{"id":35789,"date":"2017-02-27T12:17:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T19:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=35789"},"modified":"2022-08-03T12:37:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T19:37:39","slug":"dream-projects-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/dream-projects-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Projects #6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/dream-projects-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last time<\/a> I wrote about all of the new and exciting projects swirling around in my head was in 2015. Time flies when you are having fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art Institute of Chicago Fusible Applique&#8217; Quilt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: Dream state<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Original<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Turquoise and red, mainly, but other colors for the leaves and flowers, perhaps<\/li>\n<li>Steps: need to fuse a bunch of turquoise to some piece of fabric in the \u2018ticker tape\u2019 style. I am thinking of making it similar to the <a title=\"Whole Cloth Quilt\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/quilts-2012\/whole-cloth-quilt\/\">Whole Cloth Quilt<\/a> and using red, again, for the background.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/various-sundry-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Basketweave Baby<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: Dream state<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Scrappy<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Fons &amp; Porter, <a href=\"http:\/\/video.fonsandporter.com\/videos\/2097_baby-quilts-with-three-dimensional-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series 1000, episode 1005<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: I like the challenge of piecing this quilt and using a lot of partial seams for the piecing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Blue Rectangles Gradation Quilt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status:Hunting and Gathering<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: blue 2.5\u00d74.5 rectangles<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/finished-done-complete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOTY 2008<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: I can&#8217;t decide if this is still a dream or if it is already started and I just need to arrange it and start piecing. I have done a lot of cutting, so I think I have started it and it may not be a dream anymore. The original idea stemmed from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/foty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOTY<\/a> quilts. I just decided to do a monochromatic version &#8211; using just blues, in this case. I probably have enough patches now and just need to slot the time to work on it into my schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Blue Lemonade<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: Hunting and Gathering<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: blue, purple and green scrappy<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: inspiration from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/pink-and-blue-lemonade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TFQ\u2019s Pink Lemonade quilt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: I probably have enough squares to make this quilt and just need to slot the time into my schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Easy Street<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: have pattern\/ dream state<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: pinks<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Easy Street by Bonnie Hunter<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: I really liked <a href=\"http:\/\/ldq.outlandishthreads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daisy<\/a>\u2018s version of Easy Street, which she calls <a href=\"http:\/\/ldq.outlandishthreads.com\/?p=346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cherry Bomb<\/a> (she thinks of the best names for her quilts) in terms of color and feel. I don\u2019t want to copy her, but if I do this quilt, I\u2019d like to have the same pinky-red feel to it. One challenge about a mostly monochromatic quilt is getting enough contrast. I look forward to that challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Feathered Star Block<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: Dream state.<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: I haven\u2019t decided on a particular feathered star<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/triangle-technique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Triangle Technique <\/a>for the HSTs. I also saw a pattern, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0977914046\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0977914046&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20&amp;linkId=TKGYTTTKDXRSY5K5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star of Chamblie<\/a>, at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/quilt-shop-going-batty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shop in Reno<\/a> that I might want to use as a base idea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Good Night Irene Quilt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: dream state<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: <a href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/?q=good+night+irene+quilt&amp;t=ffsb&amp;iax=1&amp;ia=images\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Night Irene from the Missouri Star Quilt Company<\/a>\u2019s Block magazine, Spring issue v.2, issue 2, pg. 54<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: I decided not to use a layer cake and will use the scrap 2.5 inch squares I have been cutting. I love the cheerfulness of Scrapitude Carnivale as I say over and over and am not done with that combination yet.<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: I thought about using dots on a white background, as I did with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/quilts-2014\/scrapitude-carnivale\/\">Scrapitude Carnivale<\/a> quilt as the background. It makes the Scrapitude quilt look so cheerful. I probably wouldn\u2019t call it Good Night Irene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interlocking Triangles Quilt(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: have a lot of stripes to use; dream state<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: This is an idea that I designed myself. I made <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/series-quilts\/interlocking-triangle-quilts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two quilts<\/a> and have variations on the pattern to make more.<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: I have a few different collections of fabric I want to use. Most are rainbow colored<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: This is a quilt from which I get a lot of bang for my buck. The visual impact is tremendous. The easiest way to do the spiky triangles is with paper piecing. I am not that big of a fan of paper piecing (read my laments about the <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/spiderweb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spiderweb<\/a>\u2018s paper piecing). I made Spiky Stars using templates and that was meditative and won a prize, so it is doable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jack\u2019s Chain Quilt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: dream state<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Jack\u2019s Chain, a continuous pattern<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: bright scrappy, consistent centers<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: This is one of the first quilts I saw hanging in a quilt store and thought of making, after I learned to quilt. I have seen a number of variations lately using different hexagons in the center. Making the nine patches would be a good leaders and enders endeavor. As if I don&#8217;t have about a zillion leaders and enders opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Quilt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: dream state, but not very inspired<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Top will have a piece of music the Young Man can actually play. That will probably be applique\u2019 or<\/li>\n<li>Fabric\/Colors: music prints and tone-on-tones with a little red<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: The Young Man has requested this quilt as his high school graduation quilt. I missed that deadline. I will make it. He has sent me a piece of music, which I printed out. Now I need to make into an applique\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Neutrals and Red\/Scarlet Quilt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: some cutting of black rectangles done.<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Slice a approx. 4 in x 7 in rectangle on the diagonal and insert a red strip, resew and set into columns.<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: red, black and whites. I<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: gift. I have black fabrics cut and am just waiting to slot this into my schedule (sounds like the story of my life).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pineapple<\/strong>&nbsp;(Hunting and Gathering)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: I have strips cut.<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: dots. Have most of the strips cut. Will be much more selective about which strips I use.<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Pineapple log cabin<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: I haven\u2019t given up on a Pineapple quilt despite my frustration with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/pineapple-redux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous attempt<\/a>. I bought a different ruler: a Creative Grids Pineapple ruler in hopes that it will work better for me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pink Rectangles Gradation Quilt<\/strong>&nbsp;(Hunting and Gathering)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: same as Blue Rectangles quilt above<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: pink 2.5\u00d74.5 rectangles<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/finished-done-complete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOTY 2008<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: How many gradation exercises does one person need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Silk Colorblock quilt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fabrics: silk dupioni and cotton in brights (of course)<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/series-quilts\/colorblock-quilts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorblocks 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thoughts: I have made a couple of, what I call, Colorblock quilts over the years. One was the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/finished-kona-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kona Challenge<\/a> in 2011, another was my 1990 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/series-quilts\/colorblock-quilts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorblocks 2<\/a> and the first one, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/series-quilts\/colorblock-quilts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorblocks<\/a>, also made in about 1990. I bought the silk fabrics at the Marin Needlearts show about a zillion years ago and they have languished waiting for me to learn to back them so I can use them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spin Wheel<\/strong>&nbsp; <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: Hunting and Gathering<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fonsandporter.com\/articles\/spin_wheel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fons &amp; Porter Spin Wheel<\/a>, 1200 series, <a href=\"http:\/\/video.fonsandporter.com\/videos\/2119_conjoining-blocks-and-pyramid-triangles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode 1201<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Scrappy with controlled scrappy background<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stepping Stones #3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: waiting.<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Macaron pre-cuts from Hoffman. It isn\u2019t started, but I have lots of pre-cuts and think they would make a really fun version of this quilt.<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Stepping Stones by the Lintott girls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/windmill-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windmill<\/a><\/strong> &nbsp;(Hunting and Gathering)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status: half cut; need more greys for the background<\/li>\n<li>Fabric: Scrappy. I will use a grey for the background, because if I use more of the cut fabric patches, the pattern will be lost. The pieces are too oddly shaped and I don\u2019t want to lose the pattern in a mass of scraps.<\/li>\n<li>Pattern: Come Quilt with Me Rotary templates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Out of the Dream State:&nbsp; <em>Below is a list of projects that were on this list that I actually did or am working on<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/finished-box-full-of-letters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Full of Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/finished-food-quilt-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food quilt #2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/finished-food-quilt-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food quilt #3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/finished-hmm-chubby-charmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Half Moon Modern Quilt<\/a> I made a Chubby Charmer instead of a quilt and am happy with that choice.&gt;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/midi-bag-finished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medium Mondo Bag<\/a> &#8211; I actually made the Midi bag. I think I might have another pattern to make another one, so I will have to try it out without the class.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/stepping-stones-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stepping Stones #2<\/a> &#8211; not finished, but in process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last time I wrote about all of the new and exciting projects swirling around in my head was in 2015. Time flies when you are having fun. Art Institute of Chicago Fusible Applique&#8217; Quilt Status: Dream state Pattern: Original Fabric: Turquoise and red, mainly, but other colors for the leaves and flowers, perhaps Steps: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/dream-projects-6\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dream Projects #6&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[278,91,360],"class_list":["post-35789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-434","tag-dream-projects","tag-future-projects","tag-possibilities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35789"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56814,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35789\/revisions\/56814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}