Thursday, 13 August 2015

Storm at Sea Quilt - Black, Grey and Cream

'Storm at Sea' Quilt
'Storm at Sea' Quilt
I am between big projects.  The 'Nearly Insane' quilt top is complete, but I am still taking the paper out.  It sounds like I have been doing this for a long time, but I just haven't been prioritising it, so I haven't actually been removing ANY paper lately.  No photo yet as it looks weird with paper half in and half out.  The next big project is the Dear Jane quilt.  As a result, I have had a period without any 'portable' hand stitching and it is starting to be a problem. However, during the gap I have been catching up on a few UFO's whilst I have a bit of time to spend on my sewing machine.  I started this 'Storm at Sea' quilt on a workshop at the beginning of the year.  It is not as black as it looks in the picture, more a soft dark grey - a bit like a man's business suit.
'Storm at Sea' Quilt
'Storm at Sea' Quilt 39" x 39"

I have kept this one small, just 39" x 39".  It is only recently that I have realised that I have a habit of making very large quilts. 
'Storm at Sea' Quilt blocks black cream grey
'Storm at Sea' Quilt blocks

Just as with other quilt blocks, it is amazing to see the visual effects the combination of just three different blocks and a range of fabrics have.  I had so many choices and wish I could have tried all of them.  Do you ever have that problem? I think I prefer this pattern on point - if you tilt your head you may see what I mean. 
Newsprint Fabric - Quilters Basic Perfect, MCS 13-45 , by STOF
Newsprint Fabric - Quilters Basic Perfect, MCS 13-45 , by STOF
The black and white check is a bit more of my 'Mama Said Sew' by Sweetwater stash.  I really am running this collection dry. Also one of the tones I have been using is a newsprint fabric by the German fabric company, STOF.  It is written in French and so I have been brushing up on my language skills as I go along!

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7 comments:

  1. Amy's Crafty Shenanigans13 August 2015 at 22:25

    This is absolutely gorgeous :)

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  2. Kyle14 August 2015 at 01:05

    Awesome. Your quilt is graphic and so nicely balanced.

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  3. Susan14 August 2015 at 03:40

    It's a lovely quilt. So relaxing to have bigger pieces and less fabrics after working on something epic like Nearly Insane. I agree about the blocks on point.

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  4. Wendy Caton Reed14 August 2015 at 14:01

    Love the dark grey Storm at Sea. I can relate to being in the middle of the Gulf of Maine and seeing that exact grey. I have all my hand work projects lined up for Fall. Now I just need things to slow down. I hope you will have the same opportunity soon as well. Thank you for sharing.

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  5. Every Stitch15 August 2015 at 07:22

    This is another great project - love the restrained choice of colours ! 39 inches sounds to me like a good size to hang on the wall and it will look wonderful!

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  6. Catherine16 August 2015 at 09:00

    I think it is the black and white check pattern that really makes this work.

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  7. Rebecca Grace16 August 2015 at 20:02

    I love your Storm at Sea, especially with the chic French newsprint fabric. I've wanted to make a Storm at Sea for awhile now. Any special tips or tricks about these blocks that you could share?

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