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My Photo Stash – Mini Quilt (Magnificent Sunset)

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Hello everyone!

I am really excited to be back, I am typing exactly as I'm speaking because I cannot control the excitement.

Last time I wrote here, I shared with you my new source of inspiration. If you want to read that story again, or if you haven't read it please CLICK HERE.

I took all those beautiful fabrics in bright colours and I started playing around to create a mini quilt for the wall.

Here are the fabrics because: VIBRANT!

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I confess I did a bit of pre-design on the computer, but actually when I started placing things in real life I liked it even more. Here is a photo I took with my phone while I was placing pieces around:

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Quilting police: please don't come after me, I am just a girl standing in front of some beautiful fabric with extreme happiness to create the things I see in my mind. Having said that here is a close up of my baby:

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I decided to knot it instead of quilting it because I was sewing at home and Lolita Jazz, my sister's cat (also my goddaughter), lives by the machine. This way I could do it in my room. I also love knotted quilts, they have this nostalgia and calm-process feeling. I would be happy making knots all day, drinking tea by the fire because I like corny. I'm looking for corny in my life (this is a reference to the movie The Holiday).

Here is the final project:

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I wouldn't normally gravitate toward these colours. I stick to primary red, jet black and crisp white, but I had to do it. That photo (also framed on the table) and its tones inspired me SO MUCH. 

Because of that, I am doing a giveaway of the Pure Elements I used here, hoping it will also inspire many of you to create.

To enter, please leave a comment below telling me about a photo that moves you and the kind of project it will inspire you to make. I will choose my favourite before the year ends and then contact the winner so that she/he will get new fabric for the NEW YEAR!

I wish all of you the happiest times during the holidays, may you share many laughs and enjoy time together with your loved ones. We don't need as many gifts as we are made to believe, but we do need present moments (without phones). If we are going to have gifts may they be intentional and made with love.

As always: ROCK N' SEW!

Lauv

 *** GIVEAWAY CLOSED ***

The stories I chose are from: Rosemary Bolton & Pat Anderson

Thanks to everyone for sharing, may we share & create more this 2019

 

36 responses to “My Photo Stash – Mini Quilt (Magnificent Sunset)”

  1. Kristel Avatar
    Kristel

    This is really beautiful! I have a picture I wish I could share with you of a pool of water on a mountain, which is this perfect aqua blue surrounded by grey and white stone and there’s a few unusual splashes of colour – a bright yellow gold and a sunrise in the background – and it’s so stunning but I’ve never quite figured out how to translate the colour scheme into fabric.

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  2. Kristel Avatar
    Kristel

    Found it online.. I’m hoping this link will work: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/2014/12/ijen-crater-sulfur-lake/ So gorgeous!

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  3. Lynda Hermann Avatar
    Lynda Hermann

    I tend to gravitate to modern art as well as art deco designs – I think I would go that route – maybe even a stained glass effect?

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  4. Laura M Avatar
    Laura M

    Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for creating! Love those bright colours. I am also inspired by photos of sunrises and sunsets, loving the intensity of the colours. it’s always a gift if I am looking out the window just as all the glorious colour of a sunrise or sunset glimmers.

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  5. Anne Avatar
    Anne

    Love your colors and quilt! I need more mini quilts in my life. With that being said, I’m going to look through my photos of trips to Italy and France. I know there are some I can use as inspiration for color and design.

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  6. Sandy F. Avatar
    Sandy F.

    I have a fallen leaves photo with some unusual colors. I haven’t made anything based on it, but it’s a reminder to look closely at things.

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  7. Barbara Opett Avatar
    Barbara Opett

    I Love how your Mini Quilt came out!! It will be a great reminder for you to slow down and enjoy these beautiful sunsets we have here in Florida. Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas full of Love and of course Beautiful AGF. I love using Pure Elements with prints. I have not had a chance to use only them by themselves yet.

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  8. Janie Avatar
    Janie

    My husband took a beautiful sunset photo at the Grand Canyon many years (and anniversaries) ago. Now that I am retired, I finally am able to spend quality time with my sewing machine. Art Gallery fabrics are beautiful and a dream to quilt with. Your quilt pulls your space together— it looks great! Thanks for further inspiration!

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  9. LeAnn Hileman Avatar
    LeAnn Hileman

    I have a photo of a barn in Missouri that I am making into an art quilt right now! I love these solids!

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  10. Caryn S Avatar
    Caryn S

    I love the brightness of your mini quilt and it makes me want to make one.

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  11. Carolyn Montgomery Avatar
    Carolyn Montgomery

    i had a lot of blocks made of batiks in shades of blue, lilac, yellow, and orange; a friend posted a pic on fb of a central texas sunset and i realized my blocks were the same colors as that sunset. i put the blocks together with darks at the top and the lighter ones in the middle and bottom. i named my quilt “central texas sunset.

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  12. Kathy Cummings Avatar
    Kathy Cummings

    Thank you for your beautiful creation!!!
    When I saw @maureencracknells first collection Wild and Free, I was inspired to create a whole quilt of flying geese!!! So I bought her collection ( the only collection I ever bought) and designed my own pattern!!!
    It’s on my bed!!!
    “ Southern Migration “!!!

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  13. Janie McCombs Avatar
    Janie McCombs

    I love Montana, that being said I would make a quilt of the mountains.

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  14. Rosemary Bolton Avatar
    Rosemary Bolton

    Wow, Lauv, this is pretty nice. I adore the colors. This is really pleasing to look at. Perfect wall art.

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  15. Rosemary Bolton Avatar
    Rosemary Bolton

    Ooops I forgot to add. I have a photo of my parents together shortly after WW2, when they met at a WMCA Christian group. They look like movie stars.
    I would love to make a beautiful quilt that reminds me of the clothing they are wearing, and the colors that would be around them (the photo is black and white) Quite attractive those two were

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  16. Pat Anderson Avatar
    Pat Anderson

    I don’t want to be Debbie Downer, but the photos that have moved me lately are of the devastation in the Panhandle of Florida. I haven’t lived here long, but I joined a group of wonderful ladies determined to make quilts for the people who have lost their homes and belongings in the Panhandle area…I’ve never experienced a hurricane like Hurricane Michael and I have felt compelled to help this group (Quilt Blessings for the Panhandle) on Facebook. If I were to win this fabric, it would go straight to the group to make more quilts for their planned deliveries in January and February. They delivered over 700 quilts last Saturday! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  17. Kristin Avatar
    Kristin

    Beautiful colors remind me of tropical flowers from Mexico! It is a nice escape from the cold winter!

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  18. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    That is really gorgeous, Kristel! I am sure the author of this photograph would be so honoured to know it inspired you to create, and you’re right it is so good with all the neutrals and then happy pops of colour!

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  19. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    I love the stained glass effect! I would love to see how a photo inspires that. Thank you, Lynda!

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  20. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Thank you, Laura! It really makes me happy to hear how you’re aware of the GIFT that it is to see these sunrises and sunsets. I love them. I had never used them as inspiration for colour. It’s one of those things that I love to see but that doesn’t particularly resonate with my personal style. I’m glad I did it, and hopefully it will inspire you in your own creations.

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  21. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    I’m sure of it, Anne! Photos of Italy and France?! Whaaaat. I’m eager to see the result of those amazing minis.

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  22. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Sandy, I haven’t seen this photo but it automatically transported me to a cozy autumn landscape. I’m glad it reminds you of something essential. Thank you for sharing!

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  23. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Thank you so much, Barbara! Happy holidays to you as well, and I’d love to see how the Floridan sunsets inspire your creative process.

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  24. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Thank you, Janie! Ahhh the Grand Canyon, what a vast source of inspiration for colours and shapes and textures! I’m glad this is inspiring you and reminding you of this trip with your husband <3

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  25. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    LeAnn! An art quilt?!?! That is amazing. I’ve always admired the patience of those who create art quilts based on photos. So precise, so intricate. I’d love to see the result.

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  26. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Thank you so much, Caryn! That is my main purpose here! To inspire you to take charge and bring all those quilty ideas in your head to reality.

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  27. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    What an awesome story, Carolyn! I’m sure your friend was happy about how those things connected. I’d love to see the quilt!

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  28. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Kathy! Thank you for your comment. Of course it makes me glad to hear that one of our collections inspired you so much, and I hope we continue to do so! I’d love to see the quilt you designed!

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  29. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Thank you, Janie! Montana is on my list of places to visit and if it inspires you so much, I’m sure it’s beautiful!

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  30. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Rosemary! First, thank you so much, I’m glad you like it. And wow! What a great story about the photo of your parents. I could almost see the photo with your description and it is truly amazing that you too can see colours in this black and white photo. Thank you for sharing.

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  31. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Hey Pat! Don’t think you’re being a debbie downer! On the contrary, it is beautiful to me that instead of complaining (like a debbie downer would), you’re doing something to better it, so THANK YOU for that!

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  32. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    Ohhh Kristin, in my world, “Mexico” is a magic word. I’d really love to see which Mexican landscape you’d translate into a project :). Thank you for sharing!

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  33. Michelle Jensen Avatar
    Michelle Jensen

    My husband and I live in our RV. We are currently in Mesa, AZ for three months. We love the deserts. The sunsets are unreal. I also love the play of the earth and the cacti. The photo montage grows each day as I try to capture the majesty of it all. The RV place we are staying at for 3 months has a very active quilting group and they have created a challenge to create a block based on your initials. Mine are MJ. So I created Mesa Jewel. It is an improve curved background in tones of the earth here with a paddle cactus in sage/lavender. It’s gone from “let’s make a block” to “that has to become a whole quilt”. I love your mini. I am drawn to bright to colors and it perfectly captures your inspiration photo. Thank you for sharing and inspiring me!

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  34. Sharon Aurora Avatar
    Sharon Aurora

    Pictures of the ocean, pictures of mountains, pictures of children, pictures of nature of any kind are the kinds of pictures that inspire me to create.

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  35. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    That is awesome, Michelle! Living on the road must be magical, and the desert! I love that you went from making a block to a quilt, I’d love to see it! Happy 2019!

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  36. Lauv Avatar
    Lauv

    That is great, Sharon, letting inspiration in is key. Happy 2019!

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