Hello marsala! If I had to be completely honest, I didn't like you at first. You were a bit of an ugly color, in my opinion. I'm still not sure why you were even named color of the year by Pantone either. BUT. But I started to work with you, and I began to like you. You turned out to be pretty awesome.
I turned to RIT to get my marsala color. I chose to hand dye an ombre effect, which turned out so wonderful! This was my first attempt at hand dyeing. Must do that again and soon. :)
I was up for a challenge, and the color in of itself was a challenge alone. I missed out on the other Pantone Quilt challenges hosted by Play-Crafts and On the Windy Side, so I jumped at the chance for this one. I had been experimenting with paints awhile back, and I knew that this unique to me design would lend itself well for a quilt.
I chose to go smaller, so the investment was not as great. Who knew if I would end up liking the quilt once it was done? It measures 37" x 48".
I tend to keep my quilting simple. Echo quilting seemed like the only logical choice for this top. :)
I hand quilted inside the triangles.
I used my scraps to make the quilt back.
It's OK to not understand what is happening here with my hair.
Ombre triangles
Marsala, I love you.
xx nancy
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This is stunning! I love your piecing and the dyed fabric turned out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteThanks Caitlin. Looking forward to seeing what's up your sleeve.
DeleteUm, I love this, love your quilt, love the fact that you look like a kick ass model in all the shots.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I normally do not look like a model, but I do have a few good angles. LOL Thanks!
DeleteIt looks great! The ombré effect really pulls it together. (That said, I like your black version of this quilt too.) and the mustard bindin makes it pop! I love the off-kilter triangle!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelsey! I love my black one too. Many more to come! :)
DeleteVery nice. I like how it's sort of off kilter. The ombre affect is really nice also and I really like the pops of yellow in the binding.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Loving the ombre too! :)
Deleteoh I adore this! I'm so impressed you dyed your own fabric - impressive! I just love your design - both front and back!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt and your hair. Who needs to understand either right? The back and binding are a fun surprise .
ReplyDeleteThe shapes of your triangles are wonderful and the way they almost teeter-totter is very mad hatter-esq which really makes it fun. I have mixed feelings about the stripe backing (I'm not a stripe person though so that's prob just me) and your top bun flopping is PRICELESS! :)
ReplyDeleteI really like that you dyed your own fabric and glad you joined the challenge!
ReplyDeleteWow, that ombre is fantastic!! I love that you dyed your own fabric, for this and with such stunning results. :) The triangles are fun and I also adore the back! Beautiful work. Also, the hair is totally kick ass.
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