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QDAD: Quilt Design a Day (week 13)

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I decided to create my own theme this week, Plus designs. I loved the focus on a single topic and will definitely try and do a few more of these.

16 September:

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Using a repeatable block design, with solids that represent the above colors.

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I also decided to try this one in prints. I like how the differences between the solid vs. print a lot with this design.
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17 September:

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This is one of my favorite designs this week. I love the color palette and the simplicity of the design.
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18 September:

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Playing around with a repeatable block made up of the plus and arrows within a cross/plus layout. My favorite landed up being the second option which looks like a wonky totem.QDAD_Crossquilt3_18September_tower

The first option, I had as a full nested plus/cross.QDAD_Crossquilt3_18September

19 September:

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Thi s is the second design that I love this week. It was inspired by a game of Tic Tac Toe (Naughts and Crosses). The line for the two colored background represents the winning line.QDAD_TicTacToe_19September

20 September:

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There are two design competitions going on at the moment, so if you want to give designing a chance it is a great idea.

If you want to check out more of my QDAD designs you can find them here. Stay tuned for next week where I focus on a minimalism study using only red, white and black.

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

 

QDAD: Quilt Design a Day (Week 12)

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I was really excited for this week, as it is a challenge week. The challenge: Find things around where you live and design a quilt from it. I was super excited to start, however so far I am struggling a little…it did not help that all I did all week was drive back and forward to work.

8 September: Challenge Day 1

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My first source of inspiration was our scalloped fence in the back yard.

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Now that I look at these and think about the inspiration…I may have made these way to much like headstones. I played around with the color palette which I like both, I prefer the mustard background. It is amazing how much color and fabric choices change a design.

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9 September: Challenge Day 2

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One of the first things I purchased when we moved into our house were these cool wood squares. They have a self adhesive on the back. I bought two packets,  which I then designed this layout in our guest bathroom.

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That inspired this design. The first one using only the colors from the design palette of the day. I then started playing around by using orange. I still needed to make it brighter and have more contrast so teal was introduced in the last image.

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10 September: Challenge Day 3

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We see  traffic lights everyday. I have always has this image of traffic lights making an interesting design as a quilt. That image was using improvisational piecing. Lucky for me, this palette came with the red, orange and green allowing me to stretch to this design of my traffic lights. I love the bright yellow solid background as it allows the other colors to pop against the improv black/grey piecing.

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11 September: Challenge Day 4

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This photo was actually taken while on vacation in New Zealand. I love the look of the rock formations and really wanted to try to capture it.

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My vision for this design did not translate well. I don’t really like the design. I think I would have like to try to do this design in a different tool like illustrator. I struggled with a vector only design tool. I would do this design with multiple over laid raw edge improvisation pieces which will be appliqued on.

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12 September: Challenge Day 5

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I mentioned that all I did was drive to work and back most of the week. So what if you take the google map of your directions…
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Well this is the design I got  from my map, using vector based design tool. I think I would like to bring the map into illustrator and play even more and more accurately translate the map. I do think this would make a very fun bias applique project.
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14 September: Challenge Day 7

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I decided to use only two of the colors in this palette, the dark grey and cerise. I was inspired by a section of road I travel on at work which has these two crosswalks. One straight to one corner of the street and one diagonally to the other corner. I loved the simplicity of this.

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That was the weeks challenge. I decided that over the next few weeks that I might choose a theme and try to use it in different ways to come up with my designs. Next week, I focus mostly on Plus designs.

QDAD: Quilt Design a Day (Week 10 & 11)

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I had created a couple of designs, the week before last before taking a small break…so this is a combination of weeks. Here goes:

21 August: Coral Reef

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I loved this picture and colors. It reminded me of my Marine Sciences paper which studied reef topology and the dynamics of wave theory.
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22 August: Fenced Pastures

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One of my husband’s favorite color combinations is green and yellow. Since today was our wedding anniversary and the color combination was available today…this is for him. QDAD_Crosses_22August

28 August: Cherie

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This design is inspired by some dashed pillows and rugs that I have seen around in magazines this season.

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29 August: Fractured

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Inspired by the cliffs along the coast in Napier, New Zealand where you can see the layers of the earth and the fractures from the tectonic plates.

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1 September: Pretty Little Liars

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The color palette I loved on this one, which was supplied by one of our members. This design was inspired by a cardigan I had seen in my TV obsession “Pretty Little Liars”.

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2 September: Divided Circle

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Inspired by a Circular shelving unit currently available at the Land of Nod.

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3 September: Sky Scraper

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I had this design originally in the color palette above and I did not like it at all, so this is take 2 in just black, white and grey.

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That’s it, next week I am super excited as we are doing a challenge. Challenge = Use inspiration from the environment around you to inspire your design.