Orange Segment: Mini Quilt #27

This mini is a continuation of my series within a series focusing on a single color in each mini. Green was entirely free motion quilting, and Yellow and Violet were quilted exclusively with straight lines. For Orange I decided to combine techniques and use both straight-line and free-motion stitching.

The piecing of the quilt top uses straight white lines to divide the small sections of orange. Curved lines break up the overall composition of the piece and the expanse of white in the center of the composition left ample room to bring in a strong texture with the quilting.

Quilting this piece started by using a walking foot to define the graphic areas of the quilt. I extended the straight lines of the white fabric dividing the smaller orange segments to give an architectural element to the project. The straight line designs continue through three of these segments. Free motion quilting pulls together the rest of the quilt. Two Types of orange variegated thread add dimension and texture to the quilt.

Binding for this project is scrappy, drawing on several fabrics included in the quilt top design.

Quilt Stats

Title: Orange Segments

Size: 20″ x 20″

Techniques: Machine piecing, Improvisational piecing

Quilting: A combination of straight line quilting done with a walking foot and free motion quilting, both done on a Bernina 1008

Fabric: White Kona cotton and assorted orange cotton prints

Batting: Warm and White Cotton Batting

Thread: Pieced with white Gutermann Mara 100, Quilted with two different colors of WonderFil 50wt variegated cotton thread

Binding: Scrappy orange binding, cut 2″ in width, machine sewn to the front, hand stitched to the back

What was new?

Orange and White color scheme

Combining straight line and free motion quilting

Quilt 27 / 50

Goal #4 is finished!

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Green: Mini Quilt #22

Posted on June 5, 2015 by thenotsodramaticlifeadmin / Posted in Finished Quilts, Mini Quilt Mania 2015, Quilting / 12 Comments

Since I completed Graffiti Feathers a few weeks ago, I have been thinking about creating a series of very simply pieced modern mini quilts based on a single color and white. I like the idea of the simplicity of the quilt top allowing the quilting to really shine. I am planning six of these quilts, one for each of the primary and secondary colors (red, yellow, blue, orange, green, violet) of the color wheel. The first I am going to share with you is Green.

I was inspired by the thin vertical lines of grass for this design. Where I am this time of year, the grass is extremely vibrant and growing from all of the rain, so I wanted to incorporate green strips of various lengths across the bottom of the quilt.

For the quilting, I decided that I would take another stab at graffiti quilting, this time being inspired by a wild, grassy field. The bottom of the quilt is done in variegated green Wonderfil thread. Since I wanted the top of the quilt to recede a bit to mimic the sky, I switched to white cotton machine quilting thread, but continued to use similar quilted imagery. I like to think of it as looking for shapes in the clouds!

The change in thread color really makes the back look interesting too. The binding for this one is two pieces of the green fabrics used on the front alternated around the edge.

Quilt Stats:

Title: Green

Size: 20″x20″

Techniques: Machine piecing

Quilting: Freemotion Graffiti quilting on a domestic Bernina 1008

Fabric: Assorted green cotton prints and white Kona Cotton

Batting: Warm and White cotton batting

Thread: Pieced using white Gutermann Mara 100, quilted with white cotton machine quilting thread and 50wt Wonderfil Tutti cotton thread in variegated green (color TU30)

Binding: Green cotton prints, cut on the bias in 2″ wide strips, machine stitched to the front, hand stitched to the back

What was new?

Working in a short series of similarly themed mini quilts

Using a color combination of only green and white

Mixing graffiti quilting with a graphically pieced design

Quilt 22 / 50

Goal #8 is Finished!