Finally, the Girly Quilt

Ok, here it is. The Girly quilt, or at least my interpretation of same. The final size is 70" x70" . The colors are Dusty Rose and Celery Green, and small print on white. The pattern is Double Nine Patch as the white blocks are a nine patch block made of delicate blue and red flowers with light green vine on a white background set in 1 inch bocks. I am pretty happy with the outcome and it has stimulated me to try some other colors that I might not have tried, otherwise. I am going to take some time off from quilting to do some woodworking. Not to fear though, it is quilting related. I am going to inset my Janome 1600 long arm quilting sewing machine into the tabletop that it is used on, which will lower its working surface and provide a larger working area, without having to use an add on shelf for a working surface. I also have some quilt racks to finish, and a few other things. I have a new quilt planned which is a radical departure for me. A modern design which involves bold primary colors, in solid blocks of large proportion and random size which are offset by small sashing of non uniform placement. How is that for a confusing description? Hope you like the quilt.

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John

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Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

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Carole-Retired and Loving It

Beautiful! The design is bold enough to make the 'girly' colors not so delicate.

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Debi Matlack

Well done, John. It's lovely - really pretty, and, yes, 'delicate'.

Could your new quilt bear any relation to Mondrian? . In message , John writes

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Patti

John, you are amazing! Way to go!!! It's just lovely and I'm sure your wife will love it- I do!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Those colors definitely make it a "girly" quilt, John -- and it's really pretty! :)

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Sandy

You win the prize! I already have a name for it. Memories of Mondrian. One of the few "modern" painters I like. Even though he is not very modern.

John

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John

All you need is vast quantities of French Roast coffee, a type A personality, 6-9 hours a day to devote to your obsession, and you too can "Quilt like John". Definitely not for the faint of heart.

John

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LOL, he says Finally, like it tooks him years or something.

Nice job, John, keep up the good work, and more importantly - keep on lovin' it!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

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Karen, Queen of Squishies

I love it! How did you quilt it?

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Boca Jan

Good job on the quilt! And I wish I had as nice of a sewing room....working on it...

Jenn in Tacoma

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Jenn/Jalynne

Machine/Stitch in the ditch. The only way I do things at this point in my progression into the depths of the craft.

John

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John

Very pretty, John!!

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Donna in NE La.

Mondrian!? That is weird ... a nice kind of weird!! My guild has a challenge. We need to make a quilt based on a Master Painter. I have my quilt designed ... using Mondrian as my inspiration. GMTA ,eh?

Part of the challenge requirement is to submit a photo of the inspiration art. I have not been able to find a photo to down load! Meantime, I am collecting more fabric for my own "Masterpiece based on Mondrian."

**** Anyone have a post card or other picture of a Mondrian painting? If so, I'd love to have it. ****

Thanks. PAT in Virginia

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Pat in Virginia

Here are 2 sites I have found. the first one is a lot of his stuff at various museums.

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The second one is a fun site you can make your own "Mondrian". It is called the Mondrian Machine and is interactive.

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enjoy

John

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< if you scroll to the bottom of this article, there are several pictures to see I think you can right click on images and save them to your computer to print out for the challenge.

just for fun....you can see a Mondrian copy postcard I made ....I sent it to my DS...who is in grad school....art!

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Pat in Virginia

That really is pretty, John. And I liked the result of modifying the table, too!! (I've been busy this week, and I'm trying to catch up here.)

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TerriLee in WA (state)

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