Fiery Solids

Happy Needle and Thread Thursday, ya'll!  Well, my wild thing started school on Monday, and I am happy to report that my sewjo is back in full swing.  Apparently, all I needed was a little color inspiration to get my creativity flowing, and it started with a bundle of the most luscious Kona Solids.

This quilt started with a gorgeous Kona collection called Birds of Paradise that I picked up at Quilt Market in May.  It is not available in shops just yet, but you will be able to get it in just a couple of weeks.  

The bundle contains twelve colors- School Bus, Kumquat, Tangerine, Flame, Red, Watermelon, Pomegranate, Sangria, Bordeaux, Berry, Eggplant, and Midnight.  Then, I added four additional colors from my stash (shown on boards in the photo above)- Corn Yellow, Papaya, Poppy, and Melon.  When design inspiration struck, I didn't think to get a pretty picture of these solids in natural light before cutting into them, so not all of them are showing "true," which is why I definitely wanted to list them out for you.


I tend to gravitate toward cooler colors much more often, but, I love all of the warmth in this quilt.  I picked up the backing fabric from my LQS (and I'm super excited about it), so I just need to get this quilt basted and then I can start quilting it.  In case you're wondering, I will be writing the pattern for this one, so stay tuned.

Last week's party was full of amazing work (as it always is).  This precious bird quilt is by Karen at Quilts...etc.  Y'all, this quilt is hand quilted and it is so fantastic, so be sure to check out her close-ups.

Shannon at The Flemings Nine linked up her pretty Poolside quilt.

This Double Take quilt is by Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts- love it!

This quilt by Sew Preeti Quilts is made with all of her orphan blocks.  Isn't it super cute?

And finally, this Stacked Squares quilt is by Something Rosemade.  I never seem to tire of the fun 3D illusion in this pattern, and these fabrics are just lovely.

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