The Technicolor Yawn Bedroom

January 11, 2012 in Home, Quilts - Completed by emily | 17 comments

Sean wasn’t keen on calling it When Rainbows Vomit… so Technicolor Yawn was his replacement suggestion. Means the same thing but much more… ahem… tasteful? Maybe we should have gone with The Robert Kaufman Kona Color Card: Quilt Version. That’s basically what it is.

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The unquilted, but full picture version is here.

Sean tried to nix the throw pillows. I won.

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While it might be a bit bright for some, I love it. And it’s more than perfect for our usually dark bedroom (the back of the house is much, much, much brighter).

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Angela Walters quilted Megapixel. It’s curves are simply dreamy.

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Since I freeze every night during winter (winter being defined as September through June) I had to make an extra little something for my side of the bed. While it isn’t a pattern in Scrap Republic, it’s built on many of the same principles.

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I’m working on some more rainbow loveliness now. Pictures … soon.

Disclaimer: I hate the wall color in our room. Please ignore it’s hideousness.

  1. April Rosenthal’s avatar

    April Rosenthal on January 11, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    It’s beautiful! Now I’m feeling all inspired to make a quilt for my bed…and paint over the color I hate on my bedroom walls. :)

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    Cheryl Arkison on January 11, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Very, very cool! Funny, in our neck of the woods quilts are for summer, duvets are for winter.

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  3. diane stanley’s avatar

    diane stanley on January 11, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    wow! This is fantastic. And the quilting by Angela, super.

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  4. Alexis’s avatar

    Alexis on January 11, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    This is very cool!! I love how the the colors blend throughout

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  5. Jamie’s avatar

    Jamie on January 11, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    Very pretty and impressive! Love the movement in the piecing and the quilting.

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    Carla on January 11, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Wow. I had no idea I loved rainbow quilts so much. Until now!

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  7. SHARLET’s avatar

    SHARLET on January 11, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    LOVE both the bed quilt and the extra throw quilt. I too am always cold, sometimes even in the summer. You really know how to use color and bold prints.

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    pat sloan on January 11, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    This is amazing..really love the pillows!!

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    Anita on January 11, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    The winters are definitely L-O-N-N-G. Now there is fabulous color on your bed!

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    jen on January 12, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    Love this!! I don’t suppose you would consider making a pattern for those of us who can’t do anything without one, would you? As always, your work is inspiring.

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  12. Carmen Wyant’s avatar

    Carmen Wyant on January 13, 2012 at 3:54 am

    These are both just beautiful. The quilting on Technicolor Yawn is just perfect too.

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  13. Maria’s avatar

    Maria on January 13, 2012 at 9:49 am

    I love it!!!!! It makes me want to trash my almost clean sewing room and go at it!

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  14. Cheryl’s avatar

    Cheryl on January 16, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    Absolutely Love them both!! Just found your website the other day, and have been back repeatedly to look again!! so Many of your patterns that I want to do.

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  15. BettyvanOs’s avatar

    BettyvanOs on July 4, 2012 at 3:31 am

    Wow!!
    I found your quilt via Pinterest and I love it
    Well done YOU!

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    Pam on August 22, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    WOW, does not begin to describe how I feel about this beautiful quilt you have done. I have a passion for octagons and now have a new way to use up some scraps and a couple of fabric rolls. I have never been one for bright rainbow colors but your quilt just may have giving me a new way to look at colors when picking out fabrics. I usually gravitate to greens,blues and purples more in the jewel tones. I will definitely be following your blog now for some inspiration.

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