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Wednesday, 5 February 2014

WIP Wednesday

Now that I've finished Big Red Triangles, which thankfully came out of its first wash without any mishap, I've picked up two other works again. This is what's on the design floor this morning:


At the bottom are some large (and crumpled - the problem with design floors) Oakshott pebbles.  Stripey stones quilt started here - I am aiming for a grid of 9 pebbles, so have 3 more to go.  It temporarily stalled because I am dithering about the fabric/colour to use for the remaining pebbles.    I also got a bit despondent about this quilt because I was congratulating myself on my brilliant idea until I realised it is going to look rather like this.  Bum.  No progress.

I can't help thinking of my WIPs in terms of the Newland Shame Quotient (NSQ).   At the top of the pic are Oakshott leaves for a quilt which has been on the go for over a year -  so the NSQ is quite high.   But some progress has been made as this is what they looked like at last round up.


And now:


I love these fabrics and want to do them justice.  The plan had been for a fairly homespun looking quilt of autumnal leaves on a Yarn Dyed essex linen background in Flax, but when I laid the leaves out on it to have a look it sucked all the life out of the colour.  So I'm going to go for something much more dramatic!  I also have to decide on layout, but would like to cross this one off the list by the beginning of March.



Linking up with Leigh Anne who is guest hosting WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.


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28 comments:

  1. Unknown5 February 2014 at 12:16

    The leaves are gorgeous and so is the colour!

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  2. Amy Given Sewist5 February 2014 at 12:23

    wow! it looks so cool!

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  3. Judy@Quilt Paradigm5 February 2014 at 12:27

    LOVE the leaves!! Maybe now that you have the leaves done and they are so awesome, you will be inspired to finish the quilt :) Don't you just hate it when you think you are being so clever in your design idea and BAM you find the exact same thing in a tutorial?? Now that sux!

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  4. mumasu5 February 2014 at 12:47

    Ooh your pebbles are back. I really like them and was wondering what happened to them. I like them better than the other ones (and totally no disrespect to her they are great too! because of their naturalistic colours. They look like real pebbles on a beach (or right where I want to grow carrots bah humbug!). They would go great with a pale stoney coloured background.

    The leaves too, they're smashing, so bright and vibrant :)

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  5. knottygnome5 February 2014 at 13:14

    gorgeous leaves!

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  6. Unknown5 February 2014 at 13:19

    Why not go full out Scotland and do a Pebble cairn .... or sculpture feature

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  7. DeborahGun5 February 2014 at 13:30

    ooo - I love the leaves. So bright and colourful :-) Something I miss living in the tropics where leaves are just green all year round!

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  8. Sara5 February 2014 at 13:33

    Those leaves are awesome!! As for a background, maybe bright pink or deep purple?? Just some thoughts.

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  9. Leanne5 February 2014 at 13:57

    These are both wonderful projects, I look forward to seeing more progress.

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  10. AmandaK@whatthebobbin5 February 2014 at 14:03

    Gorgeous leaves. I love the colors you chose. Nice.

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  11. Charlotte5 February 2014 at 14:53

    bwahahahahahaha! I'm an abbreviation! It's all official and stuff! :-D

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  12. Elizabeth's quarters5 February 2014 at 15:19

    So glad you've gone back to the pebbles quilt. Can see them working beautifully on a single colour (perhaps clustered or overlapping) with masses of free motion embroidery surrounding them.

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  13. Paulette5 February 2014 at 15:25

    I'm excited to see both of these! Love what you're doing with both the leaves and the pebbles.

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  14. QuarterMileQuilts5 February 2014 at 16:16

    Great use of color! Such fabulous choices! Best, Kate

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  15. Maureen @ Josephina Ballerina5 February 2014 at 16:43

    Hi Catherine! No no no...the pebbles quilt is going to be a spectacular original -not at all the the one on Fresh Modern. Really, when I went to FMQ from your link, I was confused as to why you were bummed. And as for the leaves...HOLY COW!

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  16. Blue Moth5 February 2014 at 16:49

    What's the hurry? Enjoy the process. Love both of these projects.

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  17. Anonymous5 February 2014 at 18:42

    Loving those leaves... can not wait to see what it all becomes.

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    1. Catherine5 February 2014 at 19:05

      Thank you:-) What I plan is going to be fiddly so I hope I can pull it off!

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  18. Karyn5 February 2014 at 19:26

    They look good. I look forward to seeing what happens next.

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  19. Fran5 February 2014 at 19:44

    Oh, this looks amazing!

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  20. mrs.hands5 February 2014 at 19:59

    this looks fantastic! I love colors and shape!

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  21. Valspierssews5 February 2014 at 21:08

    The leaves look great in those rich colours. I look forward to seeing how you put them together in a quilt. I like your pebbles better than the ones in the link you gave. The curved accents look really good.
    valspierssews

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  22. Celtic Thistle5 February 2014 at 22:55

    I don't think you need to worry about doing the fabrics justice Catherine they both look like very special projects.

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  23. Camilla7 February 2014 at 03:34

    I think the pebbles will be utterly different and lovely! Haha NSQ! I have a few of those off the scale! And the leaves are fantastic! I especially love the way the bit in the middle (great botanical know how here!) isn't always in the middle.

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  24. Paula@TheSassyQuilter7 February 2014 at 13:35

    Oooh, this is crazy cool! I love it. What a great design and the fabrics are perfect.

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  25. Janine @ Rainbow Hare8 February 2014 at 22:24

    Very exciting projects. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next :)

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  26. Larisa11 February 2014 at 10:33

    I love the colours of the leaves, such a vibrant mix. Looking forward to seeing what you are going to do next.

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  27. Stitching Lady12 February 2014 at 08:09

    Your reflections about the quilt are very interesting. A real look into your work. I went to look at the real pebbles and then at the poster of pebbles. I like both very much. And there is a quilt, too. Beautiful.

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