barnbum

June! I just found the other buttons! Okay--now I'll have to move my keyboard so I don't drool on it!! Do I dare go back? Do I have enough stash to make one?? Oh--I have to go back... :D

And when I get home from school--and the chores are done--I'll be back again!

Thank you for the research! :D

june6995

I was glad to do the research. Takes only a few minutes, and besides, I like to look at pretty quilts as well.

June

Cathe

I have a page of them on my website - http://www.gloryquilts.com/colorwash.htm

I did a lot of them for a while.

barnbum

Cathe--Wow!! That's a lot of quilts! Sooo pretty. Are they up in your house? Do you sell them? Give them as gifts? How big did you cut the squares? Do you use a design wall?

Cathe

I used 2" squares. I sold most of them - some were gifts and I think I have a couple of them floating around here. The last few I made were mounted on stretcher frames (like a painters canvas) because it showed off the pattern better.

At that time, I was using the reverse fuzzy side of a flannel tablecloth, tacked to the wall, as a design surface. I used a Sharpie marker to make a 2" grid on it.

barnbum

WoW! I'm checking out your web site Cathe--I LOVE Arboretum!!! I'm sure I'll love more--but I got too excited about that one and had to tell you--I'll go look and be back....

I'm back--and I love the log cabins and the lattice--and so many of the baby quilts!! You're amazing. :D

I'm back again--is that your house on the Home page? I so want to sit on that porch and drink some iced tea. :wink:

I'm going to bookmark your site and visit. I look forward to reading your Ministry page. :-)

Cathe

Thanks Karla! I do need to update that! Did you find the page about selecting fabrics for a watercolor quilt?

We did live in that house, a few years ago. We rented the top part of it. It was a lovely place.

I haven't bought a kit before. I understand the interest, because some fabric stores won't sell 1/8 yards, and you need so many different fabrics! It's VERY expensive if you have to shop from scratch. I have a Rubbermaid tote filled with fabrics that are suitable for watercolor quilts, and a lot of squares cut and ready to use.

I started by using colored pencils on graph paper. For this kind of quilt, that works as well as any computer program! Then I tacked the pattern I drew on the wall next to the design wall. Then, using the pattern as a rough guide, FILL in the whole design grid. Don't try to be perfect yet - just fill it in with approximate colors/values. THEN you start arranging and replacing the squares to form your pattern. Because a watercolor quilt derives its pattern from the relative properties of all the fabrics, you have to get that grid filled in so you can start re-arranging them. Don't try to just start in one corner and build it perfectly right from the start - it won't work.

Diane007

l really like your colourful one... nice