For the love of color

Last week was a good sewing week, but I don't have anything to show for  it.  I worked all week on my monochromatic quilt for the Project Modern Challenge.  I finished piecing the front and back.  I won't be posting pics for more than a month.  I still need to baste and quilt it, but that requires a trip to Joann's for batting which may not happen today.  I am hoping to finish it up within the next week.

While I had a fun time putting my quilt together, and it was a great challenge to create interest using only one color, I don't think I'll make another monochromatic quilt again.  I missed color.  I realized how much I love color and how much it adds to my enjoyment of the quilting process.  I kept thinking how great various colors would look in my quilt.  I almost scrapped the idea to enter the challenge at all and start adding other colors.

I decided to see it through, but I have also committed to stop entering any contests.  This is my last one.  I no longer want to make quilts or projects for someone else to judge.  I want to make quilts for myself, family and friends.  I don't want to make projects just for someone else to vote on them or tell me if they think it's good or not.  Quilting is about creating and making something I love--not just making something because a judge will like it or others will vote for it.  I know many people feel differently and love the competition, but I just love creating things that look beautiful to me.

I came across a new site recently that has been a wonderful addition to the blogs I follow daily.  I love her posts and look forward to the inspiration in every single photo.  With each new post, I can't help but think, "That would make a great quilt!"  Here are a few favorites from the past few days.  Go check out Design Seeds!  You'll want to make a new quilt everyday to just use her color schemes.

Source: Design Seeds

Source: Design Seeds

Source: Design Seeds

Source: Design Seeds

Source: Design Seeds