Thursday, March 20, 2014

2014 Pantone Color of the Year Quilt Challenge - Just in time!


Like most quilters I know, I have a fairly long list of things I'd like to do.....Things I should do....Things I need to do. Sewing projects and otherwise.

The 2014 Pantone Color of the Year Quilt Challenge was not on any of my lists.

If you aren't familiar with Pantone, it's a company that has a standardized color matching system that is used in many industries. Each year they select a "Color of the Year".  For 2014, the Color of the Year is Radiant Orchid.


It's a nice color, but I don't sew much with purple. And I have very little of it in my stash. So, again, no plan to participate in this challenge.

Until I started chatting with my friend Jamie about what she was making for the Pantone Quilt Challenge. Her favorite color is purple, so I had no doubt she'd be participating. With a little nudge from Jamie, I decided to jump in.

Luckily, the challenge includes the category "Just the Top". Very fortunate for me since the deadline is tomorrow and I finished my quilt top about an hour ago! (Basting, quilting, and binding will happen sometime in the near future.)

Here is my entry.....

It measures approximately 37" x 37". I've tried to come up with a name for it, but haven't found quite the right one yet. It'll come to me, sooner or later.

I took my inspiration from the "Swirling Medallion Quilt" in Jacquie Gering's book Quilting Modern. After following her pattern, I thought that the light stripey fabric in the outside diamond just got lost, so I added another row of the wonky triangles. I'll be using that stripey fabric for bias binding and needed to give it a little punch, hence the Orchid border.


Linking up for the Challenge at On the Windy Side.

7 comments:

One English Teacher said...

This quilt is gorgeous.Your design choices of the extra border of wonky triangles and the orchid border were brilliant.

Marci Girl said...

I really like it, especially the background color with the purples! So pretty!

Kris said...

This is so fun. I am working on that exact layout after taking Jacquies class last week. I like yours way better. Lovely.

✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾ said...

Gorgeous! I like the Kona cactus background, it really makes the purples pop! You did an awesome job getting it into the lineup in time. The voting is already open so I cast a vote for you in your category.

Am L said...

Love your radiant orchid quilt top! I had a top planned, but March was just too busy. This is really fabulous!

Anne said...

I love that stripey fabric, so I'm glad you added the extra border to help it show up more! Loving the green with the orchid color as well, such a great combination! Beautiful design!

Adrianne @ On the Windy Side said...

Yes - I LOVE that final border! Really great quilt, with bold colour choices and a lovely modern design full of movement.