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!!
There are a few quilts in this book I want to make. The first one will have to be Rainbow Mountains. Thank you for the chance to win this book.
Posted by: Jan N. | March 27, 2015 at 11:12 PM
There are some wonderful quilts in this book. My favorite quilt color to work with is blue and my least favorite are orange and grey.I can't get the hang of these two.
Posted by: Chris | March 28, 2015 at 12:04 AM
There is so much beautiful color play in this book, I can't wait to give it a try.
Posted by: Carley Biblin | March 28, 2015 at 12:27 AM
I'm excited about this book! Red is my favorite color! Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Jess | March 28, 2015 at 04:42 AM
I love all of Becca's quilts...who could pick one?! I love all colors, every color, especially bright colors! Perhaps my favorite is lime green! I kind of want to get my hands on this book!
Posted by: jayne | March 28, 2015 at 06:42 AM
I think the name of my favorite quilt is Wavelength ~ the mountain looking one. It makes me think of mountains reflecting in a lake.
I have to say that my least favorite color is purple, but I'm working through that and I've been using it lately.
Thank you for the chance to win this fab book!
Posted by: elsa | March 28, 2015 at 06:56 AM
I must have been given your share of the love of purple and you got my share of a love of teal. That said, your quilt came out lovely!
Posted by: Monique Belmer | March 28, 2015 at 07:45 AM
I would love to make this quilt from the book.
Thanks for the giveaway.
merryorganic@gmail.com
Posted by: Newbie Quilter Ferdal | March 28, 2015 at 08:20 AM
i would love to make lucy in the sky. thanks for the giveaway.
Posted by: carolyn montgomery | March 28, 2015 at 08:57 AM
This book looks fantastic. My favorite color is green.
Posted by: Donna W | March 28, 2015 at 09:21 AM
I liked all of your work but Flame caught my fancy. I am partial to red and all the colors made the quilt pop.
Posted by: Nancy Hilderbrand | March 28, 2015 at 09:40 AM
Like I need another quilting book, but I will probably end up buying this one if not chosen to win it. Thanks for the inspirationa and opportunity.
Posted by: Lee Taylor | March 28, 2015 at 11:12 AM
Love that Lucy in the Sky quilt!
Posted by: Katy | March 28, 2015 at 12:45 PM
I love love love the ducks in a row quilt, thanks for a chance to win!
Posted by: Greta | March 28, 2015 at 12:50 PM
I love all the quilts pictured from the book! It's been a long winter here in the Northeast…I especially love the dark/light play in Irish + and your version of it. Thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Naomi Raimon | March 28, 2015 at 02:10 PM
I just love the whole rainbow thing - I just today organized all my reels of ribbons into a rainbow formation! This book is going on my wish list - I cannot choose a favorite color!
Thx for the chance to win!
Liz
boltonia55@yahoo.com
Posted by: Elizabeth Bolton | March 28, 2015 at 03:16 PM
I love, love, love this book, and plan to buy it immediately if I don't win! The backstory about your friendship was just too funny! My favorite colors are green and purple but I love teal too.
Posted by: Lisa E | March 28, 2015 at 03:37 PM
Love the quilts in this book. I have a hard time working with black.
Posted by: Marianne | March 28, 2015 at 04:15 PM
I would love to make a quilt like yours. Teal is one of my favorites too!
Posted by: Karen A | March 28, 2015 at 04:21 PM
I really can't pick a favourite colour--I love them all. This book is perfect for someone like me who really needs to use all the colours.
Posted by: Judith | March 28, 2015 at 04:21 PM
I love your plus quilt- - it looks so perfect! This book looks like a must have :)
Posted by: Veronika | March 28, 2015 at 05:15 PM
I love your post! The candid shots from QuiltCon are so fun, and I appreciate your backstory regarding your relationship with purple. :-)
Posted by: Karen Seitz | March 28, 2015 at 06:29 PM
The Irish Plus quilt is my favorite!
Posted by: Mary on Lake Pulaski | March 28, 2015 at 09:12 PM
I love Becca's book! I can't decide which to make first, but maybe "The Impossible Rainbow" or "Monstar" or "Flame" or "Scattered" or "Rainbow Remix" or ... I just can't decide!
Posted by: Cathy M Winter | March 28, 2015 at 09:42 PM
Blue is my favorite color. Orange used to be my least favorite color -- especially the muddy oranges. These days I've been finding pretty oranges and, surprisingly, enjoy putting orange in my quilts.
Posted by: Ellee | March 29, 2015 at 04:01 AM
I seriously love all of the projects in Rebecca's amazing book but I think Rainbow Remix is my favourite & the one I'd start with. It really looks to be one of those incredible books full of fantastic projects where you want to make EVERYTHING in it! Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Posted by: Fran | March 29, 2015 at 04:13 AM
Color inspires me to create. Love all colors and fascinated by how combinations work to create mood, ideas and more. Thanks for the giveaway!
Posted by: Alice Ronne | March 29, 2015 at 06:06 AM
Rainbow is my favorite color! I love this book. Fingers crossed.
Posted by: Chiska | March 29, 2015 at 06:42 AM
I just love all the pics of the two of you! So cute!! I also love all things rainbow, except orange is what I currently struggle with. Used to be green... guess it changes over time. I want to make all of these quilts!! Thanks.
Posted by: crafty gramma | March 29, 2015 at 09:08 AM
This book looks like one that you make several projects from. The Flame quilt really calls to me and if I don't win a copy of the book looks like I'll have to buy it. You are not the only person out there who doesn't like purple, I don't either.
Posted by: Rina | March 29, 2015 at 09:12 AM
Your quilt is wonderful, I love the sheep fabric.
Posted by: Jen B | March 29, 2015 at 09:31 AM
Favorite color(s) - blues and greens and any shade of blue/green. Funny story - one of my sisters and I were looking at a wall of fabric - both of us said "I like this one" and pointed at the exact same fabric! And we're totally different in styles.
Posted by: Susan K | March 29, 2015 at 10:33 AM
There are so many of these that I'd love to try. Great inspiration!
Posted by: Tamie | March 29, 2015 at 07:27 PM
Are you serious?! Your teal/blue quilt is gorgeous! I still struggle with color gradation, this book could help me a lot. I am not crazy about orange but I will consider Beccas advice to consider a hue of that color. I am enjoying this blog tour!
Posted by: Anne | March 30, 2015 at 05:45 AM
I never could pick a favorite color! Rainbows it is for me! 💘
Posted by: Niechelle Wade | March 30, 2015 at 06:07 AM
I love the quilt on the book cover! And you've done such a great job with the teal quilt you made. Right now my favorite color is a shade somewhere between pink and red with a mix of yellow. Kinda like a sunset!
Posted by: Barb N | March 30, 2015 at 06:09 AM
love the quilts and patterns
Posted by: pam w | March 30, 2015 at 07:20 AM
Flame is the quilt that immediately appealed to me. Makes me want to pull out all the colors of the rainbow and "sew away".
Posted by: Laura | March 30, 2015 at 07:46 AM
I love the book. Favorite colors - from the size of their groups in my stash I'd say red and blue.
Posted by: Rochelle | March 30, 2015 at 08:54 AM
Absolutely love the Huckleberry Quilt. Just stunning. On my quilty bucket list for sure.
Posted by: Melissa | March 30, 2015 at 01:15 PM
I love all the quilts from her book that I've seen so far! It would be hard to decide which one to try first.
Posted by: Cathy Wilson | March 30, 2015 at 04:09 PM
Love the Wave Length quilt but as I see more from this book, I'm thinking I'll need to buy it! Thanks.
Posted by: Diane | March 30, 2015 at 04:51 PM
This looks like a book I need! I really love how you did that quilt in teals. It's fabulous! Thanks for the chance to win the book.
Posted by: Susan | March 30, 2015 at 09:13 PM
I NEED this book for my library so I can more blue quilts.
Posted by: Susan | March 30, 2015 at 10:39 PM
Lovely book! My favorite color is yellow.
Posted by: Anita | March 30, 2015 at 11:54 PM
Very nice I am enjoying this blog hop....I hate orange i find it hard to work with other then on halloween....
Posted by: Anna Lutz-Brown | March 31, 2015 at 12:25 PM
I'm a sucker for anything rainbow so these all just makes my heart sing :) Thank you for the chance to win.
Posted by: Vera | March 31, 2015 at 12:48 PM
I used to use mostly earth colors in the quilts I made but have branched out to brighter colors of reds, purples and teals in recent years.
Posted by: Lynn | March 31, 2015 at 12:48 PM
Ooooh I LOVE your quilt, beautiful!
Posted by: Christine Sherman | March 31, 2015 at 08:34 PM
Love the book images I have seen so far and your teal quilt is amazing. I am loving the plus pattern and have a serious stash of teal, so might have to try my hand at it too!
Posted by: Susan Grancio | March 31, 2015 at 10:25 PM