Meet "Brew," my entry in the 2025 Pantone Quilt Challenge @pantonequiltchallenge hosted by Elizabeth @elizabethkray and Sarah @bysarahruiz.
After choosing a Mocha Mousse-inspired fabric pull for my challenge project, I do think I used each fabric at least a little bit, adding an unidentified orange solid for an accent. The interior of the large brown shape on the left in the photo above is Painter's Palette Mocha - my choice for a 'match' for Mocha Mousse. The other brown solids I used the most of were Kona Biscuit (background for upper right shape) and Kona Earth (bottom right shape).
The 'design' was inspired by an art piece I saw, constructed with just three large 'blocks.' I made one block to see how it felt, and even with the curves, it felt just fine.
Unique, yes, but I liked it well enough and thought quilting would only improve it. So I made a pieced back and started in quilting a rectangular grid using Aurifil 50wt 2314 [Medium Beige], 6010 [Toast], 2372 [Dark Antique Gold], and minimally, 1130 [Very Dark Bark].
For the binding, I used a Dear Stella print, as it coordinated nicely, and I was running low on my brown solids. In the finish, it appears a little lighter than I expected, but I still like it, and the mix of fabrics as a whole. So in a couple of weeks, I'll be linking up in the Mini/Wall category of the challenge, since the shortest side of my quilt is less than 30". I'm anxious to see all the other entries!
Project Title: BREW
Quilt Dimensions: 28.5" x 45"
Country of Residence: USA
