Thursday, July 16, 2009

Not your grandmother's sawtooth star....

Here are some pictures of my first project for my Color Play group which met this evening. To explain the process behind this project, my thinking, my second guessing, my changing my mind…well, it would be extremely scary. I don’t know how Kaffe Fassett does it! I laughed out loud when I read Aneela’s blog this morning (comfortstitching), because she said she doesn’t like batiks. Well, they are not my favorite either, but I had so much trouble finding true violet colors (part of my assignment) and then lighter versions (need those value changes), that I grabbed two batiks up without thinking twice. Ah, desperation!






And I got a fun package the other day from Rusty Crow Quilt Shop.com in Elfin Forest, California (I only mention the location because the name, Elfin Forest, struck my fancy). It was this lovely sampler fabric (by Moda) that I saw on Gwendie’s blog. I love samplers and have a long history of counted thread embroidery, so I just had to have it. I photographed it next to an antique sampler that my husband bought me for a wedding gift. Twenty-four years later, and he’s still a keeper!


With wishes, true and kind -- Joan

7 comments:

  1. I so love the blocks! The batik works fabulous in the setting. The name Elfin Forest just brings a smile to your face.

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  2. I love stars and yours are great, I don't mind mixing batiks with other fabrics, they have their place. I bought a piece of that sampler fabric, I can think of a few places I'd like to use it so I think I should get more.

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  3. Love the bright use of color. Congrats. Great choices and perfect workmanship. What a fun cross stitch print. Now to find the right project to fit it in.

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  4. I LOVE your color play piece! I'm not a big fan of batiks..but I like the ones you chose.Perfect for your project in this case. :) It's the muddled mixed color ones that I'm not too fond of? I just love the rich saturation of color you've used. I seem to crave color in the Summer months..and like more subdued colors in the Winter.

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  5. The blocks look great. I'm with you, I don't much like batiks either, however these ones work really well! What a thoughtful hubby to buy you a gorgeous antique sampler...he is worth keeping!!! Beautiful sampler fabric too xo

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  6. Nice job on your stars. I'm not much of a batik person either but, sometimes, it's just the right fabric.

    I'm glad Rusty Crow still had some of the fabric for you. I've gotten a few emails from others who ordered it, too. Elfin Forest is really a cute name and I'd forgotten to mention that! I'm going to be watching for sampler fabrics from now on. That one was really a search and I love it.

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  7. Happy to have found your blog. I'm your neighbor! Waving to you from Sandy. ;o) I love your header for your blog. Great picture. Beautiful quilts.

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