I made the baby version. Rene's instructions and illustrations are very straightforward, well-written and easy to understand. The best part is that there are very few seams you have to match up.
It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I love working with solids. I found my inspiration with some solid scraps and the color wheel that my husband, Mark, keeps in his fused glass studio.
When choosing the colors, I just went around the color wheel, choosing first hue, or the clear colors at the top, then the tint--the color with white added, then skipped down to the bottom to the shades--the color with black added. That gave me enough to go all the way around. For the center spokes I had a rainbow jelly roll of tone-on-tone prints.
Monday, January 21 - Katie at KT Quilts
Tuesday, January 22 - Michele at Nostalgic Cafe
Wednesday, January 23 - Cindy at Live a Colorful Life --you're here today!
Thursday, January 24 - Michelle at Frustrated Quilter
Friday, January 25 - Stephanie at Peas in a Pod
Monday, January 28 - Terri at Terri's Notebook
Tuesday, January 29 - Doris at Made by a Brunnette
Wednesday, January 30 - Mary at Mary on Lake Pulaski
Thursday, January 31 - Shelly at Prairie Moon Quilts
Friday, February 1 - back to Rene' at Rene' Creates
Beautiful quilt and your segue into inviting posts is perfect. Wishing for a world more full of peace and for quilters more piece! lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique way to make a color wheel, Cindy! Rene's pattern is so clever.
ReplyDeleteI like your use of more solid appearing colors.
ReplyDeleteLovely?!! It's no secret I am a big fan if the rainbow, so of course I love your quilt. Remember, don't count me!! I've already won!!! Isn't Rene' great?!
ReplyDeleteThe solids are wonderful. Love how you put them all together. Don't enter me, I tested too. Just wanted to drop by and see your beauty.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors!
ReplyDeleteGreat plan with the colours (don't enter me though please, as I've so much on I'm unlikely to ever get to it)
ReplyDeleteI am loving the solid in blues, greens, aquas and grey right now.
ReplyDeleteShawn
Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cindy for testing the peace pattern. Your Peace Around the Color Wheel quilt is just brilliant! I love how you used colorful solids around the outside and tone on tone colored prints in the middle. It's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet color wheel Peace Quilt Cindy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love your colour progression, Cindy!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful pattern and i love your version.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I always love how you use solids. Very cute profile picture!!
ReplyDeleteoh, what a fantastic quilt. Love your version!
ReplyDeleteLove the pattern and your version of it! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful and I love the color wheel idea.
ReplyDeleteYour Peace Baby quilt is so fun! Love the color wheel idea. It's been fun seeing the variety others are making for Rene's blog hop. It was a great pattern to test, wasn't it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work!
ReplyDeleteAmanda Rose
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Oh Cindy I love your solids version! Gorgeous! My friend and I had a 'peace club' when we were in 5th grade - she lives in the US but we're still great friends after all this time. I would love to make her one of those quilts :) XX
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, Cindy! I knew you would do something striking and I figured it would be with solids! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThat is just so you. It's beautiful - I love seeing what everyone's been doing with Rene's pattern!
ReplyDeleteLove your rainbow version! I think it's great that the pattern has so many sizes, especially the baby peace...too cute :)
ReplyDeleteI love your take on Rene's pattern! The colours and design match perfectly!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love it! Looks like a fun quilt to make :o)
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! Few seams to match up really talks my language!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful done in the solids!
ReplyDeleteI really love this quilt pattern! I like how you incorporated the color wheel into the design. Great job.
ReplyDeletelike your use of the color wheel! as always, my fav color combo is green [any green] and light silver grey. and since i love my olfa circle cutter, i'd make this fabulouse pattern in circles of green on a silver grey background, baby size, or lap quilt size. thanx for the chance to win a copy of the pattern.
ReplyDeleteOh I love a good rainbow! Beautiful, Cindy!
ReplyDeleteI adore your rainbow version! Very cool! I tend to be drawn to aqua, lime and gray but am itching to do something "rainbow-y". Because that surely is a word, lol! Thanks for a chance!
ReplyDeleteNot entering the giveaway, but I just had to pop in and say that your interpretation of Rene's pattern is fantastic. Love how you did the colors!
ReplyDeleteCindy - I love, love, love your peace quilt. You continue to amaze and inspire me with your use of solids. Beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt. I love the symbol and the colors! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely color wheel version of Peace! For color combinations, I usually fall in love with any cute fabrics in aqua/blue. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love your solids colour wheel version! Have you got a quilting plan yet? How big is this baby size Cindy?
ReplyDeleteGreat color wheel version. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this pattern!!! I can see it in so many different fabric options! Just love it!
ReplyDeleteI love your version too! I'm into orange and grey right now.
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