Thursday 8 November 2012

Travellin' Pic Stitch Blog Hop



Today is my turn on Laura and Katys extended road trip - they should actually be home by now, but we'll carry on touring yet!
Each stop on the tour gets to share a few photos of their stomping ground, and taking from one of those photos a colour scheme to EPP!

Now I've done a few posts on walks lately, and I've prolly bored you all to tears with beautiful beaches and whatnot...  but what the hell, I'm going to do it again now too!



This is a little bit of a cheat cos I actually live in town and this kind of stuff is what you see once someone drives you outside of town.  But there you go.  Town, not so interesting.  They're all a bit of a cheat anyway as 80+ % of the time its usually dark, grey and rainy too....

So many of my photos only generated shades of green and brown, with a bit of  blue or grey...  I got bored...  I really wanted to use this photo, as the colour generator (Kuler) came up with some beauties, but alas I could not get a good match from my stash.  To be honest, I find that particularly hard.  In fact, I probably spend more time fannying about trying to pick "the right fabric" than I do piecing anything together. And its always the thing I worry I've got it wrong - right up to (and sometimes after) finishing.  I am *that* crap at it.



However.  I was sneaky clever enough  to think ahead during my walks, and I took this stunningly attractive picture...



Woohoo!  From this beach trash photo, I was able to get this fabric pick.


I've been making flowers with 1" hexies, but to be honest, I'm not entirely sure about them.  (Are you at all surprised?!)



I think if I keep going they might win me over by sheer force of number!  It sure has been fun though!





Now be sure and hop over the pond to visit Jenelle tomorrow @ Echinops and Aster!



This post is part of the Travellin' Pic Stitch Blog Hop.  From 1st October - 30th November we are hopping all over the world EPP-ing in some fantastic locations.  Check out the full list here and be sure to check out the other participants. On 30th November it's over to you to link up for a chance to win these fabulous prizes! Sponsored by Paperpieces.comFabricwormPink Castle Fabrics  Marmalade Fabrics, the Fat Quarter ShopWantItNeedItQuilt, and Aurifil.
Full details for competition entry can be found here.

27 comments:

  1. That is a lovely palette, and the flowers are very pretty. I have the same trouble with the palette to fabric thing which is probably why I went with solids.

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  2. Oh I love your colours, and isn't it wonderful what a bunch of beach trash can provide inspiration for.

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  3. Very clever - and I really love the mix of colours. Juliex

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  4. I am convinced enough for both of us!

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  5. I've not tried a colour generator tingimmy yet. Trash has produced a lovely combo - you have enough for 2.5 pin cushions if nothing else!

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  6. Great colors Sarah. Glad to see Ellie cat is taking an active role too!!

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  7. Beach trash has never looked so wonderful and you really don't have to doubt your stash picking skills x

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  8. I love the light silvery blues with the greys. Just beautiful.

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  9. I'm convinced!! I love your palette and your fabric choices!

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  10. Love the fabrics and the hexies!

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  11. Also love the palette. Liked the first colors too but they're not the hues that come to my mind when thinking of Shetland...too wam!

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  12. I love it! Keep going, it will grow on you too.

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  13. To be frank, I have no idea what that trash is on the beach, but I love the colours, and your queries flowers are ace!

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  14. Love the colors! Love your hexies!

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  15. Such pretty hexies Sarah and I still think that you live in a lovely place!

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  16. Hey Sarah you can work magic from a pile of beach litter! You are a wizard!

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  17. Bwahahaha, cunning plan with the photie (I may or may not have picked fabrics then matched a photo to them *ahem*)

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  18. Love the colour palette. I look forward to seeing what youdo with the hexies

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  19. Gorgeous color palette... I love the photos of the animals too! How many hexes are you shooting for?

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  20. Haha, you can really make "beauty from trash"! Love it!

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  21. I know EXACTLY what you mean about fannying around with fabric! but it's so much fun! Love your photos and your blocks. :) Heard a lot about you on the trip! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  22. 1- your walks will never be boring to us!
    2- i LOVE your hexies! Keep it up. =)

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  23. The colors are great.. Not sure the hexies are what I would have chosen for the dramatic beauty but I am sure you will come up with something fabulous with them

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  24. they're very pretty, such a nice palette.

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  25. Love the palette you got from your Beach trash photo! keep going with the hexies!!

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  26. Hi, Sarah. Your hexies are beautiful with that color selection. I'd go nuts trying to match fabric to a photo break down of colors. But your patience paid off! Have a happy holiday season!
    best, nadia

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