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Monarch Fabric Palette Projects

Wow, what a busy weekend this has been! Mom has quilted 3 quilts on Willie and I've done lots of garden maintenance, lots of chores and bound 2 small quilts. Then I needed a rest and decided to sit down and play with EQ.  I recently bought Volume 5 of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks.

There are a lot of cool blocks in it and I decided to start with Four Gables by Susan Knapp and Mary Jane Mattingly.

All of these designs use the  Monarch Fabric Palette, of course!  Click on the link if you are interested in ordering any of the Monarch palette fabrics.

The first design is a straight set with 4" border blocks made from bits of the main block.

The second layout is on point with partial blocks for the side and corner triangles.

Monarch Fabric Palette Projects

Earlier this week I saw a very interesting block tutorial on Sew We Quilt.

The block is called Sky Rise and was designed by Amanda Murphy. I decided to play around with it using the  Monarch Fabric Palette. Click on the link if you are interested in ordering any of the Monarch palette fabrics.

I started with a borderless layout as she shows in the tutorial and used a few different block orientations..

Then I decided to add some sashing.

Then I jsut had to add borders too.

Monarch Fabric Palette Projects

I know, I missed the color post again. I'm sorry but this is my first Spring in about 25 years that I have been without allergies and I spent almost all of the weekend outside! It's like being let out of prison. I go on a 3 mile walk every other day and visit every dog in the neighborhood. I work in the garden; something I have NEVER done. Sometimes I jsut sit on the front porch and listen to the birds and breathe the fresh air. It's amazing. It also means that there's not so much getting done inside. But you will have to pardon me on that. Soon enough it will be hot and humid and I will not want to be outside. Then I will get caught up on everything else.

I did play around with a few more EQ designs using my Monarch Fabric Palette. Click on the link for ordering information.

Today I am playing with two not blocks.

 

First is the Complex Diamond Knot blocks. 

I like these knot blocks a lot. I think this would be a fun one to make.

This one has an Autumn feel to it. I'm certain that this is the way that these blocks are "supposed" to be set.

But I think a straight set would be fun too. If I had the energy I'd play with the coloring more to get a stronger woven sense to the design.

This next one is Double Diamond Knots.

This, I think, looks more modern than the previous block.

Love it with the orange background.

I flipped alternating blocks and created this funky version. This one is my favorite of today's layouts.

Monarch Fabric Palette Projects

I missed my weekly EQ post past week so I'm making up this weekend with 2 posts of Monarch fabric palette projects. If you are interested in purchasing any of the fabrics in the Monarch palette you can find the ordering information here. 

 

Today I am working with the Double Irish Chain blocks. I like playing with this block and alternating it with other 5-patch blocks.

This one is alternated with a framed 9-patch. This would be a great pattern for 2.5" strips.

This one and the next two are alternated with the Pinwheel Square block.

This last one is made with Grandmother's Puzzle.

 

Monarch Fabric Palette Projects

Before I get into today's quilt designs I wanted to share a customer order for some fabric from the Monarch palette.

The customer is going to use the Urban Cabin pattern from Atkinson Designs. I created the 3 yard gradient with green on each end for her to use as the border and the 20 fat quarters in a variety of patterns for the blocks. The point of sharing this is to let you know that it's the colors that are on sale. I can dye the fabric for you in almost any way you wish! So if you have a pattern in mind that you would like to do in a color palette I'll be ahppy to help you figure out the right fabric designs for it.

You can always buy the basics from my shop but I can do a wide variety of custom orders for you as well. 

Today's designs are based on a block called Raspberry Cheesecake.

The first 2 versions use only the block and the gradient as a border.

Next I decided on a medallion format and added the Geometric Star 4 Stripe block.

Fianlly, another medallion with a large version of the Flower Star block as the center.