Modern Rainbow Blog Tour + a giveaway!!

by Sally Keller | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized | 122 comments

Oooooooooo I'm so excited to be on Becca Bryan's Modern Rainbow Blog Tour!!!

Are you ready for some fun today? Stick with me for a chance to win!!!

I met Becca at a Houston Modern Quilt Guild meeting. It did not take me long to realize that she is my people! We both have four kids, one boy and three girls; at the time we met, we both homeschooled our kiddos; and crazily enough, our oldest children are both named Cora!! Oh, and we both are crazy about God, quilting, and for the color TEAL!!! (Did I mention our irrational love for coffee in there, too??? Maybe I shouldn't admit all of our craziness!!!)

{Becca and me in front of her quilt called Huckleberry at QuiltCon}

At QuiltCon, we were roomies! We had a fabulous time together…and my goal was not to brag too much about how my hotel room had the best quilts in it…you know, the quilts from her new book, Modern Rainbow??? Those quilts! Okay, I may have bragged a little!

Becca's book, Modern Rainbow: 14 Imaginative Quilts That Play with Color is full of colorful inspiration, fabulous patterns, and a wonderful perspective on different aspects of quilting!

{I love this pic of her signing her book!!!!!!}

I know you've seen a lot of her quilts from the book on the blog tour, but I'm going to share some of them again, because they are amazing!!

Becca had four quilts hanging in the show at QuiltCon. This one (above) is called Flame. This is on my to-do list for sure! I used to be afraid of diamonds, but after reading the pattern, I'm empowered to make this quilt!

Isn't this fun with her standing with her Rainbow Remix quilt? I love the binding the best on this one. Love!!!

Her Ducks in a Row is one of my faves from the book!! (Have I said that I love all of them yet???) I adore how she stays true to her color loves. (TEAL!!!)

Speaking of color, I love what Becca said at her demo on Sunday at QuiltCon. She said that you may not be a fan of a certain color, but there may be a shade or tint that may speak to your soul within that hue (I'm totally paraphrasing here…forgive me!!). And that's where I started when I chose a project from her book to create!

Actually, I asked Mr Gorgeous which project he would like to have, and he picked the Irish + quilt! Love!!! (disclaimer: I did give him three to choose from!!)

Becca used the rainbow from the bottom to the top with lighter shades in between the darker pluses. Now, if you know me at all, you know that I have a little bit of an aversion to purple! (don't shoot me, please!!!) And I have a slight (HA!!) addiction to teal. So, using those two life-long struggles to my advantage on this project, I decided to be a bit subtle with my rainbow.

Here's my Irish +…

If you look closely, you'll notice that I picked all teal fabrics that had a bit of the rainbow colors in them! I may have used teal for blue, and darker teal for indigo, but my purple is definitely in there with my Petal and Plume fabric!

I soooo love this pattern. Becca is very clear with her instructions and her illustrations. It came together easily! Even with directional fabrics, it was awesome to keep the focus on the fabrics that I wanted to!

I shared in yesterday's post that I'm pretty much a modern traditionalist in my quilting. This is one of the reasons I gravitated toward this pattern. Irish + is in the section called Modern Traditional Quilts. But I'm really encouraged to branch out into the other two sections: Modern Quilts & Improvisational and Liberated Quilts.

And yes, there just happens to be sheep on my quilt…Surprise!!!!!

One of my favorite things to do was the quilting!! I used a small meandering all the way around the darker pluses so that they would puff up after washing! I pretty much have not wanted to put this quilt down since I got it out of the dryer…which makes doing dishes a little awkward…just sayin'!

So you just have to get this book!! It's beautiful, inspirational, and can make the person who hates purple actually sort out ALL of her fabrics and KEEP her purple stash close at hand!!! (yep, I do have a purple stash!!)

But wait…you could win one of Becca's books!! Stash Books is providing each of us with a book to giveaway to you!!! And international quilters can enter, too! Stash will send you an electronic copy of the book. It's beautiful…for sure!!

To enter, just leave me a comment here on this post. You can say anything you want…maybe your favorite color, or your least favorite color, or which quilt from Becca's book really speaks to your soul. Lots of options! Get to commenting!! I'll do a random generated number drawing to pick a winner on April 12th.

{My fuzzy selfie of Becca photobombing me!!! Outtakes!!}

Here are the other stops on the BLOG TOUR!! Check everyone out on their date. Sooooo inspirational…

March 23rd C&T/ Stash Books

March 24th Heidi Staples of Fabric Mutt

March 25th Generation Q Magazine

March 26th Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane

YOU ARE HERE——>March 27th Sally Keller of Sally’s Angelworks

March 30th Amy Garro of 13 Spools

March 31st Angela Walters of Quilting is my Therapy

April 1st Rebecca over at Craft Buds

April 2nd Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness

April 3rd Sarah Craig of Confessions of a Fabric Addict

April 6th Janice Zeller Ryan of Better Off Thread

April 7th Beth Vassalo of Plum and June

April 8th Nicole Daksiewicz of Modern Handcraft

April 9th Giuseppe Ribaudo @giucy_giuce

April 9th Shannon Brinkley of Bottle Tree Quilts

April 10th Rebecca Bryan at Bryan House Quilts

My next project from the book? Yep…this one!! (below)

What are you going to make?

Blessings!!

122 Comments

krislovesfabric on March 27, 2015 at 5:11 am

This book looks great, love the previews I’ve been seeing…my fave color is yellow.
Mom Upton on March 27, 2015 at 5:33 am

Fabulous blog. The colors are bright and beautiful, quilting grandiose. Thanks for sharing your love for quilting and for the partners in your passion.
Kathy h on March 27, 2015 at 5:50 am

Beautiful quilts and I love the rainbow mountains. I hadn’t liked the color orange much but once I started making orange quilts (my daughter’s favorite color), I have gotten to like it quite a bit.
Lisa Marie on March 27, 2015 at 6:07 am

This looks like a great book. I love your interpretation of of the plus pattern!
Debbie on March 27, 2015 at 6:38 am

What a fun post and lucky you to be surrounded by all the rainbow quilts! Yours turned out lovely – I really like your ‘controlled’ rainbow – just beautiful!
Michelle Toppi on March 27, 2015 at 7:00 am

On these last (we hope) winter days in Boston, these colorful quilts make me soooooo happy for spring to come and show it’s bright colors! Thanks for the chance to win this awesome book!
Rita on March 27, 2015 at 7:52 am

I love the color palette you chose on this fabulous quilt!!!! As always you do a wonderful job!!!
Kathie L on March 27, 2015 at 7:52 am

I have some Cotton and Steel fabric that has ++++ on it, and would be great to repeat in the pattern with +++. Thanks for the great review of book and class.
Jen Beatty on March 27, 2015 at 8:26 am

Thanks for the all the great info about the book. My current fav is aqua and least is white, I’m bored w/it.
Lynne Tilley on March 27, 2015 at 9:00 am

I love the Irish + quilt, too! The colors you used in that were fabulous. So many possibilities. Thanks for the chance to win the book. It looks awesome.
Kelly Wilson on March 27, 2015 at 9:14 am

Very nice Irish + quilt. I struggle with pastels. Almost everything I buy is very strong in color and pattern. I get around that a bit by using gray or white to tone it down. However, that leaves a whole host of hues by the wayside. However, if I start buying anything that could be considered beige I’ve asked my friends to intervene. Thinking beige is a color I’d ever use is crazy-talk! Thanks for sharing! notwendy gmail
cynthia on March 27, 2015 at 9:27 am

What a vivacious review!!! Love the energy–must have been inspired by the full spectrum!
Sarah on March 27, 2015 at 9:29 am

I love TEAL too! I seriously can’t get enough of it. The Irish+ quilt is the first one I want to make from this book and I have to say that I love how you did yours in teal but still managed to keep the rainbow in there. Very clever. Thanks for the chance to win!
Linda Douglas on March 27, 2015 at 10:03 am

HI,what a neat post! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Christy on March 27, 2015 at 10:39 am

All the rainbow quilts speak to my soul. 🙂 I love Huckleberry, the quilting is fabulous!
Chandra on March 27, 2015 at 10:52 am

Diamonds scare me too! But if this book makes you feel brave enough to try them, maybe it’ll help me too! 🙂
Emilee on March 27, 2015 at 11:05 am

Beautiful job on the quilt-I love teal as well! I think I would make one as well-but either in the rainbow colors like the original or in greens (in Irish Chain quilt in greens for St. Party’s Day!)
Shayna on March 27, 2015 at 11:11 am

I always have such grabby hands for the Huckleberry quilt!
Karin on March 27, 2015 at 11:21 am

I was super-surprised to realized I have at least three different sheep fabrics in my stash. Love your version of this quilt!
Cyndy Knapp on March 27, 2015 at 11:23 am

Sally – I like how you used this pattern and changed the rainbow colors to different shades of teal. I like teal, too and it turned out very pretty.
Lauren aka Giddy99 on March 27, 2015 at 11:27 am

I love all the colors! Rainbow/ROYGBIV is my favorite quilting color scheme!
Sarah J. on March 27, 2015 at 11:29 am

A rainbow quilt is on my short list– I am loving all the inspiration from this hop!
Laura on March 27, 2015 at 12:20 pm

I love your take on the quilt patterns. I would love to make a similar one in shades of green! Thanks!
Lou on March 27, 2015 at 12:26 pm

The book looks awesome! I am trying to love purple more:)
My fav quilts are the hexie one, the plus quilt, and oh so many!!!!!
Deb on March 27, 2015 at 12:32 pm

I like the ducks in a row quilt, too. But I also like PURPLE! 🙂
Mareike on March 27, 2015 at 12:37 pm

My favorite color is teal as well. Your Irish+-Quilt is so beautiful. It will definitely come on my to-do-list. Thank you so much for the chance to win a copy of this book.
Laura on March 27, 2015 at 12:48 pm

I would love to make this quilt – love your ideas!
amy on March 27, 2015 at 12:53 pm

I love your plus quilt! The colors are so pretty and it’s a little different from other plus quilts I”ve seen.
Ruth Lil on March 27, 2015 at 1:24 pm

Love your Irish quilt, but I might be biased, teal is my favorite color too.
debbie on March 27, 2015 at 1:30 pm

I love all the quilts I’ve seen so far in the hop. Such pretty colors. The book looks great and I hope I win because I would try to make them all. Thanks for the giveaway.
Nancy on March 27, 2015 at 2:07 pm

Purple was not in my stash until I learned it is the favorite color of my only Granddaughter. Now I have many, many shades of purple and have discovered that it is a great neutral.
Laura on March 27, 2015 at 2:18 pm

I love your take on the quilt – definitely a fun way to incorporate the “rainbow” aspect. I love all the colors, but sometimes I think less can be more.
Silvia Sutters on March 27, 2015 at 2:41 pm

Love this!
Rachel on March 27, 2015 at 2:53 pm

All the quilts in the book are great. Love your quilt too!
Pam on March 27, 2015 at 3:11 pm

Love the Flame Quilt! I like blues, teals and greens together!
sharon on March 27, 2015 at 3:37 pm

I like blue
Myra on March 27, 2015 at 4:08 pm

Your blog is a bubbly stop on the tour! I love your blogging style!
Kathy on March 27, 2015 at 4:12 pm

Love your take on Irish. My favorite color is also teal and probably my least favorite is yellow. I force myself to use it every once in a while because I love the rainbow. kathleendotlutzatcomcastdotnet
barbara woods on March 27, 2015 at 4:17 pm

looks like a great book
Linda Webster on March 27, 2015 at 4:40 pm

Wow! So many beautiful quilts. I’d love to learn more about colour.
Allison C on March 27, 2015 at 4:41 pm

I like All of the quilts so far. I’m partial to plus quits and love your color combo.
Misty S. on March 27, 2015 at 5:04 pm

These quilts are all just such an inspiration. It’s really impossible to pick a favorite. Thanks for the chance to look at them and to continue looking at them in a book.
Hayley on March 27, 2015 at 5:11 pm

Oh I love that quilt – I haven’t seen that one. I must get a copy of this book. Anyway my favourite colour is green and I am also quite partial to aquas as well
Vicki H on March 27, 2015 at 5:15 pm

I like her Ducks in a Row. Today my favorite color is red.
Sandy K on March 27, 2015 at 5:16 pm

My favorite color has always been blue. The books looks like a must for my library.
Dot H on March 27, 2015 at 5:18 pm

I like the Flame quilt. Favorite color is yellow.
Pam S on March 27, 2015 at 5:43 pm

I love Lucy in the Sky! Thanks for this beautiful, fun post!
Brooke on March 27, 2015 at 6:26 pm

love, love them all…especially the solid modern quilt 🙂
Kathy E. on March 27, 2015 at 7:50 pm

My all-time favorite color is purple and anyone who knows me well, knows it! My least favorite color is orange. This was my mom’s favorite and it upsets me that I don’t like it all! I do try to incorporate it into some projects just to remind me of her.
Linda on March 27, 2015 at 8:57 pm

Beautiful quilts….favorite color is yellow…..
Jan N. on March 27, 2015 at 11:12 pm

There are a few quilts in this book I want to make. The first one will have to be Rainbow Mountains. Thank you for the chance to win this book.
Chris on March 28, 2015 at 12:04 am

There are some wonderful quilts in this book. My favorite quilt color to work with is blue and my least favorite are orange and grey.I can’t get the hang of these two.
Carley Biblin on March 28, 2015 at 12:27 am

There is so much beautiful color play in this book, I can’t wait to give it a try.
Jess on March 28, 2015 at 4:42 am

I’m excited about this book! Red is my favorite color! Thanks for the chance to win.
jayne on March 28, 2015 at 6:42 am

I love all of Becca’s quilts…who could pick one?! I love all colors, every color, especially bright colors! Perhaps my favorite is lime green! I kind of want to get my hands on this book!
elsa on March 28, 2015 at 6:56 am

I think the name of my favorite quilt is Wavelength ~ the mountain looking one. It makes me think of mountains reflecting in a lake.
I have to say that my least favorite color is purple, but I’m working through that and I’ve been using it lately.
Thank you for the chance to win this fab book!
Monique Belmer on March 28, 2015 at 7:45 am

I must have been given your share of the love of purple and you got my share of a love of teal. That said, your quilt came out lovely!
Newbie Quilter Ferdal on March 28, 2015 at 8:20 am

I would love to make this quilt from the book.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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carolyn montgomery on March 28, 2015 at 8:57 am

i would love to make lucy in the sky. thanks for the giveaway.
Donna W on March 28, 2015 at 9:21 am

This book looks fantastic. My favorite color is green.
Nancy Hilderbrand on March 28, 2015 at 9:40 am

I liked all of your work but Flame caught my fancy. I am partial to red and all the colors made the quilt pop.
Lee Taylor on March 28, 2015 at 11:12 am

Like I need another quilting book, but I will probably end up buying this one if not chosen to win it. Thanks for the inspirationa and opportunity.
Katy on March 28, 2015 at 12:45 pm

Love that Lucy in the Sky quilt!
Greta on March 28, 2015 at 12:50 pm

I love love love the ducks in a row quilt, thanks for a chance to win!
Naomi Raimon on March 28, 2015 at 2:10 pm

I love all the quilts pictured from the book! It’s been a long winter here in the Northeast…I especially love the dark/light play in Irish + and your version of it. Thanks for the chance.
Elizabeth Bolton on March 28, 2015 at 3:16 pm

I just love the whole rainbow thing – I just today organized all my reels of ribbons into a rainbow formation! This book is going on my wish list – I cannot choose a favorite color!

Thx for the chance to win!
Liz
boltonia55@yahoo.com
Lisa E on March 28, 2015 at 3:37 pm

I love, love, love this book, and plan to buy it immediately if I don’t win! The backstory about your friendship was just too funny! My favorite colors are green and purple but I love teal too.
Marianne on March 28, 2015 at 4:15 pm

Love the quilts in this book. I have a hard time working with black.
Karen A on March 28, 2015 at 4:21 pm

I would love to make a quilt like yours. Teal is one of my favorites too!
Judith on March 28, 2015 at 4:21 pm

I really can’t pick a favourite colour–I love them all. This book is perfect for someone like me who really needs to use all the colours.
Veronika on March 28, 2015 at 5:15 pm

I love your plus quilt- – it looks so perfect! This book looks like a must have 🙂
Karen Seitz on March 28, 2015 at 6:29 pm

I love your post! The candid shots from QuiltCon are so fun, and I appreciate your backstory regarding your relationship with purple. 🙂
Mary on Lake Pulaski on March 28, 2015 at 9:12 pm

The Irish Plus quilt is my favorite!
Cathy M Winter on March 28, 2015 at 9:42 pm

I love Becca’s book! I can’t decide which to make first, but maybe “The Impossible Rainbow” or “Monstar” or “Flame” or “Scattered” or “Rainbow Remix” or … I just can’t decide!
Ellee on March 29, 2015 at 4:01 am

Blue is my favorite color. Orange used to be my least favorite color — especially the muddy oranges. These days I’ve been finding pretty oranges and, surprisingly, enjoy putting orange in my quilts.
Fran on March 29, 2015 at 4:13 am

I seriously love all of the projects in Rebecca’s amazing book but I think Rainbow Remix is my favourite & the one I’d start with. It really looks to be one of those incredible books full of fantastic projects where you want to make EVERYTHING in it! Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Alice Ronne on March 29, 2015 at 6:06 am

Color inspires me to create. Love all colors and fascinated by how combinations work to create mood, ideas and more. Thanks for the giveaway!
Chiska on March 29, 2015 at 6:42 am

Rainbow is my favorite color! I love this book. Fingers crossed.
crafty gramma on March 29, 2015 at 9:08 am

I just love all the pics of the two of you! So cute!! I also love all things rainbow, except orange is what I currently struggle with. Used to be green… guess it changes over time. I want to make all of these quilts!! Thanks.
Rina on March 29, 2015 at 9:12 am

This book looks like one that you make several projects from. The Flame quilt really calls to me and if I don’t win a copy of the book looks like I’ll have to buy it. You are not the only person out there who doesn’t like purple, I don’t either.
Jen B on March 29, 2015 at 9:31 am

Your quilt is wonderful, I love the sheep fabric.
Susan K on March 29, 2015 at 10:33 am

Favorite color(s) – blues and greens and any shade of blue/green. Funny story – one of my sisters and I were looking at a wall of fabric – both of us said “I like this one” and pointed at the exact same fabric! And we’re totally different in styles.
Tamie on March 29, 2015 at 7:27 pm

There are so many of these that I’d love to try. Great inspiration!
Anne on March 30, 2015 at 5:45 am

Are you serious?! Your teal/blue quilt is gorgeous! I still struggle with color gradation, this book could help me a lot. I am not crazy about orange but I will consider Beccas advice to consider a hue of that color. I am enjoying this blog tour!
Niechelle Wade on March 30, 2015 at 6:07 am

I never could pick a favorite color! Rainbows it is for me! ?
Barb N on March 30, 2015 at 6:09 am

I love the quilt on the book cover! And you’ve done such a great job with the teal quilt you made. Right now my favorite color is a shade somewhere between pink and red with a mix of yellow. Kinda like a sunset!
pam w on March 30, 2015 at 7:20 am

love the quilts and patterns
Laura on March 30, 2015 at 7:46 am

Flame is the quilt that immediately appealed to me. Makes me want to pull out all the colors of the rainbow and “sew away”.
Rochelle on March 30, 2015 at 8:54 am

I love the book. Favorite colors – from the size of their groups in my stash I’d say red and blue.
Melissa on March 30, 2015 at 1:15 pm

Absolutely love the Huckleberry Quilt. Just stunning. On my quilty bucket list for sure.
Cathy Wilson on March 30, 2015 at 4:09 pm

I love all the quilts from her book that I’ve seen so far! It would be hard to decide which one to try first.
Diane on March 30, 2015 at 4:51 pm

Love the Wave Length quilt but as I see more from this book, I’m thinking I’ll need to buy it! Thanks.
Susan on March 30, 2015 at 9:13 pm

This looks like a book I need! I really love how you did that quilt in teals. It’s fabulous! Thanks for the chance to win the book.
Susan on March 30, 2015 at 10:39 pm

I NEED this book for my library so I can more blue quilts.
Anita on March 30, 2015 at 11:54 pm

Lovely book! My favorite color is yellow.
Anna Lutz-Brown on March 31, 2015 at 12:25 pm

Very nice I am enjoying this blog hop….I hate orange i find it hard to work with other then on halloween….
Vera on March 31, 2015 at 12:48 pm

I’m a sucker for anything rainbow so these all just makes my heart sing 🙂 Thank you for the chance to win.
Lynn on March 31, 2015 at 12:48 pm

I used to use mostly earth colors in the quilts I made but have branched out to brighter colors of reds, purples and teals in recent years.
Christine Sherman on March 31, 2015 at 8:34 pm

Ooooh I LOVE your quilt, beautiful!
Susan Grancio on March 31, 2015 at 10:25 pm

Love the book images I have seen so far and your teal quilt is amazing. I am loving the plus pattern and have a serious stash of teal, so might have to try my hand at it too!
auschick on April 1, 2015 at 8:15 pm

The rainbow remix is awesome1
Allison on April 2, 2015 at 11:44 am

Love that Rainbow Remix quilt -s o lovely!!!
kimberlee on April 2, 2015 at 4:16 pm

Sally, you’re such a wonderful person, I am so happy you got such a perfect roomie for QC! I’d say those are Godincidences you and Becca got there. 😉
Lauren Maedge on April 2, 2015 at 6:18 pm

Love the colors! My favorite colors are purple and green!
Heidi Story on April 2, 2015 at 9:04 pm

I love your Irish + …. then I saw the Lucy quilt! Oh my goodness. I am so excited.
Anne D on April 3, 2015 at 12:43 am

Your quilt is gorgeous. Love the teal. Thanks for the chance to win.
Jenniffier on April 3, 2015 at 7:46 am

What fun quilts. I thought my favorite color was purple until I organized my stash… Now I would say it must be aqua.
Melody on April 3, 2015 at 2:19 pm

LUV them RAINBOW’s…..working on 3 right now!M
Peggy C. on April 4, 2015 at 5:38 am

I really like the bright colors in these quilts. The quilt on the cover and Flame are my 2 favorite quilts in the book.
Sherril McGann on April 4, 2015 at 9:38 am

I love your “Finish” quilt, especially the colors you chose.
Gill on April 4, 2015 at 12:24 pm

I love Ducks in a Row!
Fave colour is green!
Sarah on April 4, 2015 at 6:24 pm

I would love to read this book!
Nicole Sender on April 5, 2015 at 8:57 pm

My favorite color is blue. The quilts are lovely!
Diane @ Vintage Zest on April 6, 2015 at 1:21 am

Hello! The quilts look amazing, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
Tawa on April 8, 2015 at 12:11 am

I should love teal, after all I have a teal coloured kitchen, but hot fuschia pink is sort of my favourite colour at the moment. I think I’ve overdosed on teal in my last couple of quilts. My antidote was to go all Kaffe Fassett on my next project, no teal there!
Rozsamaria on April 8, 2015 at 4:05 am

I love your plus quilt! The little sheep fabric is adorable.
Sasha on April 8, 2015 at 9:30 am

Love the Flame quilt. I tackled diamonds for the first time last year, would love another go at it.
Crystal Rose on April 8, 2015 at 2:06 pm

Rainbow quilts are my favorite. My fav color is black though.

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Becki Pope on April 9, 2015 at 6:34 am

My love purple and don’t really have a least favorite. I love all colors! And how colors are used on a quilt makes it even more wonderful!
Elizabeth Bolton on April 10, 2015 at 5:15 pm

I am so taken with rainbow quilts – the flow of colors really pleases my eye. I’ve got a batch of improv blocks I’ve been working on intermittently, and this book inspires me to get after it again. Thanks for showing another way to approach these great designs, too.

Liz
boltonia55@yahoo.com
Rike on April 11, 2015 at 12:32 am

taht book looks amazing! I really would love to win one copy. My favorite thread at the moment is the Aurifil 50/3 thread. It’s fantastic for quilting.
Dawn on April 12, 2015 at 9:07 am

Looks like a great book!