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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Monochromatic 2 - Jay Dodds

    The theme this round is titled "Monocromatic"..using only one (mono) color (chroma) to create the quilt.  I love this theme; I love working in Monochromatic! Our designated size for the quilts is 11.5" by 16.5" so that is a bit restrictive.  All of my quilts in the past for AQATW have been vertical in design but somehow this one turned out to be horizontal. And, after I completed it, I thought it would also satisfy the theme of a few times ago which I missed...a song title!
Monochromatic / "'Eye' land in the Stream"!
And the song title,  "Island(s) in the Stream" is an old country/western song by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.  Many times while I am creating, something will tap a song into my mind.  My little square on my quilt reminded me of an eye; the wavy lines, ripples in water...also inspired by my chosen color, blue.  Putting it all together while the song is running non stop through my thoughts...my title...with a little adjustment of spelling, etc.! So I have linked the song for you to a Youtube rendition...enjoy!
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10 comments:

  1. Susan TurneyOctober 1, 2014 at 1:14 AM

    I love it and I love your thought process! :)

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  2. Marty MasonOctober 1, 2014 at 6:45 AM

    Great song, great interpretation of both themes.

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  3. Lizz PloppertOctober 1, 2014 at 7:10 AM

    You punster, you! Like the quilt - like the thinking behind it!

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  4. Neroli HendersonOctober 1, 2014 at 9:14 PM

    Looks great Jay, love the movement from the horizontal lines and the way you've tied it back in to cover two themes!

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  5. artsychickquilts.blogspot.comOctober 1, 2014 at 10:31 PM

    I love your color choice, the movement in the piece and the nice variation of fabrics!! :)

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  6. RobbieOctober 1, 2014 at 10:51 PM

    Yes, I agree!! Now I won't get that song out of my head all day! Ha. Nicely done!

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  7. Fleur MaddernOctober 1, 2014 at 11:51 PM

    Agh -Ha!
    Your quilt have lovely light and movement, very nicely done Jay.

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  8. Shruti DandekarOctober 16, 2014 at 10:42 PM

    Love it!!! Blue is my favorite color!!!

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  9. RobynOctober 19, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    Very creative combination of two challenges in this quilt. I am always drawn to a blue quilt and love any song penned by the brothers Gibb. Great job Jay.

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  10. SueNovember 15, 2014 at 8:55 AM

    Great movement love the 'play' on the song title.

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