Design Wall Monday

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  Finally got a chance to start working on my color palette challenge.  This was our inspiration for the challenge -


And this is what I came up with on EQ6 - the borders will be a different color than the orange shown ...I couldn't figure out how to import fabric, and I have a nice piece of stripes that will work -
I started on the green/yellow blocks first - color is horrible in the photo - IRL is much better.  It's making up very quickly with this ruler I have - pretty darn neat - might have to try a more complicated look with my stash of batiks one day.  Doubtful I get this done by the end of May - but I did get a good start on it today - and we still have another weekend left in the month !
To see what others are working on this week - check out Judy's Blog at Patchwork Times

Comments

sue said…
This a great design for the color palette challenge! I am saving my money for EQ!
May 21, 2012 at 5:44 AM
Vicki H. said…
Looks great! I haven't figured out how to import a fabric either into EQ. I think the color pallete challenge looks like fun but I haven't jumped in...too much on my plate right now but maybe soon.
May 21, 2012 at 8:24 AM
Gari in AL said…
Wow, you won't have any trouble waking up with that quilt. And what a great use of the color challenge.
May 24, 2012 at 5:13 AM
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