When I was at Quiltcon last week Robert Kaufman Fabrics were handing out the following card along with a fat quarter of Highlight:
In order to join the Kona Color of the Year Challenge all I had to do was make a block using the color Highlight and other Kona solids. Easy, right? But what block should I make?? and what colors should I use??
First I took the color Highlight and tried to find some good colors to go along with it. My original plan was to pair it with Navy, however, I accidentally put the Highlight next to the color Water and then I couldn't get that combination out of my mind. I also added in Iron for the background.
Then I got out my trusty block book, "1000 Great Quilt Blocks" and started paging through, looking for a good 3 color block.
The following block caught my eye and then I couldn't get it out of my mind:
And here is the final product:
It's a fun block and I really like the way it looks with the colors I chose, but there is no way I would make a full quilt out of this block! If I did, I would have to figure out a more efficient way to make it, it is only 16" square but it took so long to sew together.
I have entered the Kona COTY challenge on Instagram, go there to find all the other blocks that people are making with the color Highlight!
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