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About mlwilkie

Software Developer, Mother, Wife with keen interest in art, design and crafts of all kinds.

Unabashedly Yellow Mosaic Competition

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I love Rachel’s Mosaic Competitions over at Stitched in Color. Today, she posted a competition for one of my favorite colors…Yellow. Go over and check it out, it is a great way to start playing with colors.

My first entry is one of my favorite color combinations blue and yellow, with touches of grey. The greys and blues add a coolness to the palette.
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My second entry, I used mostly warm colors to highlight an analogous palette.

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Have a go, I promise you will enjoy it. Don’t forget to vote when voting opens.

Wonky Herringbone Placemats

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I started some wonky herringbone placemats over the weekend. They are moving along nicely and are basted and ready for quilting.
Placemats _basted

If you are interested in the paper piecing pattern I use for the chevron/herringbone design, you can find it here. Some instructions:

  • Print at 71% or fit to page (is approx. 6 1/2 x 10 3/4″)
  • Cut the block out along the edge
  • Cut down the middle so you have two pieces
  • Once you finish paper piecing; make sure you measure the 1/4 inch seam allowance from the edge of the paper.
  • The final place mats above are 18 x 14″.

That is what I am working on this week + my blocks for Scrap-bee-licious Bee and Stash Bee.

Linking up with Lee @ Freshly Pieced for WiP Wednesday (see button on the right).

Sunday Stash #23: Colorshott Cottons

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A couple of weeks back, I decided that I wanted to make this quilt design a reality.

“Neighbourhood”

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After seeing the vibrancy and depth of Oakshott cottons in Adrianne’s and Juliet’s quilts, I really wanted to do this design in Oakshott cottons.

I decided to take a chance, and it worked out. Thanks to Michael Oakshott, I have these wonderful fabrics to work with.

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Did you know that there are 57 Colourshott cottons now. Below are their two layer cakes (10″ squares) and sample books that make up the 57 fabrics.

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I am thinking of using the fabrics below, for making up the above quilt design. I am trying to decided between either Flax yarn dyed linen or a neutral Kona (like bone, oyster or snow) as a background.

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What colors interest you? Do you have a design you want to make into reality?

I will link this post up next week with Molli Sparkles for Sunday Stash (see button on the right).