In this episode of Way-Back Wednesday, I present Ombre Pyramids. This is one of my favorite finishes ever, so I'm not sure why it has taken me over a year to blog about it.
After taking a workshop with Vanessa Christenson, I was excited to play with a hoarded jelly roll of her ombre fabrics. I had to supplement the jelly roll with a few extra strips from yardage I had handy.
I had seen Nancy Rink's Prism Quilt design and thought it would be a great fit for the ombres. The top came together really quickly over a couple of days in July. I happened to have a 60 degree ruler in my stash. Where do I get these things?
The project didn't make it to the top of the "quilt it" list until November. Four months is a fairly short ripening time in my world.
I had fun playing with the idea of combining straight line (walking foot) quilting with free motion.
I'd call this a successful binding estimation. I'd rather have only 1/2" left over than be short by 1/2".
(We realized I am literally 1/2" too short for the zip-line excursion we want to go on in Alaska this summer. Maybe if I wear my hiking boots and stretch a little, no one will notice!)
To celebrate my new phone, I had a custom cell phone case made by Skinit. I still love it!
(They didn't pay me to say that.)
Ombre Pyramids
35" X 45"
Started: July 1, 2016
Completed: November 19, 2016
Exhibited at the Summer Celebration of Quilts at the New England Quilt Museum, August 2017, representing Narragansett Bay Quilters Association.
Exhibited at Ninigret Quilters show, Westerly, RI, October 13-15, 2017.