Pick a Color - My Plan

I have spent far too much time pondering 

how to approach this challenge.

I love the idea - it's how I work a lot of the time.

But I haven't been able to settle on a particular project,

so I've come up with a different plan.

The gestation period, which includes a source

of inspiration to inform my color palette, 

the actual fabric pull from my stash, 

and choosing a design that suits the situation,

is a favorite aspect of the quilt making process.

So I'm going to indulge my love of planning.

Which leads us to Color Palette No. 1 

In addition to the glorious blooms of this year's amaryllis,

I watched Wanda make a series of three pink quilts in 2021.

(two are in this post and the third is here)

Her inspiration plus these beautiful flowers led me

to think about making a pink quilt from my stash.

Starting with the idea of a sixteen-patch design

I pulled twelve pairs of darker/lighter pinks.

Hmmm . . . 

My thinking about design morphed several (!) times

and ended up here - with the Rail Fence design from

Sujata Shah's Cultural Fusion Quilts book.

Another view of the stunning flowers.

I chose this stripe from the stash for binding

as an homage to the veining in the petals

and the black with pink flowers for backing.

But in the end I decided 

not to make these fabrics into a quilt.

It all felt like I was being too literal.

And working through the process turned out

to be enough to satisfy me for now.

* * *

I will share Color Palette No. 2 in February.

If all goes well, I'll have six palettes 

to share during our six month challenge period.

And who knows . . . 

one of them might actually turn into a quilt.

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