Mercury Rising

I had planned to stop three of my digital temperature quilts the day I finished the January/February segments because I've become bored with them. I was exploring color palettes so I could engage in a genuine fabric temperature quilt next year, and I wanted to make sure I loved the color scheme I chose so I could stick with it all year.

Less than halfway into the project, I wasn't that impressed with any of the three HST versions. Yet, in all likelihood, HSTs are exactly how I'd piece my first real temperature quilt.

The January/February digital segments were finished earlier this week, and I initially was relieved because I don't have to do them anymore.

The following day, I found myself creating new HST templates to do it all over again because I'm still curious how warmer months will look.

brand new color scale for March

I have two fabric options next year if I decide to pursue this in real life. One is my beloved batik fat quarters...

And the second is a scrappy collection of leftover charm squares (and charm squares I've cut from scraps) I've been organizing since December. I based my new March digital HST temperature quilt on this color scheme.

I really do want to have an idea of how both of these fabric collections will look if I commit to a real fabric temperature quilt. So I'm continuing onward with digital mockups to make sure I can live with the color scheme I ultimately select. One of the things I'm learning from my digital expriment is that I like snaking rows much better than monthly or bi-monthly segments.

I'm also loving my spiral HST digital temperature quilt. It starts in the center and snakes around and around clockwise through last Tuesday.

I may stick with the snaking rows, though, because that's what I'm doing with my 2023 crochet temperature project, which incorporates my own hand-dyed threads. I'm snaking the rows back and forth because I liked the digital mockup so much.

I'm SO in love with how it's turning out! I cannot wait to make each new day's motif!

Linking up with Alycia Quilts and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

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