Searching for Roy G Biv - Blogger's Choice

This month's search for Roy G Biv and Beyond is the blogger's choice.  Elizabeth and Sue decided to look for pictures that feature the various colors of the rainbow.  Go to Julie B Booth's blog and Jennifer Coyne Qudeen's for more photos and link-ups.  Here are our selections.

 This is a 2014 row by row piece that Elizabeth made using hand dyed/screen printed fabrics.

These are some batik squares that were hand washed and are drying on the line.

Elizabeth created these wonderful spiral tie-dyes.

These are some sun prints that Elizabeth did last summer.

Sue created this table runner from pre-cut circles and squares.

We hope you enjoyed our finds this year throughout this Roy G Biv challenge!   It was lots of fun to add a dash of color every month and will continue to let color inspire us!

Searching for Roy G Biv - PINK

This month's color in the search for Roy G Biv and Beyond (colors of the rainbow "plus") is PINK.  Go to Julie B Booth's blog and Jennifer Coyne Qudeen's for more photos and link-ups.  It's so hard to limit the choices to just 5, so here are our 6 selections!

These pink hearts are created using a blue school glue resist.

Pretty pink hydrangea.

Pink sky at sunset.

Happy pink and white flowers.

Bursts of pink color created with a shibori dyeing technique using whiffle balls.

Delicate pink lilies are a perfect addition to this garden.

Roy G Biv - GRAY

This month's color in the search for Roy G Biv and Beyond (colors of the rainbow "plus") is GRAY.  Not the most inspiring color, but can be calming, serene, or stormy.  Go to Julie B Booth's blog and Jennifer Coyne Qudeen's for more photos and link-ups.  Here are our selections.

An elephant in Krugar Park, South Africa

Rocks at the dock at Merrymount, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH

Stairs at the Great Wall of China

An appropriately named rest stop along I84 in New York state

Tree bark

Searching for ROY G BIV - Metallic Gold

In search of Roy G Biv, it is time this month for METALLIC GOLD pictures. Julie is out of town this month so we are linking to Jennifer Coyne Qudeen's blog in finding the colors of the rainbow.  Since the colors of the rainbow were finished in July, they are extending through the rest of the year with other colors.  Check out their blogs for more examples of metallic gold.  Hope you enjoy our selections!

 These gold sequin pillows were recently spotted in a Target display.

Gold tulle fabric.

This old Ford was on display in Melvin Village, NH this summer.

 The sun sparkles on this golden garden ornament at Spider Web Gardens in NH.

Saving the best for last - a spectacular golden sunset on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Searching for Roy G Biv - Brown!

In search of Roy G Biv, it is time this month for BROWN pictures. We are linking to Julie Booth's blog and her friend Jennifer Coyne Qudeen in finding the colors of the rainbow.  Since the colors of the rainbow were finished in July, they are extending through the rest of the year with other colors.  Check out their blogs for more examples of brown.  Most of these pictures were taken in New Hampshire.  Enjoy!

An assortment of rolling pins in various shades of brown.

This pretty brown house caught our eye while driving near Wolfeboro.

Who doesn't love an old brown tub full of violets?

A typical New England barn, with some comical additions.

A rusty brown tricycle has seen better days.

This log cabin houses a quilt shop.

Homemade shoo-fly pie!  Yum, yum!

Searching for Roy G Biv - Violet!

In search of Roy G Biv, it is time this month for VIOLET pictures. We are linking to Julie Booth's blog and her friend Jennifer Coyne Qudeen in finding the colors of the rainbow.  Check out their blogs for more examples of violet.  A couple of these are from last summer's quilt camp (2014) in New Hampshire, which is where we are now. Not sure where the flower photo is from, but the sunset is one from this summer.  Enjoy!

 

The piece of fabric above was dyed using a pole-wrapped shibori technique.

Purple (violet) cauliflower - a farmer's market purchase this spring.

A violet hand-dye that was printed with our birds-on-a-branch screen.

Isn't this a gorgeous sunset?  View of Lake Winnipesaukee, NH, taken sometime in the last few weeks.

Go Indigo!

In search of Roy G Biv, it is time this month for INDIGO pictures. We are linking to Julie Booth's blog and her friend Jennifer Coyne Qudeen in finding the colors of the rainbow.  Check out their blogs for more examples of indigo .  Last summer we spent some time with an indigo pot and tried out various methods of Shibori, so these pictures were not hard to find.  Hope you enjoy our indigo pictures!

Although it looks more purple here, I think that is just the lighting.  This is one of Elizabeth's beautifully crafted pieces.

This is a rayon infinity scarf that Sue made by twisting and tying with thread.

This is another scarf Sue made using flat wooden discs and buttons tied with rubber bands.

Here are some of our pieces drying on the line.

Beautiful indigo wool from the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

Feeling Blue

Feeling blue?  In search of Roy G Biv, it is time this month for BLUE pictures. We are linking to Julie Booth's blog and her friend Jennifer Coyne Qudeen in finding the colors of the rainbow.  Check out their blogs for more blues. This month's finds are contributed by both Sue and Elizabeth.  We thought blue might be a little challenging, but as it turns out, there were more than enough to choose from.  In fact, it was hard to narrow it down to just these 7!

 Delicate blue blossoms.

 Blues at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

 A hand-dyed blue drying on the clothes line last summer.

 A perfect blue sky with a gaggle of geese.

 A felted flower pot cover.

 A view of Lake Winnipesaukee from the restaurant deck at Castle in the Clouds.

 Yarn bombing the fence at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.