Mosaic Tuesday - Delphinium Inspired {Quiltspiration 365}

Thanks to some of the lovely ladies over at Late Night Quilters I'm happy to introduce a new series of weekly posts I'm calling Mosaic Tuesdays (for lack of a better name at this point).  It's part of an effort we're calling quiltspiration365‬, intended to fulfill your every need when it comes to quilty inspiration 365 days a year.  You can find more posts about the series on Facebook and instagram using  #quiltspiration365 as well as links to the other posts this week below.  I'll be sharing color mosaics that inspire me, and hopefully you as well.  Feel free to use these to inspire your projects I just ask that you link back to the original color pallet post to give credit.  So without further adu...

Today's palette is inspired by the colors of delphinium.  I picked up a bouquet of delphinium at the grocery store late last week and have been captivated by the rich depth of colors of this simple flower.  Everything from deep indigo and violet up to the palest, lightest lavender and blue you could imagine.  And it's all accented by the various shades of green at the center of each flower.  Truly lovely!  I believe I have a new found appreciation for these deep colors.

Left to Right, Top to Bottom: 1. Shweshwe fabric from Da Gama Textiles, 2. Pastel Lavender Irish Chain Crib Quilt, 3. Market Samples, Market Patterns, 4. Squeeeeeeeeee!, 5. 4 Blue Violet - Surly Squares Bundle, 6. Clouds and sky quilt, 7. Clayton/Michelle Quilt, 8. do.Good Stitches - INSPIRE circle mini quilt swap, 9. Barn Quilt, 10. Indigo and Violet Garden Quilt , 11. Modern Baby Quilt , 12. Fat Quarter Stash Club, 13. Moda Quilt Blocks, 14. Blue and Violet Wedding Ring Quilt, 15. Blue and Gray Equilateral Triangles Crib Quilt, 16. Reserved Custom Order for TMP

Be sure to search for #quiltspiration365 for even more inspiration!

Mosaic Tuesday - Early Autumn {Quiltspiration 365}

Thanks to some of the lovely ladies over at Late Night Quilters I'm happy to introduce a new series of weekly posts I'm calling Mosaic Tuesdays (for lack of a better name at this point).  It's part of an effort we're calling quiltspiration365‬, intended to fulfill your every need when it comes to quilty inspiration 365 days a year.  You can find more posts about the series on Facebook and instagram using  #quiltspiration365 as well as links to the other posts this week below.  I'll be sharing color mosaics that inspire me, and hopefully you as well.  Feel free to use these to inspire your projects I just ask that you link back to the original color pallet post to give credit.  So without further adu...


Today's palette is inspired by the colors of early autumn.  The leaves are just starting to change here and for the most part everything is still green.  It even felt like summer again this weekend.  But the trees know that it's time for the bright mosaic of fall foliage.  The various shades of yellow, red, orange are starting to show.  Even some of the rich purple are just peaking out!  The trees are all bi-colored; starting to display their beautiful colors while still holding on the the lush greenness of summer.  I hope this mosaic inspires you to look around and appreciate the fleeting beauty of this season!

 Left to Right, Top to Bottom: 1. finished, 2. Kona® Cotton, Sweet Peas colorstory, 3. Modern Quilts Unlimited, 4. Emeralds and Ice Quilt - finished!, 5. 100 Modern Quilt Blocks: Month 7, 6. Orange and White Quilt, 7. Ellin Larimer: Fiber Artist - Junctions and Pajama Party Series, 8. Geometrics at Tokyo Quilt Festival 2012, 9. Totem, 10. SEPTEMBER COLOR SALE + NEW FABRIC , 11. Orange Range by Tomoko Tohno, 12. My first quilt: Modern green brick pattern, 13. A fabulous finish for Friday…, 14. Citron GREEN Orange GOLD Pure Elements Half Yard Bundle, 15. Halloween Quilt, 16. lily's quilt: done and done

The other posts from this week can be found here:

Kitty from Night Quilter brought us the first ever People Paletts for Color Inspiration Thursday

On Sunday, Artfully Caroline shares her Meditereanean Blue Inspiration

Be sure to search for the hashtag #quiltspiration365 for even more inspiration!

Mosaic Tuesday - Moth Inspired {Quiltspiration 365}

Thanks to some of the lovely ladies over at Late Night Quilters I'm happy to introduce a new series of weekly posts I'm calling Mosaic Tuesdays (for lack of a better name at this point).  It's part of an effort we're calling quiltspiration365‬, intended to fulfill your every need when it comes to quilty inspiration 365 days a year.  You can find more posts about the series on Facebook and instagram using  #quiltspiration365 as well as links to the other posts this week below.  I'll be sharing color mosaics that inspire me, and hopefully you as well.  Feel free to use these to inspire your projects I just ask that you link back to the original color pallet post to give credit.  So without further adu...

Today's palette is inspired by these cool, but somewhat creepy fabric moths by Yumi Okita.  There is another interesting blog post about them here.

This palette is made up of bold and dark aqua and teal offset by sharp yellows and various shades of pink.  Black and lots of white help to ground these otherwise flighty colors.  I think this could be fun as a grown-up version of a primary colored quilt (red, yellow, blue).  It would also be perfect for any nursery in my opinion.

 Left to Right, Top to Bottom: 1. Quilt Market Prep, 2. Low Volume Quilt, 3. Bee Blocks, 4. Modern Ombre Triangle Quilt, 5. Heart Mini Quilt, 6. Aqua and Yellow Zig Zag Quilt, 7. Lady of the Lake Quilt, 8. Churn Dash Block, 9. Baby Quilt for Lizzie, 10. Pink Houses , 11. Ocean Waves, 12. Star Bright Quilt, 13. Ric-Rac Style Quilt Top, 14. Bluebird Park Bicycle Fabric, 15. Modern Quilt Blocks, 16. A Little Low Volume

The other posts from this week can be found here:

Kitty from Night Quilter brought us Color Inspiration Thursday

On Wednesday, Brenna shared how her love of textiles inspires her quilting
On Friday, Cheryl shares some inspiration from the fair

Be sure to search for the hashtag #quiltspiration365 for even more inspiration!

Around the World Blog Hop - Day 2

I was tagged two weeks ago in the Around the World Blog Hop by two fabulously talented ladies: Chelsea @ Patch the Giraffe and Leanne @ Devoted Quilter.  You can see their posts from that week here and here.  I had the please of meeting both Chelsea and Leanne through the New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop earlier this year and will be working with both of them further in the Round Trip Quilts round robin bee this coming year.  You can read my post here.

I nominated the following lovely ladies.  Be sure to hop over and check out their posts for the Blog Hop in the links below.

Amy Friend of During Quiet Time.  Amy is a prolific quilter and quilt blogger.  You may know her from the To Boston With Love project or from her new Little House on the Prairie Sew along.  Amy's blog was one of the first I started following when I found the online quilting community.  And over time, her work has never ceased to amaze me!

Amy's Around The World Blog Hop Post

Hilary of Young Texan Mama is one of my very first online quilting friends.  We met through multiple Flickr block swaps.  Between juggling a young son and a quilt blog, Hilary is always working on something!  Her cross-stitch work is so cute and her quilts are always stunning.  Hilary was also recently accepted as a contestant in Sew-vivor 3: Quilter's Edition.

Hilary's Around The World Blog Hop Post

Karin of Leigh Laurel Studios is another New Hampshire native!  I met Karin through the New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop though I'd been following her blog for some time before hand.  I love Karin's use of saturated colors.  Her quilts are so full of life and so fun.  She's also started releasing patterns.  Her Fruit Ninja quilt is sure to be stunning! Karin also has a prolific collection of tutorials on her blog as well!

Karin's Around The World Blog Hop Post