Cheri d’Amour: A finish

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It has been a busy but extremely fun week and now it’s time to catch-up a little. I want to share with you all this finished quilt, Cheri d’Amour. It is a gift for a close friend at work. So excited to be able to finally give it to her.
Cheri DAmour

An original design (QDAD), it turned out exactly how I imaged it.  I love this predominantly, black and white fabric line, Cherie by Frances Newcombe for Art Gallery Fabrics.

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I loved that pop of pink which I also added onto the binding to keep the cohesiveness of the design. Kathleen from Kathleen Quilts did an amazing job implementing my design asks. I really wanted each of the blocks in the center to be framed and have decorative borders (like picture frames).

Cheri dAmour Front

The back uses the brighter flowered print to bring in the color. You can also see more of the amazing quilting texture.

Cheri dAmour Back

I also had some scraps left over and decided that it would make a fantastic patchwork block that will bring an additional level of interest. I really like how the back turned out.

Cheri dAmour Closeup

Details

Name: Cheri d’Amour
Design: Designed by me
Fabric: Cherie, Frances Newcombe, Art Gallery Fabrics and Kona White
Dimensions: 60″ x 60″
Quilted: by Kathleen Quilts

I hope you stop by again tomorrow, we will be discussing the color Green in the Color Blog Series.

QDAD: March

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March was a little intermittent, as far as designing went, but I got a lot of quilting time in. Below are the color palettes and the design based on the color palette/inspiration.

March 06: In the Clouds
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The palette was so low-key and spacious, that I wanted to use a minimal design to ensure that feeling was portrayed in the design as well. 6MAR_2016(1)

March 07

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I did not want to use all the colors with this design. I was inspired by Donald Judd’s wood print blocks. I played with the lines and in the end liked the irregular distances and directions. 07MAR_2016

March 08: Butter Knives

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The inspiration photo definitely drove the idea for this design. Look it’s missing a butter knife in the picture. I really was playing with improv. shapes and lines. This is my favorite design for the month.
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March 09: Sintra Gardens

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A little bored of the design-seed palettes, I decided to use one of my own photos. I pulled in the angular shapes of the castles garden architecture. I love the unusual palette but think its cool how well all the colors play with each other. 09MAR_2016

March 11: Improvisational Log Cabins

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I am always in love when I get a navy, cerise, coral palette. After playing with the butter knives design, I thought I would continue with some more improv. designs. This one is taking a log cabin and playing with the reverse colored borders in each log cabin block. I am thinking about going large-scale with this one. It’s on my possible make list.

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March 22: Mountain Range

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The mountains in this photo made me think of how rock formations are pushed up when tectonic plates crash into each other. I thought that was best represented by these lines stretching up in the air. The triangles represent the generalization of mountains and strength. 22Mar_2016

March 28: Barred Windows

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The barred window in the barn here, perfectly reflected how I was feeling being stuck in bed from a round of Bronchitis. I actually like this one a lot too. 28MAR_2016(2)

Thanks for stopping by. You can check out my other designs on my QDAD page. If you want to join in check out our closed group on facebook (click join).

Please Note: If you would like to make or use one of my designs, please email me (ml_wilkie(at)hotmail(dot)com) or leave a comment below. I am happy to talk with you on options and provide the relevant measurements etc. or have you test out a pattern. Also, if you use one of my designs, please use the following text to credit me the design: “Designed by Michelle Wilkie @ Factotum of Arts”.

IGQuiltfest

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I had such a blast last week, participating in Amy’s IGQuiltfest.  For those that are not on Instagram (IG) or missed it last week, Amy came up with 5 daily prompts in which you posted photos relating to those prompts.

Monday – Finally Finished

My finally finished quilt was my Spoonflower Sampler Quilt, which I posted about yesterday.
Spoonflower Sampler Quilt

Tuesday – Recently Finished

Cherie D’Amour is another long-time WiP, that I just recently finished. I plan to post about it next week so stay tuned!!
Cheri DAmour

Wednesday – Quilts in the Wild

The idea of quilts in the wild to see how quilts are used. This is my son’s room. He loves making his own cave out of my finished quilts. On display here are:

Quilt tents

Thursday – Fast Finish

My fast finishes include these mini quilts that I have on my wall at work. They keep me calm and a smile on my face. My quilts on my wall include (Left – Right):

 

Mini Wall Hanging Quilts

Friday – WiP (Work in Progress)

On Friday, it was about your WiPs. I have 4 featured here in my sewing studio:

  • Mum’s Quilt (front),  which I tried table basting and loved it. I think this is my way forward with basting
  • Push me, Pull me quilt (on chair), ready to be sent off for quilting
  • Treehouse Ladders (left on design wall) is my entry for the Michael Miller Challenge for Sewtopia Atlanta. It’s me, channeling Pop Art Theme.
  • Beating Heart Quilt (right on design wall), my minimalism of a heart made from Ruby Red Oakshott Cotton Bundle.

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I hope those who did participate had a great time. There was so much inspiration, check out #igquiltfest on Instagram.