Hello and Welcome,
I am thrilled and nervous at the same time to kick off Melissa Corry’s Irish Chain Blog hop. Melissa has all kinds of fun things planned for this hop. Each day you will be visiting 2 different stops and I guarantee there will be so much color throughout.
Did you play with Pick Up Sticks as a kid? I found them quite challenging and spent hours balancing those little buggers. Melissa’s pick up sticks quilt is a realistic interpretation of thin colorful sticks balancing end to end throughout the quilt. Melissa used Carolyn Frielander’s collection which also gave this quilt an architectural feel.
I wanted to mix mine up and started with the classic colors of Red and White but was not to happy with my choices. I kept coming back to Melissa’s version. We have all agonized over color and fabrics, right? I wanted mine to look exactly like the one I saw, Exactly. Please tell me you have done that.
I did 15 jumping jacks to get my heart pumping and blood to the brain.
Then I decided I would do a positive – negative version of her quilt. I still wanted an architectural, yet almost industrial look so I went with an assortment of greys and used whites as my sticks.
My quilt top looks like steel buildings with reflective windows climbing the skyline.
If you squint at the picture above it almost looks robotic.
Squint again and there is a chunky plus sign shape that will be quilted as an overall design. I think this will give the quilt a sleek secondary look.
The fabrics are a combination of greys, whites and cremes from Amy Ellis and Zen Chic. They are so perfect for a quilt for a man in your life.
Hop on over to Fat Quarter Shop to see the quilt that Joceyln is making.
Check back every day as these talented quilters each share their Irish Chain.
Hop Intro
N Quilt – Natalia Bonner
Color Order – Jeni Baker
Creative Side – Amy Ellis
Kind of Wonderful – Jenny Pedigo
Story – Megan Jimenez
of a Quilter – Amy Smart
Pieced – Lee Heinrich
Quilts – Christa Watson
Cutting Table – Carrie Nelson
Miss Shabby – Corey Yoder
Lemons – Faith Jones
and Co. – Vanessa Christenson
Quilting Life – Sherri McConnell
This! – Jenny Wilding Cardon
Up & Grand Prizes
Melissa has some goodies lined up for her Grand Prize Giveaway
the blog hop along with the Charity Quilt Reveal. There are 2 super
fun grand-prize Giveaways with lots of fabric, books, and even a mini quilt. To enter the giveaway, they just
need to leave a comment on the MELISSA’s Intro Post. ( CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO MELLISSA’S POST TO ENTER.)
wow your quilt is wonderful. and as you say perfect for that special man in our lives.
yes I loved playing pick up sticks. it was challenging but fun.
Cute and I like your version.
Interesting quit using the positive/negative take on Melissa's pattern. Great quilt.
At first I thought you had a filter over the quilt but then I realized it was all greys and whites. Interesting.
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At first I thought you had a filter over the quilt but then I realized it was all greys and whites. Interesting.
rmgsummers@yahoo.com
I would have never thought to do a positive negative look….very interesting!
Very interesting take on the quilt pattern! Love it!!
At first I thought it was a black and white photo. Great contrast!
Lovely! Manly yes, but I like it too!
liking the low volume look of this one
HI, I LIKE IT!
THANKS FOR SHARING IN THE TOUR!
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Melissa's husband dubbed this design the most masculine one in the book. Your choice of colors really is great and I can see the masculine side of the design even more.
Entirely different than the one shown in the book! Great job.
I love the effect you got with black and white and grays, positive and negative. Wonderful quilt.
You did a great job with Melissa's pattern. It looks like a fun pattern too.
To be honest i like your version better than the original. I find it so hard to make 'manly' quilts! Thanks for the inspiration
What an amazing interpretation – hard to know that it is the same quilt pattern.
It is interesting to see how value changes the way a quilt looks.
Never made an Irish chain quilt but maybe someday. Fingers crossed. I didn't see what/how to enter on this (moda Lissa) blog.
Well that's different. I'm really liking it!
Perfect man quilt or a quilt for someone with a more industrial decor!! Love it!!!
I know several men who would love these
Very pretty quilt. I have never thought about putting these colors together in a quilt. My grandson would love this! Thanks for sharing.
Oh, perfect for the man cave
Love this !!! I think we are as excited as you.
I had to do a double take…I thought the first picture was a "grayscale" photo, but no, it's not. I love the fabric choice!!!
awesome!
Ooohh, I love your version.
Awesome quilt
Looks like a fun book!
I think it looks very masculine and I think those patterns are hard to find..
Your quilt is great! The fabrics you used make it look so different from the one Melissa made.
Your quilt is great! The fabrics you used make it look so different from the one Melissa made.
Wow you really stepped out of the box and it looks great
Great possibilities!
the dark and light fabric really work together. Love it. Thanks for sharing. slp.acp@gmail.com
the dark and light fabric really work together. Love it. Thanks for sharing. slp.acp@gmail.com
that's fabulous. agonizing over colour – nah, can't identify with that. 😉
That is really great and I'm sure it would be a perfect guy quilt. Nicely done.
Great version of this quilt. I have made several Irish chain variations but am anxious to try out a couple of these too! Thanks for the opportunity.
You did a great job with the lights and darks. It does have a zen feel to it and is great when you need a masculine quilt. My daughter painted the walls in a bedroom a maroonish red and I could see this quilt being set off beautifully. Thanks for sharing!
would love to win , thanks
I'm really in to the color gray right now and am collecting gray colored fabrics. Love your quilt