quilting

Droplets

February 23, 2018

Droplets of water condensating on a window was the starting point of this little quilt design.

It Started With This Photo

Droplets - Frog on Window with Water Droplets - piecefulthoughts.com

This is a photo taken at 7:15 am in Florida during the month of August. See those water droplets on the window? This photo still amuses me, because I wonder how that little frog got all the way up to our second floor window. But I digress.

Then Came the Colors

This quilt block from The Quilter’s Planner Sampler Quilt Along is the inspiration for the colors I used in my mini quilt.

Droplets - February block for The Quilter's Planner Sampler Quilt - piecefulthoughts.com

The combination of those colors together is so refreshing in the midst of our cold, dreary winter here in Minnesota. The colors remind me of sunshine and ocean views. This could be influenced by an upcoming trip to Florida too.

Then The Design

Out of all that pondering came this design, a little modern take on water droplets on a window. I colored it close to the colors so I could see if I liked it.

Droplets - my original design for Droplets - piecefulthoughts.com

I had plenty of Kona Snow for the background, and thanks to some quilty friends, some nice pieces of Kona Lagoon and Kona Jamaica to use for the teal/turquoise 4-patch blocks. They are about 2-1/2″ square.

Droplets - Little 4-patch blocks, 2.5" square - piecefulthoughts.com

Once the blocks were done, I began piecing the quilt together. I completely forgot to take pictures of the process. It came together fairly well, with a few tweaks along the way.

Introducing – Droplets!

Droplets - Droplets Mini Quilt, 16 x 21" - piecefulthoughts.com

This little quilt measures 16″ x 21″. I chose to machine quilt it with organic wavy lines using my walking foot. The wavy lines remind me of the way droplets run down a window during the rain (or the humidity). I quilted it using Aurifil 4663, a pretty little varigated thread called Baby Blue Eyes.

Droplets - quilting detail, wavy organic lines, using Aurifil 4663 (Baby Blue Eyes) - piecefulthoughts.com

The backing is a low volume piece from my stash. The binding is Kona Peacock, another piece from my stash.

Droplets - Backing and Binding view - piecefulthoughts.com

This little mini will be added to the quilts that will go on my mini quilt wall when we get that project done. It was very satisfying to make a quilt from design to finish.

Have a good weekend, friends! My weekend will be spent as roadie to my husband as he skis the American Birkebeiner. Likely not much sewing happening, but I will be drafting more designs and doing some much needed thinking and planning.

Linking up Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Crazy Mom Quilts, Powered by Quilting, and Busy Hands Quilts.

Wendy

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