Friday, 3 June 2016

Opposites Attract Blog Hop - Country Home pillow cover

This is the third day of the Opposites Attract blog hop, hosted by Marian, here.
The challenge is to use only three colors and keep the project under 35 x 50".
Here is my project:


Country Home pillow cover
pattern by Mihaela Alexandrescu (me)
17" x 17"

The first impulse was to express the theme through the colors: two complementary colors on the white background. But I liked too much how this warm green and navy blue looks together. Because they are both cold colors I expressed the complementarity in the way they participate to the layout: placing them symmetrically, facing each other.



When I designed the quilting I continued the theme, on the one hand, by alternating the straight lines with the curved lines and on the other hand, by alternating the surfaces with different quilting density.




The binding relaxes the whole composition. It gathers all the three colors but refuses the opposition. Even if it was also about attraction in there :) One corner is a little different than the others. No more symetry!



Thanks for stopping by!


Don't forget to check out the other participants of the blog hop!

June 03


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52 comments:

  1. Susan 3 June 2016 at 07:11:00 EEST

    I love this! Blue and green are my two favorite colors, and your quilting is terrific. Thanks for sharing these close-up photos.

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  2. Edie3 June 2016 at 07:46:00 EEST

    Love the color combination, especially lime green. Thanks for the fun project inspiration. raydeer@memlane.com

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  3. Marian3 June 2016 at 08:19:00 EEST

    I really like the colors. The blue and green really dance well together, and the binding really does not take away from the inside project. It's a great design also and I love the flow of the quilting. Having you join us for the first time in a hop, I hope their will be many more to come, Loved your project, and Thank you for participating in Opposites Attract.

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  4. Anita3 June 2016 at 08:34:00 EEST

    I love your pillow cover, the design is so modern! The cool colors are perfect, actually blue and green is my favorite color combination. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Cynthia's Creating Ark3 June 2016 at 09:25:00 EEST

    A beautiful project I would love to see a matching quilt to go with it.

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  6. Teatime Creations3 June 2016 at 12:52:00 EEST

    So much creativity in this project. So modern and pretty. The colors and design work so well together. Beautiful pillow. Thank you.

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  7. Teatime Creations3 June 2016 at 12:53:00 EEST

    So much creativity in this project. So modern and pretty. The colors and design work so well together. Beautiful pillow. Thank you.

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  8. Elizabeth Coughlin3 June 2016 at 13:29:00 EEST

    I love your pillow! It's got a great design and use of color!

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  9. Carol- Beads and Birds3 June 2016 at 13:32:00 EEST

    Very contemporay. I like it a lot. The color combo reminds me of a dress I wore in the 70s.

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  10. Marjorie's Busy Corner3 June 2016 at 14:04:00 EEST

    What a new piece!!! Great colour and structure

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  11. Dorian3 June 2016 at 14:08:00 EEST

    Oh very nice! Love the colors together, sucha great pillow.

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  12. Monica3 June 2016 at 14:39:00 EEST

    Wow. As soon as I saw your project I loved it!!!! Love It! Very Modern

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  13. Yanicka 3 June 2016 at 14:48:00 EEST

    Wow I love your piece. I am a sucker for modern quilt and this one is wonderful

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  14. Charlene S3 June 2016 at 15:21:00 EEST

    I have always loved blue and green together especially navy and lime.

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  15. Renea3 June 2016 at 15:31:00 EEST

    Very pretty block. Thanks for sharing

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  16. Sandra3 June 2016 at 16:35:00 EEST

    Nice project.

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  17. trulytammy3 June 2016 at 16:41:00 EEST

    Nice quilting ...Nice quilting

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  18. trulytammy3 June 2016 at 16:41:00 EEST

    Nice quilting ...Nice quilting

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  19. Lori Smanski3 June 2016 at 16:58:00 EEST

    this is lovely and fun looking. thanks for sharing.
    quilting dash lady at comcast dot net

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  20. Quilting Tangent3 June 2016 at 17:23:00 EEST

    Cute modern pillow. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  21. Calicojoan3 June 2016 at 17:37:00 EEST

    This is just too cool! Love how you walked us thru your thought process with it too!
    :-)

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  22. mumbird33 June 2016 at 17:44:00 EEST

    Very nice! Love that quilting too! mumbird3(at)gmail(dot)com

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  23. Seacoast Quilter3 June 2016 at 17:49:00 EEST

    Very clever use of the theme. Thanks for sharing.

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  24. Needled Mom3 June 2016 at 18:09:00 EEST

    That is lovely - great colors and quilting.

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  25. Unknown3 June 2016 at 18:33:00 EEST

    Love this!

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  26. quilter3 June 2016 at 19:15:00 EEST

    Beautiful, love the colors!
    cork@pa.rr.com

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  27. Laura3 June 2016 at 19:19:00 EEST

    This is a wonderful modern feeling design. I could see this used as the center for a mandala type larger quilt.

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  28. barbara woods3 June 2016 at 19:45:00 EEST

    Love your block and your quilting

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  29. Suze3 June 2016 at 19:58:00 EEST

    Hi - I read your profile and am blessed to meet you who lives in Romania. I live in the United States in a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma. I love your quilt. Blue is my favorite color. I would never have put the green with it myself and love it when you do it. That's what is great about seeing other people's creations - they do things that we would not and we see and like it. I am such a perfectionist that if I do not like it, I either do not start it or rip it out. I have thrown out a few things and that number is very small. I have always had that tendency and I think it comes from being a math major and then becoming a computer programmer where there was an expectation of perfection. I added you so I can follow you through Bloglovin'. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration. I enjoyed your explanation of your thought process, too.

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  30. Sarah@123quilt3 June 2016 at 20:36:00 EEST

    This is gorgeous. I really love how the binding enhances the project.

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  31. Anonymous3 June 2016 at 20:41:00 EEST

    This is a beautiful pillow cover! I love it. Thanks!

    Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.

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  32. Lisa England3 June 2016 at 22:09:00 EEST

    Wow, so beautiful! Love the colors, the design, the quilting -- all of it!

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  33. TADVR3 June 2016 at 22:13:00 EEST

    What a great block! Love your colors too. Really starting to embrace the Modern movement, thanks.

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  34. @lutzcats3 June 2016 at 22:36:00 EEST

    Everything about this is SPOT ON!! Design, color, quilting, project. Super.

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  35. Sally3 June 2016 at 23:24:00 EEST

    Very cool modern quilt! I love blue and green together and alternating the colors is perfect (amazing quilting too)

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  36. Mary Ann4 June 2016 at 01:02:00 EEST

    Liking the color combination.

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  37. Mary Ann4 June 2016 at 01:03:00 EEST

    Liking the color combination.

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  38. Anna brown4 June 2016 at 01:44:00 EEST

    The green and the blue really pop ty for sharing... happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  39. Nancy4 June 2016 at 02:48:00 EEST

    How cool is this! I think the block is gorgeous and so much expresses the theme.

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  40. Susan4 June 2016 at 02:56:00 EEST

    I really like the green and blue together.

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  41. Susan Stanton4 June 2016 at 03:16:00 EEST

    A very nice design and use of color. Quilted just right too!

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  42. Unknown4 June 2016 at 03:17:00 EEST

    I love your color choices as well as the pattern. Nancy A: rangerer@sbcglobal.net

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  43. Vicki H4 June 2016 at 05:29:00 EEST

    Love your design and the quilting is perfect for it.

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  44. sewlost4 June 2016 at 05:31:00 EEST

    Love your color choices. Very pretty

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  45. Diane'4 June 2016 at 05:53:00 EEST

    Love your colors

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  46. Patty 4 June 2016 at 15:02:00 EEST

    Love this one! So fun - great colors

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  47. butrfly22224 June 2016 at 16:51:00 EEST

    great quilting

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  48. apple blossom4 June 2016 at 23:29:00 EEST

    oh, I love the quilt

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  49. AlidaP5 June 2016 at 05:07:00 EEST

    Really lovely, very modern!

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  50. Unknown5 June 2016 at 21:13:00 EEST

    That bright green really does emphasis the beauty of the blue... and vice versa. Nice choices.

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  51. Jen Barnard5 June 2016 at 23:56:00 EEST

    I love the quilting.
    jen dot barnard at btinternet dot com

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  52. Fifi29 June 2016 at 18:19:00 EEST

    Jos palaria ! ;) sunt fanul tau :))))

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