Welcome to The Joyful Quilter!! And... Welcome to the wonderful world of Project QUILTING hosted by Kim Lapacek @ Persimon Dreams!! This is my 3rd year of participation in the Challenge. Trish Frankland @ QuiltChicken is the creator of the crazy challenges that participants will face during the next 10 weeks.
Sassy @ Farm Quilter got me started at the beginning of Season 11 by inviting her readers to join in the fun. I accepted her invitation and the rest is history. As I have for the past two years, I will be dragging along my friend LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color again this season, as she enjoys having a reason to stretch her creative wings. Would YOU like to join me in this creative journey, too?
FAIR WARNING: It's a wild ride, but oh SEW rewarding!
Challenges are given and start to finish you have ONE WEEK to complete your project. PQ 15.2 can be found at THIS LINK:
PQ 15.2 SKY COLOR
Surprisingly to no one, I have a word-a-day calendar (#ad) on my desk. This week's challenge all began with a fabulous word: cerulean. Defined as "resembling the blue of the sky," it got me pondering a color challenge for PQ.
She continued with the following:
One of my favorite author/illustrators is Peter H. Reynolds, (#ad) who has written an entire library of books on finding creative inspiration. The fact that they're children's picture books is incidental - if you're an artist and dreamer, you should read these books!
A particular favorite of mine is his 2012 release "Sky Color." (#ad) In it, Marisol is tasked with painting the sky in a mural, but they've run out of blue paint. After some contemplation, an amazing sunset, and a rainstorm, Marisol realizes the sky isn't limited to one color and neither is she.This week, I want to see your best SKY COLORS - with the exception of cerulean. Your project may include the color blue, but must be less than 10% traditional "sky blue" color.I am not limiting you to landscape or skyscape depictions this week: you may use your sky colors in abstract, in any kind of project you wish to make. But I'd like to see and hear your connection to the sky's palette in your completion and posts. Those connections are one of my favorite parts of Project Quilting!
| Tutorial for these baskets can be found HERE. |
RULE ONE: TAKE INSPIRATION FROM THE COLORS OF THE SKY, BUT EXCLUDE OR USE LESS THAN 10% OF THE USUAL BLUE.
You have one week to meet the challenge. Every challenge piece must be a FINISHED project seen through from INCEPTION to COMPLETION during the challenge timeline – that is, started on or after January 21, 2024, and linked up by noon Central Time January 28, 2024.
Each piece must stand alone as DONE to count toward prizes.Your project does not need to be a traditional quilt, but must meet at least one of these requirements: include patchwork, include appliqué, have 3 layers stitched together by hand or machine.
Follow THIS LINK to the Season 15 overview. Check back on the Challenge release days (or sign-up to be notified automatically) and there may be one that YOU just can't resist.
It's a SHORT turnaround time!
Depending on the size and complexity of your project, that doesn't HAVE to be insurmountable. With a little creativity and a few evenings, you really CAN do this! My project was begun shortly after the prompt was announce and was finished in record time. I can't believe it was done with 3 full days to spare! My post SHOULD ready for release with 3 days until the deadline, but that's not what happened. I didn't complete it and link up until Sunday morning. With only a 1 hour to spare. (I do have a thing about releasing my post on Sunday, but it just wasn't ready to join any earlier this time around.)
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