{"id":27273,"date":"2015-03-16T06:11:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T13:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=27273"},"modified":"2016-11-04T02:19:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T09:19:01","slug":"orange-crush-journal-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/orange-crush-journal-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Crush Journal Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Outside<\/a>
Outside of Cover before sewing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I started another journal cover using oranges pretty soon after I realized I wasn’t happy with the Pink Mermaid Tail Journal Cover<\/a>. Last week I finished it and I didn’t even really realize that it was almost done. I really just had to put on one piece and had the top done. Gotta love those leaders and enders.<\/p>\n

I went for larger pieces this time, so I wouldn’t have to deal with the seams that were so problematic last time. I still wanted to get small enough pieces so the piece wouldn’t be boring. In some way making these journal covers using mosaic quilting<\/a> is a process of piece size, color, number of pieces, pattern, size of motifs. It may seem stupid, but somehow it feeds something inside of me. I can piece any way I want. I don’t have to worry about a block pattern; I can just piece and focus on color. Because I do these monochromatic – mostly – pieces I can also get rid of the worry about the combination of colors. All of these things boil the process down as far as I can right now.<\/p>\n

\"Cover<\/a>
Cover closed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looking at the photo above, the cover looks like a bit of a mess, but once the journal cover is put together, it looks a lot better. The piecing is moved into visually manageable bites.<\/p>\n

A lot of these fabric motifs are large prints or bold prints. I used a number of different Philip Jacobs prints. Lots of modern dots and other modern prints. I also added a few fruit and veg prints from the Food Quilt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"All<\/a>
All Outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I never know how orange will act and I am always a little scared when I do a project with a\u00a0 lot of orange, then I am pleasantly surprised at how it turns out. I like this journal cover. It is bright and cheerful. It uses some of my favorite fabrics and the seams don’t bug me.<\/p>\n

You can see how different the piece looks when it is sewn (left). It is still a little visually crazy, but much more contained than the very top photo.<\/p>\n