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QDAD: Quilt Design a Day (Week 16)

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Amy @ Badskirt did a fabulous job last week at coming up with the most fabulous and varied color palettes for us to use…credit for all the photographs go to Amy. They were a blast. I don’t seem to be able to move away from the minimal design style yet…so you may see it for the next couple of weeks at least.

6 October:
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I really liked the neutrals in this palette that looked like a great graduation. That lead to this great oversized triangle quilt design.

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7 October: Boxed
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The perfect Melbourne day was captured in this photo of Amy’s and the tram’s colors add so much to the palette.

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8 October:Garage
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While on vacation this past week, my eye was drawn to garage  doors of a building. I used those door separators as the inspiration of this design. Not a favorite design.QDAD_GarageDoorsSplit_08OCT2014

9 October: Rangers Station
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This color palette surprised me, as I was not sure I could really make this work, but it turned out great. This design was based on symbols on a Rangers station at Chimney Rock, NC (another vacation location).

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This is definitely one of the designs I want to make up. A couple of other color choices:
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10 October:
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This image is so appropriate at the moment with the State Fair coming into town. I really wanted to play with layers again and the bright colors.

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11 October: Drawers
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I could not find a way to incorporate all these colors but I did like the warm color palette. I loved the idea of the drawers and the round handles. The widths and distances could reflect open vs. closed drawers, even the placement of the handles would move. This is the design I went with to reflect these thoughts.
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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”.

Linking up with Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts for Let’s Bee Social (see button on the right).

Big Q4 Goals!!

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I have big goals for Q4 and trying to finish up a few projects, start and finish some of the quilt design a day designs, and finish two sew mama sew projects.

A few projects:
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1. Bjorn the Bear 2. Olive 3. Spoonflower Sampler 4. Phased Circles 5. Jungle Ave. Tapa Cloth

Make up these  2-3 of these designs in addition to the sew mama sew projects. If you are interested in testing these patterns when they are complete…let me know by leaving a comment below.

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Lastly, two Sew Mama Sew projects that are based on these palettes:
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For my super busy quarter and to keep me honest, I am linking up with Katy @ The littlest thistle for 2014 Finish Along.

Finish Along 2014 

QDAD: Quilt Design a Day (Week 15)

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I recently purchased Josef Albers “Interaction of Color“. If you have not read this – it is amazing. I was so inspired that it influenced this week’s designs.

29 September

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This design was a play with transparency and overlapping layers.QDAD_LinesJosefAlbers_29SEPT2014

30 September

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Color and designing for simplicity was my goal  for this design.QDAD_OdeToJosefAlbers_30SEPT2014

1 October

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Further study of minimalism and an outward ombre look. QDAD_Autumn_01OCT2014

1 October

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This second design for October 1st, started off with the same square and ombre design as above. I decided to play a little more and break up the square in quadrants and then moved the quadrant around within its place.

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2 October

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This was playing with the minimalism and transparency which Anne and the hubby saw a tree like design.
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I played with it a little more and I really like it turned to the side. I also really like both the light and the dark backgrounds.
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4 October

The color palettes this week are supplied by Amy @ Badskirt. She has the most wonderful palettes, more next week.

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This stacked bar design was playing with layers and pops of color. I started of with predominantly neutrals and therefore a neutral background. QDAD_Layers_04OCT2014

However, my favorite landed up switching the background to the mustard-y color and all the neutrals placed in the stack.QDAD_Layers_04OCT2014_gold

So these are my Josef Albers inspired designs. On a final 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”.

Linking up with Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts for Let’s bee social (see button on the right).