September always feels like a new year to me and with the MQG announcing a Special Exhibit of Temperature Quilts at QuiltCon 2022 in Phoenix, this is a fantastic time to start my very own.
I love fall weather and it's a very inspiring time to start a Temperature Quilt here in Canada. The days are sociable. The nights are cool for sleeping. The skies show a picture of pretty clouds and the colours of blue.
The warm, cold, colder, and coldest fluctuations during the course of a year in Canada are extreme. This is going to create a fantastic colour story on the quilt top.
Weather in Calgary always involves a look at the Sky, so I am adding this element to my Temperature Quilt.
It started with a sketch.
My plan is to Improv these blocks. They will measure 5" cut. The angle of the sky portion is important to the improv so that not too many seams have to line up when piecing the finished blocks together.
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Then a decision about what colours felt warm and cold (and colder and coldest!).
Yes, that -30C and lower is a real thing people! Eeek.
Not really looking forward to that part of the year.
Putting the written palette to fabrics.
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September 1 - Block 1 of 365. 5" Square.
Day 1: September 1, 2020
High: 26 C
Low: 5 C
Sky: A mix of Cloud and Sun
If you would like to use my design for your own Temperature Quilt
please hashtag #melaniestemperaturequilt.
Thank you for checking in, Melanie
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I can't wait to see this completed! I can't even imagine -30C. At least it will provide some color variation. I'm not a quilter, but I think one from my neck of the woods (SF Bay Area) would not be nearly as interesting as yours.
ReplyDelete...and I couldn't even bring myself to put a colour in for -40! I like your comment. Thank you for taking the time, Melanie
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