100 Day Project Quilt: ColorMix w/ Frieda!
The 100th block for this Color Mix quilt was completed on July 15th, 2020 as part of the 100 project I did via Instagram with Frieda Oxenham. But, adding a border of fabric as I wanted to, quilting the sandwich with batting, and making/sewing the quilt binding for the edges was still ahead of me. In late July I added the border fabrics and quilted the entire quilt, a bit at a time, in sections. Then I took a small break, whew!
In early August I squared up and trimmed the quilt of the extra fabric needed for quilting; I learned some of my new quilt skills online. A few weeks later I made the binding to match the backing fabric and sewed it on! That was probably the most challenging part for me with my limited quilting experience, but I learned some things for next time! So . . . this Color Mix quilt has been done for perhaps 10 days now and we have been enjoying it on the couch in the living room. The quilt is about 48” x 50”.
It took me a bit of time to figure out how to record and present this quilt project. I finally came up with the idea of making a separate album to add the individual quilt blocks to. You can easily take a look at all 100 blocks that make up this quilt HERE: ColorMix Quilt Blocks for the 100 Day Project! Let me know what you think!
I also created a small page on my website where I write about my inspiration for this very same quilt …my friend Frieda Oxenham is the one who came up with the idea of using her Color Mix quilt Block designs for the 100 Project and inviting any of her Instagram followers to join her! So wonderful. I also added a few different photos (yes, I have a ton) and I share a photo of the quilt Frieda made while she was teaching us how to make these blocks. I’ve added a new section (folder) to my web site called - Fabric Art, and the page is ColorMix Quilt. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I’ve loved making this quilt. Many thanks to Frieda for her inspiration, her knowledge and her awesome designs! You really helped to save me during the pandemic and our isolation. It was a wonderful project.
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“In order to create, we draw from our inner well. This inner well, an artistic reservoir, is ideally like a well-stocked fish pond… If we don’t give some attention to upkeep, our well is apt to become depleted, stagnant, or blocked…As artists, we must learn to be self-nourishing. We must become alert enough to consciously replenish our creative resources as we draw on them — to restock the trout pond, so to speak.”