I love a design challenge - they push me creatively and take me out of my comfort zone!
When I received the fabric for the Riley Blake Challenge hosted by the Modern Quilt Guild, I was definitely taken out of my comfort zone.
If you read my blog you know I am attracted to 1930's feedback fabric and Japanese Zakka design. My favorite colors are yellow, red, aqua and pink -very fun and sweet colors.
The fabric for this challenge is modern, bold, and contains a color I rarely work with - Orange!
I thought and thought about a project but the fabric was not speaking to me - until - a week before the project challenge due date!
I decided to design a purse using the fabric to make a chevron pattern. I ran out of the orange fabric so I subbed the yellow dot for the other side of the purse. Much to my surprise, the orange fabric was my favorite. It adds such energy to the blues and grays!
I added the Riley Blake telephone fabric from my stash which can be found at Sew Me a Song.
I'm also working on a project for Stitch Magazine's "The Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews". Today's focus is on pattern making and finishing : )
Head on over to Freshly Pieced and share your Work in Progress : )
Wishing you a lovely day!
xo
Charise
I love orange :) The telephone fabric is great!
ReplyDeleteHi! Your bag Project looks beautiful! Great idea how to use those beautiful Fabrics. The blouse with lace is also so beautiful! I use very much orange and turquoise - yellow has been 'strange' for me but now I really like it. Greetings from GREECE! x Teje
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabric combinations - love them! I love challenges that take me outside my comfort zone - and it seems they work well for you, too! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your Riley Blake Challenge! I fear mine is rather boring. I did add some more orange, a solid, and some turquoise, be cause nothing says modern like turquoise! I did think about mine for ages and ages before I got to piecing. Now, I have to take a picture before the deadline. With this weather... I don't know how that will happen.
ReplyDeleteI love how those chevrons look! Such fabulous colors and patterns. Way to go. Good way to take a challenge and turn it into a triumph.
ReplyDeleteLove the fabrics in your Chevron and the Shirt Looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYour Riley Blake bag is going to be fabulous!!! I am still working on my challenge project and hope to have it done in time!! Down to the last hours now!!!
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