Taaa Daaaa!

It's done!  Tuning Fork #13 is finished!  And, I have to say, I'm very very glad that this particular journey is over.

Tuning Fork #13 -- 52" x 71" before facing

My main idea for this piece was to create a sense of layering.  I wanted the brilliant red to slash over the yellow field.  Yes, I know that yellow is a color that "comes forward."  But I wanted to make it recede by virtue of its position.

I finished quilting it on Tuesday, and then I decided the first thing I needed to do was catch up with some not just unfinished but unstarted projects.  First up: studioQ, the Fort Worth fiber group, has a monthly color challenge in 2014.  Each month, a member selects a photo and pulls the colors from it.  This is February's challenge: 

Rather sputnik-y, isn't it?  Roughly 13" x 18"

My sketchbook page with the original color chips and the photo of the completed top

 Today, I started my quilt for the SAQA benefit auction.  I want to see how small I can make those tuning forks.  Pretty small, apparently, some of the forks are 1 1/2" x 1" including their seam allowances.  They will be pretty small when sewn into the piece, which should finish about 12" x 12".

Tomorrow I need to ship String Theory to Quilt Visions 2014.  All in all, a good, productive week.

I'm linking this post to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday, Richard and Tanya's Quilts Link a Finish Friday, Friday Fabric Frenzy, Confessions of a Fiber Addict and Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday.  Go see all the wonderful work there!