Novembers challenge for the Valley Modern Quilt guild, otherwise knows as ValleyMQG was fire. I wanted to do something very different from the needle turn appliqué that I did for the first challenge.
So I pulled out my Accuquilt die for half square triangles and a whole lot of scrap fabric and got to work. There are many ways to create half square triangles. I must say that using the die cutter is great when you want to just dive into scraps. I also realized that to create the flame, I’d be best off setting them on point.
I love building up a design as I go, center flame blue, some white around it, then yellow and red. I’ve seen different images of a flame, this is the color sequence I went with. I also cut the bottom straight as soon as I could. Made it easier on my eyes.
I was working with what I have, finding black fabrics in my stash wasn’t easy. I didn’t want to use solid fabric, those that look solid are simply cut where there wasn’t a print. Sure I could have gone and bought some grey on black prints – but part of the challenge I put on myself was only use what I have!
Artistic draping over rock. I have some better close ups of the quilting.
I tried to quilt flame shapes in the flame itself.
And smoke in the dark background. With busy prints it isn’t noticeable, but I know.
Finished quilt.
And on display with others at the guild meeting. I’m pleased with the quilt, I don’t love it like I do the water one, I have no idea what I’ll do with it. I think I’ll hang water somewhere in the house, this one isn’t getting hung anywhere. As much as I enjoyed the challenge, I don’t love it enough to hang anywhere. Not everything I make needs to be used. Sometimes the journey is enough.