Yellow Braids

I recently purchased The Quilter's Bible by Linda Clements and I instantly became intrigued with the braided border technique.  This gave me a chance to also create a quilt in one color range.  So I gathered up the new yellows that I just purchased at Joann's and took out a couple of fat quarters and began braiding!  Today I made 5 of the braids....I am planning on making 10 braids (each with 20 blocks) and stitching them together with sashing and a border to make a quilt for my guest room.

As you can see I have all of my pieces resting on my Juki machine.  She was so tempermental today that I had to abandon her and use my Singer Quantum to piece. Each piece was 3x6.  As usual I used Masterpiece Thread in the top and Bottom Line in the bobbin.

 

Stay tuned for the finished product!

Great Granny Quilt Along Block #2

So it's Sunday and it's great granny block time.   For some reason this granny gave me so much trouble!  So this one is a little off but it's still workable for the larger quilt.  So here is block #2 in the series.

Modern Mood Quilt Week 2 ~ Get Your Mood On

What color am I today? 

Today's task is to write down my feelings based on the facts of the day and pick colors based on the mood color chart that I created in week 1.

Today's feelings

happy

elated

surreal

peaceful
safe

Facts of the day

Finished the embroidery t shirt project for the ladies in the department that I work with.

I'm jamming to some funky 70's music while I'm sewing.

No traffic on the way home from work.

I picked up some beautiful fabric at Joann's on sale!
Everyone was in a cheerful mood in my home.

One of the key points that Sherri points out in her blog is...

(and I quote)

"It’s OK to refine your chart, since you will probably discover new or shifting relationships between your emotions and color as you work through this process. You can also work in reverse order. Choose the colors you are intuitively drawn to that day. Nothing is set in stone."

Now that's my kind of woman....being flexible and thinking outside the box is the answer to so many of life's challenges.  So with that in mind I am revising my chart so that it is more inclusive. 
Here's my updated chart.

BLACK: strength, bold, daring, confident, power/positive

GREY: dull, dismal, classic/negative

GOLD: regal/positive

LIME GREEN: frazzled/negative

GREEN: abundance, fruitful/positive

BLUE-GREEN: wishy-washy, unstable, psychadelic/negative

BLUE: calming, cool/positive or negative

DARK-BLUE: bold, commanding, decisive/positive

WHITE: simplicity, carefree/neither positive or negative

BROWN: comforting, nostalgic, nuturing, grounded/positive

BRONZE: strength/positive

YELLOW: joyful/positive

ORANGE: warm, cozy, comfortable/positive

RED: passionately powerful, aggressive, rage/both positive & negative

PINK: fantasy, dreamy, girlee (femine) /positive

PURPLE: royalty, energy/positive

So my colors for today are:

BROWN
YELLOW
ORANGE

Stay tuned for week three....