Slow stitching....relaxing at the end

Heirloom Opal Bracelet is done!  I adore the colors and am very pleased with my finished wall hanging.  There's something very satisfying about hand sewing the binding.  Usually, I rip through binding and sew it completely on by machine but this one demanded quiet attention and sewing on by  hand.  Have you got a favorite piece of jewelry?  Maybe you could create a quilt around it.

Did I make you think of an opal?

love these binding clips...

slow and steady....

almost done....

Ahhhh.  Complete.  

Heirloom Opal Bracelet
31' x 21

Hope you've enjoyed watching the progress.  Onto something new....

The colors of an Australian Boulder Opal

These colors have always been my favorites.  My very favorite is green but purple, turquoise, and blues follow.  I think this photo is mesmerizing in the way the colors just melt from one to the next.  I am working on a project using my selection of colors from PBStudio fabrics.  My color group is called Heirloom Opal and I hope you'll see my vision.

I wanted to be able to capture the sparkle so I'm working in small pieces.  I've grown very fond of large HST's and such but I know the tiny tedious quarter square triangles and three quarter triangles will be the way to accomplish my goal.

This was one of my renditions but I've changed it since then and I'm much happier.  Follow me for the next few days as I create my Heirloom Opal design.....

Also - tomorrow (Tuesday, 3/20) is my turn at the Mad For Solids contest.  Check it out here and join in on the fun!!  And don't forget to vote for your favorite each day!

Mad For Solids contest

                                                       What are your favorite colors?

Happy St. Patty's Day!  I loved all the green!