Friday, January 18, 2019

2018 Temperatures


I had so much fun recording the daily high temperatures in 2018.  I choose hexies because it gave me a chance to both make the pieces ahead of time and to practice my hexie sewing. 

Clearly, as the photo of the back demonstrates, I still have a way to go in my hexie skills - the back is a bit of a hot mess.  (In my defense, this is only my second hexie project - Random was my first.)


As a quilting design, I choose to put several spirals.  I really like the way it looks but it was a bit of a bear to do because I didn't really think things through before starting and found myself in tough corners!


I've started on my temperature quilt for 2019.  I am staying with the same color palette so that I can compare 2018 to 2019.  I decided to drop the hexie and go for simple 2'' squares, hand pieced.  I have managed to keep up daily - only takes a moment.  This photo is through January 9. 


You can see already how different the year is shaping up.  We had a high of 71 degrees on January 1!  I am thinking about recording the low temperatures with big stitch quilting when it is all assembled.


Comparing the two years is going to be fun.  For my 2018 quilt, I am going to bind it with the colors from my temperature scale and will use the hexies (shown in the photo below) as a label on the back.(Want to make your own temperature quilt?  See the tutorial!)

For reference, here is the scale I am using.  I am actually in the process of turning these hexies into the label for the back of the quilt.



Have a wonderful day! Patty

16 comments:

  1. It looks great. It will be interesting to compare the two years. I haven't started piecing mine yet, but I've been tracking the temperatures.

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  2. Looks great. I've been following your progress last year. Looking forward to another temperature quilt from you.

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  3. Hold on to your chair...…...don'tfall over...…..I started my Temperature Quilt! did you make it though the news? Are you in total shock?

    Two years. Finally!

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  4. I've only just come across temperature quilts and I've never seen a hexie one before. It's lovely.

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  5. What fun to do year 2! It will be fun to watch this one make its way through the year. The quilting looks fabulous - on a domestic machine? Those narrow throats get us every time!

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  6. I love the quilting! It is sooo on my todo list of quilting designs. And I think it is perfect for your hexie project. Looking forward to seeing your new temperature quilt grow and being compared :)

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  7. The both look great. I am still working on 2018. 'Using your idea of the HS Rectangles with the small corner for the low temperature of each day.

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  8. Oh wow, having the two years to compare side to side is going to be really interesting. Great idea to use big stitch quilting to record the lows. :)

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  9. Wonderful work, Patty! I know some quilters, who already made 3 years along such Quilts. It's really interesting to compare them.
    Greetings from Germany
    Rike

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  10. Your 2018 Temperature quilt turned out nicely. How fun to start number 2 and be able to compare them at the end of the year.

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  11. So fun to see your finished 2018 Temperature quilt. I’m using scraps at 2 x 2.5. Right now they are mostly all the same shades of blue and aqua. Longing for some contrast, but not longing for colder weather! I’m pretty hard to please! 🙃

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  12. Enjoyed seeing your quilt all through the year and looking forward to your 2019 Temp quilt. Nice spiral quilting too!

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  13. Love your temperature quilt! What a great idea someone had. It will be fun to see how the 2019 version compares.

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  14. Your temp quilt finish looks great, the extra time on the quilting was worth it :)

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  15. It will be fun to compare the two....especially that you are staying with the same color key. :)

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  16. Well, January started off really differently but the end should be substantially different. I'm looking forward to what it looks like. Do you have colors chosen for how cool (well, cold really) it is these days??

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