1000 Pyramids of Color and a Giveaway

Welcome to my Kona Solids Hop post. Many thanks to Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt and Carol of Just Let Me Quilt for keeping us in line. These hops are ONLY possible because of the partnership of our fearless leaders. And a big shout-out to my friend Jeannine (which you will see why at the bottom of the post).

I tried to limit myself to just a little bit of fabric to force my brain to get creative. I have way too many large quilts; something small is easy to start - and finish.

(I was just notified that my little quilt made for this hop was picked up by a magazine for their summer issue, so there won't be a tutorial. Sorry!)

Just a little color, that's all I wanted. While I love the sunrise, it's the sunsets that have my favorite hues!

A set of  Kona charm squares in the Sunset Colorway

Sliced off a strip from each 5" square. (I do hate those pinked edges, don't you? I know why they do this - prevents raveling, but hey - is it the peak or the valley for measuring a 1/4" seam?)

Ordered from Quilt Taffy again - she had exactly what I needed

Now, why did I slice a piece off? Hmmm. Check out the finished quilt below . .

I used a 60 degree ruler to cut these triangles and combined them with Kona Snow fabric.

Did I ever tell you I was a high school math teacher? I have no aversion to math; in fact, I love it all. Give me a formula - ask me to divide and multiply. Figure out angles. I'm in heaven. On to my story..
And, how does it all look together? Remember those cutaways? They are my border.

Facets of Color - my way (yes, not 1,000 pyramids, but close?)

 I took the little bits of leftovers from cutting the triangles and made this:

Combined the little cutaways from the Thousand Pyramids triangles

Added some more Snow and Color triangles

Don't you love how even little bits of fabric can become something awesome?!!

I have enough leftovers to make 6 of these blocks. They are 11-1/2" high. I'll keep you posted.

I agonized for 2 weeks about the quilting. I wanted something "modern". I told my friend Jeannine and she offered her Bernina walking foot, which fits my faithful Bernina 1230. What can I say? except THANK YOU, JEANNINE. This was truly amazing. No folds, no pleats, no wrinkles - and it lies flat. Yes, I teach free motion quilting (which I only do on my Pfaff 2144 and I get marvelous results), but this was a fun thing to do on my Bernina.

Facets of Color from the back of the quilt

Thousand Pyramids is a traditional pattern that I've made several times. That is the name of this Kona quilt. What do my other quilts look like?

Bright Triangles with Dragonflies Border

 

Zig Zag Safari baby quilt with matching pillows

What's my giveaway? A set of 3 half-yard cuts in a sunset color, a sunrise color and a neutral white background:

Just leave me a comment telling me whether you prefer sunrises or sunsets. That's all. If you're a no-reply blogger, make sure I have your email address (not a link to a web page or blog page). Contest is over January 22 (Wednesday) at midnight.

And now let's see what my fellow bloggers are up to today!

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