I tried to get a better design wall picture today — one that had truer colors in it.  I can tell this is going to be a difficult quilt to photograph, because to get the blue the right shade and intensity, the block colors seem a little contrasty. 

 The blue in the sashings is really a mottled navy.  Not such a dark navy blue that you would mistake it for black, but it is a pretty true navy.  In the photo I took on Monday, the blue looked much too bright (like painter’s tape), and I couldn’t tone it down too much without spoiling the other colors.  Monday’s Picture in Artificial Light:

Tuesday’s Picture in Natural Light (which is better, but still not on the money): 

Here are my colors as I entered them in EQ (note: this isn’t my original pattern.  I got it from CrazyMomQuilts):

So I guess the navy is pretty close to the actual fabric in the second picture; the first one looks a little bit more towards royal blue, which it definitely is not.  It will be interesting to see how it all comes together!

Sue

ps:  here is the photo I shared with you a while back using some navy-blue batik I had on hand, but was earmarked for another project (just to TOTALLY confuse anyone who wasn’t already confused when they got to this site):

I have to say, I really like saving my nature photos up and just posting them once a week.  And good news for you — if you’re not crazy about the pictures, you can just skip Tuesday!!!

My kitchen window view (where I take a lot of my pictures) was so exceptionally pretty this week, I thought I’d start with my kitchen-table window.  (That sounds really stupid now that I’ve written it, but windows are a big deal when you spend most of your time at home!)

I can’t take credit for the plants.  We’re in a townhome and the association does all the outside work.  The day lilies are in full bloom, and the Anthony Waterer spirea has never been prettier.

And true to form this week, I didn’t go outside for any of my pictures!  I do have to say, though, that if I’m going to continue shooting through the glass, we are going to have to clean the windows pretty soon! 

We’ve had male house finches quite regularly, but this brown bird is the first female I’ve seen.  (And I THINK this is a female house finch, but please let me know if you have a beter idea!)  Isn’t she pretty?

I’ve mentioned it before, but I love the late-day sun in our crab tree as it finally comes around the corner of the house and hits the tree.  This goldfinch has such a pretty glow side-lit in the warm-colored evening sun.

Mourning doves have started dropping by to snack on the seeds the finches scatter into the rocks below. 

And one more critter:  the woods must be just teeming with rabbits.  This youngster was stretched out looking at the wild flowers behind us.  He reminds me of a teenager stretched out in front of the TV set. 

An added note:  Today the Minneapolis StarTribune has an article about the bunny boom, so it isn’t just our imagination!

Remember to do at least a little bit on one of your UFOs before Thursday (UFO Thursday)!  It feels so good to get even a little bit done.  I’m on a mission to save the world from UFOs!!!  Well, not really — I just want to save my boys from inheriting all these unfinished projects when I’m gone!  They will thank me later.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sue