Oooooooooo I'm so excited to be on Becca Bryan's Modern Rainbow Blog Tour!!!
Are you ready for some fun today? Stick with me for a chance to win!!!
I met Becca at a Houston Modern Quilt Guild meeting. It did not take me long to realize that she is my people! We both have four kids, one boy and three girls; at the time we met, we both homeschooled our kiddos; and crazily enough, our oldest children are both named Cora!! Oh, and we both are crazy about God, quilting, and for the color TEAL!!! (Did I mention our irrational love for coffee in there, too??? Maybe I shouldn't admit all of our craziness!!!)
{Becca and me in front of her quilt called Huckleberry at QuiltCon}
At QuiltCon, we were roomies! We had a fabulous time together...and my goal was not to brag too much about how my hotel room had the best quilts in it...you know, the quilts from her new book, Modern Rainbow??? Those quilts! Okay, I may have bragged a little!
Becca's book, Modern Rainbow: 14 Imaginative Quilts That Play with Color is full of colorful inspiration, fabulous patterns, and a wonderful perspective on different aspects of quilting!
{I love this pic of her signing her book!!!!!!}
I know you've seen a lot of her quilts from the book on the blog tour, but I'm going to share some of them again, because they are amazing!!
Becca had four quilts hanging in the show at QuiltCon. This one (above) is called Flame. This is on my to-do list for sure! I used to be afraid of diamonds, but after reading the pattern, I'm empowered to make this quilt!
Isn't this fun with her standing with her Rainbow Remix quilt? I love the binding the best on this one. Love!!!
Her Ducks in a Row is one of my faves from the book!! (Have I said that I love all of them yet???) I adore how she stays true to her color loves. (TEAL!!!)
Speaking of color, I love what Becca said at her demo on Sunday at QuiltCon. She said that you may not be a fan of a certain color, but there may be a shade or tint that may speak to your soul within that hue (I'm totally paraphrasing here...forgive me!!). And that's where I started when I chose a project from her book to create!
Actually, I asked Mr Gorgeous which project he would like to have, and he picked the Irish + quilt! Love!!! (disclaimer: I did give him three to choose from!!)
Becca used the rainbow from the bottom to the top with lighter shades in between the darker pluses. Now, if you know me at all, you know that I have a little bit of an aversion to purple! (don't shoot me, please!!!) And I have a slight (HA!!) addiction to teal. So, using those two life-long struggles to my advantage on this project, I decided to be a bit subtle with my rainbow.
Here's my Irish +...
If you look closely, you'll notice that I picked all teal fabrics that had a bit of the rainbow colors in them! I may have used teal for blue, and darker teal for indigo, but my purple is definitely in there with my Petal and Plume fabric!
I soooo love this pattern. Becca is very clear with her instructions and her illustrations. It came together easily! Even with directional fabrics, it was awesome to keep the focus on the fabrics that I wanted to!
I shared in yesterday's post that I'm pretty much a modern traditionalist in my quilting. This is one of the reasons I gravitated toward this pattern. Irish + is in the section called Modern Traditional Quilts. But I'm really encouraged to branch out into the other two sections: Modern Quilts & Improvisational and Liberated Quilts.
And yes, there just happens to be sheep on my quilt...Surprise!!!!!
One of my favorite things to do was the quilting!! I used a small meandering all the way around the darker pluses so that they would puff up after washing! I pretty much have not wanted to put this quilt down since I got it out of the dryer...which makes doing dishes a little awkward...just sayin'!
So you just have to get this book!! It's beautiful, inspirational, and can make the person who hates purple actually sort out ALL of her fabrics and KEEP her purple stash close at hand!!! (yep, I do have a purple stash!!)
But wait...you could win one of Becca's books!! Stash Books is providing each of us with a book to giveaway to you!!! And international quilters can enter, too! Stash will send you an electronic copy of the book. It's beautiful...for sure!!
To enter, just leave me a comment here on this post. You can say anything you want...maybe your favorite color, or your least favorite color, or which quilt from Becca's book really speaks to your soul. Lots of options! Get to commenting!! I'll do a random generated number drawing to pick a winner on April 12th.
{My fuzzy selfie of Becca photobombing me!!! Outtakes!!}
Here are the other stops on the BLOG TOUR!! Check everyone out on their date. Sooooo inspirational...
What are you going to make?
Blessings!!
The rainbow remix is awesome1
Posted by: auschick | April 01, 2015 at 08:15 PM
Love that Rainbow Remix quilt -s o lovely!!!
Posted by: Allison | April 02, 2015 at 11:44 AM
Sally, you're such a wonderful person, I am so happy you got such a perfect roomie for QC! I'd say those are Godincidences you and Becca got there. ;)
Posted by: kimberlee | April 02, 2015 at 04:16 PM
Love the colors! My favorite colors are purple and green!
Posted by: Lauren Maedge | April 02, 2015 at 06:18 PM
I love your Irish + .... then I saw the Lucy quilt! Oh my goodness. I am so excited.
Posted by: Heidi Story | April 02, 2015 at 09:04 PM
Your quilt is gorgeous. Love the teal. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Anne D | April 03, 2015 at 12:43 AM
What fun quilts. I thought my favorite color was purple until I organized my stash... Now I would say it must be aqua.
Posted by: Jenniffier | April 03, 2015 at 07:46 AM
LUV them RAINBOW's.....working on 3 right now!M
Posted by: Melody | April 03, 2015 at 02:19 PM
I really like the bright colors in these quilts. The quilt on the cover and Flame are my 2 favorite quilts in the book.
Posted by: Peggy C. | April 04, 2015 at 05:38 AM
I love your "Finish" quilt, especially the colors you chose.
Posted by: Sherril McGann | April 04, 2015 at 09:38 AM
I love Ducks in a Row!
Fave colour is green!
Posted by: Gill | April 04, 2015 at 12:24 PM
I would love to read this book!
Posted by: Sarah | April 04, 2015 at 06:24 PM
My favorite color is blue. The quilts are lovely!
Posted by: Nicole Sender | April 05, 2015 at 08:57 PM
Hello! The quilts look amazing, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Posted by: Diane @ Vintage Zest | April 06, 2015 at 01:21 AM
I should love teal, after all I have a teal coloured kitchen, but hot fuschia pink is sort of my favourite colour at the moment. I think I've overdosed on teal in my last couple of quilts. My antidote was to go all Kaffe Fassett on my next project, no teal there!
Posted by: Tawa | April 08, 2015 at 12:11 AM
I love your plus quilt! The little sheep fabric is adorable.
Posted by: Rozsamaria | April 08, 2015 at 04:05 AM
Love the Flame quilt. I tackled diamonds for the first time last year, would love another go at it.
Posted by: Sasha | April 08, 2015 at 09:30 AM
Rainbow quilts are my favorite. My fav color is black though.
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Posted by: Crystal Rose | April 08, 2015 at 02:06 PM
My love purple and don't really have a least favorite. I love all colors! And how colors are used on a quilt makes it even more wonderful!
Posted by: Becki Pope | April 09, 2015 at 06:34 AM
I am so taken with rainbow quilts - the flow of colors really pleases my eye. I've got a batch of improv blocks I've been working on intermittently, and this book inspires me to get after it again. Thanks for showing another way to approach these great designs, too.
Liz
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Posted by: Elizabeth Bolton | April 10, 2015 at 05:15 PM
taht book looks amazing! I really would love to win one copy. My favorite thread at the moment is the Aurifil 50/3 thread. It's fantastic for quilting.
Posted by: Rike | April 11, 2015 at 12:32 AM
Looks like a great book!
Posted by: Dawn | April 12, 2015 at 09:07 AM