The theme for Curated Quilts magazine’s issue 7 is Curves. As usual they are having a mini quilt challenge, and some of the mini quilts will be published in the magazine. You can see all of the entries here. More will be added in the next few days, until the deadline of January 2nd.
The image below shows the color palette they would like entrants to use, all or in part, with Curves as the overall inspiration. The colors are: “ White, spring green, moss green, burgundy, fuchsia and teal –– descriptors not actual color names, and prints are always welcome.”
I have made 2 mini quilts for this challenge. Both are made with freezer paper templates.
Here’s the first one, using 3 of the 6 colors and my favorite design element – the circle. It’s 12.25 x 12.25 inches, and I’m calling it ‘Curves 1’.
Here’s my second entry ‘Twisted Ribbons’. It has all 6 colors and is 13.5 x 13.5 inches. Stitching the bias tape took a bit longer than I anticipated – perhaps if I had thought that part through, I would have made the curves less tight. I applied the bias tape before layering the quilt, then after layering I quilted the white background with matchstick quilting. That took a long time, but I’m planning to do matchstick quilting on a larger art quilt, and wanted to see how long it would take – and if it would drive me crazy! I really like how it looks, and I think it’s well worth the extra time.
Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.
- Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
- Can I get a Whoop Whoop? by Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Your ribbons are especially spectacular–those tight turns were worth the trouble!
Love the ribbons. Must try!
Both designs are lovely Terry!