My friend Lynne in NH has made several
of these fabulous diamonds quilts.
A comment I left on a recent blog post of her's
triggered what we've started calling Julie's Diamonds -
a long distance collaborative quilt
that will eventually live at my house.
Go read Lynne's first post HERE
about this project's beginnings
and how we shopped together
for these giant diamond focal fabrics
without either of us leaving home.
Gotta love technology when it enables efforts like this!
After 90 minutes on the phone Friday evening,
this was my first fabric pull Saturday morning
for the small four-patch diamonds.
After a lot of back and forth
about needing colors that were
"brighter" and "more intense" and "zippier"
("you're being too conservative")
Lynne texted this ...
My response?
Back to the stash to punch things up a few notches.
Editing and adding in yet more colors
from the stash with more texts back and forth,
including this:
LT: "You do know that although you have a hand in this
that I will over rule you if I think my way is better."
followed by:
LT: "You're close. Really."
I responded with this photo and message:
"I will cut strips for the four patch diamonds
from these and let you pick the rest
once you have the neutral green in hand.
Moving on to the medium diamonds now."
I tested the medium diamond waters
by sending this photo to Lynne.
Her response?
"Yeah."
After a bit of rummaging in the stash,
these are the twenty fabrics
I pulled for medium diamond consideration.
I know Lynne will edit these
once she has them in her studio
so I'm not going to over-stress about
whether or not they're exactly right.
I also know she'll add fabrics from her stash
as needed to make this top as glorious
as a beautiful spring morning.
In fact,
THAT should be the quilt's name!
Glorious
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Collage showing small diamond fabrics (left),
medium diamond fabrics (right),
neutral blender in the middle,
and the giant diamond fabrics in the background.
We'll both be posting about this project
as it evolves, so stay tuned for further updates.
I can't wait to see what happens next!
Quiltdivajulie
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"Art must take to the road and risk all for the glory of adventure"
Lawren Harris
14 comments:
I am SO excited about seeing these fabrics in person. I have also pulled fabrics from my stash for the four patch diamonds that might work. As for the medium diamonds - those will depend entirely on what develops on the design wall, and it's hard to anticipate what that might be. Quilts often tell you what they want, and they generally have pretty good taste. What the quilt wants, I have learned, the quilt gets. It's going to be an interesting, and a fun, journey.
lucky you! can't wait to see the quilt- it's gonna be fabulous!!!
The additions of the small diamonds have seemed to be the defining moments of Lynne's quilts, so the fact that she wanted spring on steroids comes from her experience I think. I love what is there and can't wait to see what you guys come up with.
What a fun collaboration. Looking forward to reading all about the project as it progresses and to seeing photos. What a wonderful friendship you two have!
Oh, but these fabrics are wonderful!!
'The glory of adventure' , you're on to a great one now, Julie and Lynne.
Those diamond quilts are striking for sure.
Thanks for sharing the details of choosing color and fabric.
I've caught the excitement.
What a great project! I love the brights. Not sure how the neutrals and duller prints are going to fit in; it will be fun to see how this develops.
A glorious adventure indeed. I look forward to seeing this one progress.
An exciting project for both you and Lynne!! I love the selection of florals and the brighter small diamond fabrics. I am so looking forward to watching the progress of this collaboration!!
Oh, goodie! I also fell in love with her Diamond beauties and I'm so glad to see the fun isn't over yet. I look forward to seeing what develops here/there.
What an unusual and interesting way to make a glorious quilt.
What a very cool way to work together. Glorious is the perfect name, for the quilt and for the whole enterprise.
What a fun collaboration! It'll be interesting to see what develops!
Oh Miss Julie, so happy we think alike on this. You better have a glorious place to hang or use Glorious. Purrs!
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