Triad of Color - Project Quilting Season 6 / Challenge 3: Orphan Blocks

Kim at Persimon Dreams hosts Project Quilting.

She announces a challenge (6 per season) and you have one week to create something quilty.

Prizes can be won and it's a great way to meet new blogging friends.

Challenge 3–Project QUILTING

UFOs and Orphan Blocks 

Triad of Color

The challenge:

An orphan block is defined as any block or piece of block that has not yet been put into a project.  (I have a lot of cutoff half square triangles, for example.)
You are encouraged to make something different than you had originally intended. 

1. You may add other fabrics, but the main part of your project should be from the UFOs or orphan blocks.
2. If you truly do not have any UFOs or orphan blocks email Kim:  lapaceksorchard {at} gmail {dot} com and she’ll assign you a random traditional quilt block to start with. 
3. Include a picture of the original UFO or orphan blocks with a picture of your final project. 
4. Every challenge piece must be a FINISHED project seen through from INCEPTION to COMPLETION during the challenge timeline. Each piece must stand alone as DONE to count toward prizes.
5. Your project does not need to be a traditional quilt, but must meet at least one of these requirements:
   1. Include patchwork.
   2. Include appliqué.
   3. Have 3 layers stitched together by hand or machine.
6. Your project must have a name.
7. Projects must be FINISHED and LINKED UP  by Sunday, February 8th at Noon, CST.  

I started with these leftover blocks and a box of strips

I've really been committing to using scraps this year and this challenge was perfect.

The triangle blocks were leftover from a quilt I made for Project Quilting Season 5:  

Triangle Confetti.

I reshaped the triangle blocks to have 5 sides (cutting corners) and added strips (wonky style) until I could cut a 16 1/2" block.

Then I pieced strips for the border by sewing scrap strips on a 5 1/2" strip of fabric.

Here it is before the quilting began:

And after a marathon of quilting and binding (I used leftover binding too!),

I present 

Triad of Color

My inspiration for the blocks -

triangle caution signs.

I wanted to soften all the sharp lines so the quilting is free motion meandering.

It's quick too.  wink....

I had the backing fabric in my stash which I felt was perfect with color and design 

and I've made it a goal to be better about labeling my quilts.

Triad of Color

UFOs and Orphan Blocks Challenge 3–Project QUILTING

Made by Carla in Dodge City, Kansas

http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com/

Size:  68" x 68"

Wonky patchwork, patchwork
Freemotion quilting
Fabric - a ton of scraps :)

You can see all the other challenge projects and vote for your favorites starting at noon central on

February 8, 2015

by clicking 

HERE.

Clicking on the little heart in the upper right hand corner counts as a vote.
Triad of Color is #58.

I thought I would share a behind the scene look at my photo shoot today.
Boy, was it windy....

Quilting photography in motion.

Have a great day!