesn't look like this anymore.
And while I'm not spending much time at home, I am getting some long overdue stuff done, like this quilt the front of which was done last June.
I started quilting with a dark blue thread, but I wasn't happy with it, so I tried a few other colors, then settled on something completely different - I quilted each square with it's own color, so the blocks are echoed on the back.
I do really love the Brown Bear, Brown Bear backing with the wildly colored animals. There's a great story on NPR this week about Eric Carle and his animal art. Lorri, if you still like it, it's Pipsqueak's.
Next up, I'm trying out this stack of colors.
The color scheme is inspired by a 9 patch I saw on Pinterest but can no longer find. Needless to say, it was pink and purple with pops of green. This is for the second daughter of a friend of mine - baby #1 got this quilt last year. When I asked about color schemes for this one, I was told that since I did such a great job with the first one (which was a fat quarter bundle, so I can't take credit) that they'd leave the colors up to me. They really loved the vibrant colors of the first one and the white in the waves really toned things down. I'm torn between doing a similar pattern - maybe a zig-zag style or going completely different with the nine patch that inspired the colors. I'd use white sashing again to tone down the brightness of the colors.
And on the list of dangerous things, I just downloaded Wendy's lace book onto my Kindle app for my iPad. It's not the lace part that's dangerous, it's the idea of knitting books available whenever I'm connected to the internet. The weather's getting cooler, which bodes well for knitting.
Love the finished quilt and the "wild" animals on the backing. I can't wait to see the new one.
Posted by: Shanti's Mommy | October 11, 2011 at 02:43 AM
Your finished quilt is lovely and cheerful! The animal print used for the backing is quite festive. :) The fabrics that you chose for your next project look nice together. You really have an eye for color.
Posted by: NerdGirl | October 11, 2011 at 06:48 AM
congratulations on finishing that quilt, it looks great and I love the backing.
For the next one I would go with a nine patch. you will get a different effect from the vibrant colours using small pieces, it should look wonderful.
Babies seem to really connect with their quilts when they are about 2 or 3 so the size you have chosen will make them useful until they get too tall to snuggle under it, well done, quilts are the greatest gift.
Posted by: Margaret | October 11, 2011 at 04:51 PM
Love the Brown Bear backing! And the bright colors!
Posted by: Cindy | October 12, 2011 at 11:06 AM
We had a car once that had a rusty hole like that right under the driver's feet. Extra ventilation. Also, the emergency brake had a tendency to catch on fire.
The quilts are lovely. Is it just a coincidence that Fons and Porter had an Eric Carle quilt on the last show I saw? Love ERic Carle!!
Posted by: BJ | October 14, 2011 at 01:45 PM