Thursday, July 4, 2013

The Quilt Test



Sometimes I want to make a quilt for someone who isn't sure what they want. This is a fun way to figure it out. 


Choose a fairy tale princess:
Fiona
Red Riding Hood
Rapunzel
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Belle 


Choose an element:
Fire
Water 
Earth 
Air 

RESULTS:

Fiona - Scrap Log Cabin

  • Fire - Orange, red, and pink on one half, shades of navy on the other
  • Water - Blues on one half, greens on the other
  • Earth - Browns on one half, blues on the other
  • Air - whites on one half, blues on the other


 Red Riding Hood - Basket quilt

  • Fire -  Red baskets on a yellow background
  • Water - Navy baskets on a white background
  • Earth - Floral baskets on a cream or green background
  • Air - Multi colored scrap baskets on a light gray background


 Rapunzel - Braided quilt

  • Fire - Red scrap braided quilt
  • Water - Blue scrap braided quilt
  • Earth - Multicolored scrap in medium tones
  • Air - Shades of light blue, yellow, white scraps  




Cinderella - Churn dash or Chunky churn dash quilt

  • Fire - Orange, red, yellow, and brown on a sky blue background
  • Water - Gold and navy on a white background
  • Earth - Floral on a green background
  • Air - True navy and light blue on a white on white background


Snow White - Whole cloth quilt 
  • Fire - orange
  • Water - blue
  • Earth - green
  • Air - white

Sleeping Beauty - Lone Star quilt
  • Fire - Orange, red, and gold on a navy background
  • Water - Shades of blue and green on a white background
  • Earth - Greens on a floral background
  • Air - White prints on a navy background 


Belle - Baltimore Album quilt
  •  Fire - Aunt Millies quilt
  • Water - Conway Album quilt
  •  Earth - Country Cousin
  • Air - Springtime memories and backyard fun


 








2 comments:

  1. What a fun way to design a quilt. Do you have pictures of the ones you've completed using this method? If so, I'd love to see them.

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  2. Did you say completed? I'm posting some Fiona (fire and earth) quilts which are In Progress :-).

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