May 2012 Color Palette Challenge – FMQ Challenge – Alzheimer’s Art Quilt THE YUM YUM TREE
Posted By drsao on June 1, 2012
Everyone once in awhile I think our “creative energies” ebb and flow. Mine have been in SLOW MOTION GEAR for a bit…..but I did manage to finish my personal monthly challenge – at the last minute…..LOL. In case you are new to my blog, I challenged myself to make a quilt a month to donate to the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative…..AAQI. Since I also wanted to participate in the Vicki Welsh/Judy Laquidara 2012 Palette Challenge and Sew Cal Gal’s 2012 Free Motion Quilting Challenge – I decided to combine the three into one monthly project.
Sew Cal Gal's Free Motion Quilting Challenge
Here is my Vicki Welsh Color Palette Challenge Mini Quilt – THE YUM YUM TREE – for May, 2012 – from the CANDY PHOTO that Judy Laquidara posted on her website at Patchworktimes.com. The candy photo below provided the colors that we were to use in our project.
May 2012 Vicki Welso Color Challenge Palette
Here is my May 2012 Color Challenge – THE YUM YUM TREE….
The Yum Yum Tree Front
The Yum Yum Tree Back
My 12-year old Grandangel, Sarah, has been extremely interested in these monthly challenges and has provided the inspiration/idea for the last two quilts. There are little flowers on this tree and a lollipop in the middle! I included Sarah’s picture below in her dance recital costume…..she has two performances on Saturday, June 2 – and I am so excited to watch her dance (she has been dancing since she was 3!)
Grandangel Sarah - Quilt Design Inspiration
The FMQ expert for this month was Leah Day – and here is her challenge.
The stitching doesn’t show up too well (and that is a GOOD THING since I am a TOTAL BEGINNER when it comes to FMQ!) This photo is taken of the back of THE YUM YUM TREE QUILT! But FIRST I will show you what it should have looked like! 🙂
Leah Day suggested two different patterns – a double stipple and a stipple with railroad tracks.
Leah Day's Double Stipple
Leah Day's Railroad Stipple
sao’s attempt at Leah Day’s Double Stipple…..
FMQ May Challenge 2012
Love it! I think this is a perfect title for this piece.
You met your challenges, rose to the occasion and all I have to say is I love yum yum! Great job!
Very creative! You’ll need to listen to that grandaughter of yours!
Your Yum Yum tree is fabulous! Thanks for joining in on the color palette challenge.
I love your yum yum tree. A fab use of those palette colours 🙂