But most importantly, does this blog post title reference to James Bond make this more butch and make up for the fact that I have gifted a homemade quilted table mat to a 30-something urban gentleman? Indubitably!
Made this 'masculine' (?) table mat for a friend, Ken C. as a small house warming gift as he moved into his first condo. I took some of my favourite fabrics from a tight color palate of (masculine?) blues and greys, and pieced them together into fun little diamonds, separated by a panel of west African batik, bordered by a cool panelled blue fabric, backed with cool blue stripes and bound with a simple grey binding. To be honest, I am not thrilled with my corners on this one, but like how it came out generally, and enjoyed hand-sewing the binding on the back.
But most importantly, does this blog post title reference to James Bond make this more butch and make up for the fact that I have gifted a homemade quilted table mat to a 30-something urban gentleman? Indubitably!
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While I don't have a pic of the final version, I wanted to post the pics I did get of my effort to do a runner that was as restrained as I think I have ever been in terms of design/ color palate. Operating under such restraint is not my strength.... but I wanted to try it out to challenge myself, and so I made this for my fellow quilting buddy Margaret P. for her birthday, as someone who has seen first hand the rainbow-avalanche that usually dominates my projects.
I went with a soft mellow yellow, punctuated by small triangles of embellishes batiks--- the complimentary spring green triangles all going in one direction, and the bright embellished pink facing a different direction. Is this what modern looks like? I don't know.... But I had fun experimenting with the piecing! I quilted the piece on the diagonal with variegated green thread, and bound it all with binding made from the mellow yellow fabric to have a seamless edge. But I couldn't help some contrasting color somewhere.... and backed the whole thing in a crazy tie-dyed purple. What is wrong with me? Sigh. Anyway, I enjoyed the experiment and will likely try replicating the general idea. Hope you enjoy Margie! A bright (mildly-intense?), V-inspired baby quilt for the newest member of our extended family, my cousin Dariel G.'s new daughter, Vibeke. I took my inspiration from her name to go with a basic V/triangular pattern, and the lovely teal and pink fabric I scored at the Hintonburg Fabric Sale this spring. After putting together the three V-panels, I bordered them in electric rainbow tie dye, complimented by a rich wave pebble pattern, and bound with the same teal fabric from the V panels. The quilt is backed with warm forest-themed flannel, and quilted simply following the Vs in the middle. I really love how this came out, and hope Vibeke enjoys many years with this baby blanket!
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