My first attempt to creating a Colorwash Quilt
 

My first attempt...I've got lots to learn about color placement, but I am happy with this small quilt. It is 21" x 29" and has 266 pieces and only 4-5 pieces are duplicated, if that. I've been studying Wanda S. Hanson's colorwash quilts. They are beautiful!
http://exuberantcolor.blogspot.com/p...sh-quilts.html

The pieces are laid out on a 2" grid drawn on lightweight fusible interfacing (which I drew myself). After pressing all the pieces down, I sewed all the seams in one direction, clipped the interfacing and pressed the seams open, then sewed the other direction and pressed those seams open, too.

Thanks for looking! Has anybody else tried this technique? Post a pic!

Forgive my English in the title. Should read "first attempt to create (not creating) a colorwash quilt."

I think it is beautiful! Especially for your first attempt at this technique!

very nice colour wash

I'm laughing at myself for getting upset for you after reading this post. I thought to myself - how rude of someone to correct your English and not say a word about how beautiful you quilt turned out for you. I went back to the first post to take another look at your quilt and that is when I noticed you also wrote the second post and corrected yourself. I had noticed the error, but would never have mentioned it. Anyway, You succeeded in creating a very beautiful quilt. :):):)

Don't worry about bad grammar when you can produce such a lovely quilt and a thread in a second language. My only way of a second language is by using translate.
Did you really colour wash each piece separately whoooo.

I think it's fascinating and you've made me want to learn more about color washing and try myself! Thank you for posting.

nicely done

Very pretty! Nice color choice.

I think this is fantastic........ Great job!

It came out gorgeous!

I think it is beautiful. It is fun to learn new techniques.

Ooh! Ahh! So pretty. Yet another thing on my bucket list. Yours turned out great.

I'm impressed!!! Just beautiful, I hope to do one of these and I pray mine will look 1/2 as good. Thanks for showing it.

Love your quilt. The use of color is exceptional. Very pretty!

Very nice colours it is beautiful.

Really beautiful!!!!!

I have a top done using this technique. I'll try to take and post a picture. Just needs to be sandwiched, quilted and bound. It was fun to do once I relaxed and didn't take it so seriously.

Very nice work. The layout of colors is wonderful and makes a very beautiful quilt.

That is just beautiful. I created a wall hanging for my home and also for my church using this technique.
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The one for the church

About the grid, they do sell the 2" fusible grid at most large fabric stores. It is very easy to use. Cutting the squares and learning to place them are the most difficult part. Yours is absolutely beautiful.

The most important thing is to practice and you will improve. I do colour washes all of the time, as I really love them. You've asked for an example, so I thought I would post my first one as well. I've also put in my first Grandma's Flower Garden. Keep up the effort. It will teach you a lot about colour.
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Very pretty, love your play with colors.

I like it!

This is a real true labor of love - and art. Absolutely stunning!

Thank you for sharing.

Your quilt is beautiful. I have wanted to make one, not sure I could pull it off. Maybe someday I will give it a try.

Beautiful quilt. Great job.

I'd say your first attempt at a color wash quilt was a success. Love it.

Your watercolor quilt is very impressive. I love doing them also. Twinkie and jitkauu yours are very pretty too. It takes about of time to do but they always look great. I found that using the, oh gee what do you call it, the red cellophane type tool that gives you the light and dark look of your fabrics. I'll think of it. Oh boy, do I feel dumb. Anyone know what I mean? I'm not home to look at mine right now. Visiting with my little grandson soon.

Beautiful... I love how the color moves across the quilt. Makes me want to study this technique more.

Looks amazing,great job

Beautiful!!

Very very nice. I reminds me of sunlight on water. Great job

I enjoy the way the color washing across the quilt. You did a nice job.

Beautiful!

i want to try it. i have several books, and my sister picked out a pattern she likes so i guess i'll be making one before december. will post when it's done. yours is beautiful! if you hadn't told us it's your first, we wouldn't have known.

Thank you for explaining how you sewed the watercolors. I have sewn one way. I was debating how to proceed. Yours is beautiful. I'm just doing a kit.

I think it is very pretty. Great job!

Lovely, just lovely.