Our challenge was to use each and every color in the pack to make a quilt of some sort. We could add any fabric we wanted; as long as it was a solid color. Easy enough, right? I decided I didn't want to add another charm pack to my scheme and I didn't want a lot of another color. I also wanted it to be big enough for a smallish person like myself to snuggle under. That's where things got tricky.
To accomplish the not adding another charm pack, I figured I had to cut into the charm squares as little as possible. Well that simplifies things, doesn't it? I even decided to keep it super simple and not mess with the color order of the palette. I just sewed the pack one square next to the other in the order they came!
I was thinking a grey or a black for my "neutral background" color, but when I got the store to buy that fabric, I spotted this plum. Doesn't it just sing?
This is definitely my most modern quilt yet and it accomplishes everything I wanted it to: big enough for me to snuggle under, one charm pack, minimal neutral fabric. Now, I just need to figure out what to do on the backside and how to quilt it.
Thanks Robert Kaufman for providing the KCMQG with Kona charm packs for our challenge.
2 comments:
I saw this one on Flickr and it was one of my favorites from your guild. I love that you didn't even change the order that the fabrics came in. Lovely!
I love the gradual change in color as you move across the quilt. And that plum is gorgeous!
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