October 2008 Challenge: Magic Wand! (Page 2)

Design a quilt and color it with many colors. Then engage the Magic Wand tool (an add-on tool on the Design toolbar on the right side of the quilt worktable) and click on the quilt until you find another coloring that appeals to you. Add that to the Sketchbook and send in your file of TWO quilts: one "before" and one "after" the Magic Wand treatment.
- Barb Vlack

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Quilt 33	Quilt 34	Quilt 35	Quilt 36
Denise Smart In the Pink	Denise Smart The Blues 2008	Dianne Gronfors Original Quilt	Dianne Gronfors Random Quilt
I started with The Blues 2008 and used the Random Recolor tool until I got a selection I liked. Okay I cheated a little because the outside border was grey and I swapped it to ice blue. Plano, Texas	Three interior blocks from EQ6>Libraries>Block Library>Contemporary Pieced>Kaleidoscopes (not from the new Kaleidoscope add on software) named Dunce Caps, Electric Fan and Diamond Bracelet and the border is from Set Auto Border>Miscellaneous>Gothic Window (recolored but not otherwise modified) How simple is that! Plano, Texas	This was my original. I was trying to design a baby quilt using the friendship star and decided to use it for this challenge. The stars don't show up very well but this version looks quite nice when mapped to fabrics. Ontario Canada	This was my second colouration. Not exactly a favourite but I was surprised to see the stars totally disappear and the design become more of a trellis. Ontario Canada

Quilt 37	Quilt 38	Quilt 39	Quilt 40
Donna Harney Checkerboard Stars 1	Donna Harney Checkerboard Stars 2	Donna Hedrick Arches I	Donna Hedrick Arches II
Before... East Hampton, NY	After... East Hampton, NY	I saw a political rally near the arches in St. Louis and decided to draw my own arches with Easy Draw. I used the Special Effects-9 layout. Easy and fun! Florida	Love the blues and pinks. Florida

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D. Katherine Willis Rick Rack Star - 1	D. Katherine Willis Rick Rack Star - 2	Gina A. Mermaidia 1	Gina A. Mermaidia 2
I tried to create the sparkle that occurs when a magic wand is waved. To do so, I placed the Rick Rack Beauty block in the Stars 20 layout. Just a few clicks and I created a design that would have taken days to draw by hand. Now that's magic! Houston, Texas, USA	The Rick Rack Beauty block was placed in the Stars 20 layout and recolored using the Random Recolor Wand. Houston, Texas, USA	What a great appllique on pieced quilt! My granddaughter is going to get this one.	I used Shift Hue 30 to do this coloring. Nah ... I like the other one.

Quilt 45	Quilt 46	Quilt 47	Quilt 48
Hélène Laparra Sun over the rainbow I	Hélène Laparra Sun over the rainbow II	Janet Bangs candyfloss spokes	Janet Bangs coffee and cream
I used blocks from EQ6 library. This is the original version of the quilt. France	This is the randomized colored version of the quilt that I chose at the end. Pretty difficult to make a choice! France	This original colour scheme was based on candyfloss colours. I think Americans call this "spun sugar" - it's what you buy at the fairground and is like a pink, fluffy cloud. It's interesting to see how this very feminine colour scheme can change at the click of the mousse. Guildford England	Many people dislike the magic wand tool because they think it only produces "garish" colour schemes. This proves the opposite. This lovely muted colour palette was generated by EQ all by itself! I think it's so peaceful and would be lovely in Japanese taupe fabrics. Guildford England

Quilt 49	Quilt 50	Quilt 51	Quilt 52
Jo-Ann Hayes Quilt 1 Randomize	Jo-Ann Hayes Quilt 2 Randomize	Judy McKinley Blue Starry Path	Judy McKinley Spikey Starry Path
Quilt designed in EQ6 from two blocks in the standard library, randomized to produce this colouring. Kingston, Ontario Canada	Quilt created from 2 block in EQ6 library with a standard layout. Randomize tool produced this colouring. Kingston, Ontario Canada	This is an original design created in EQ6 using the Starry Path block from the Block Library. Huntsville, AL	This original design was created in EQ6 using the Starry Path block from the Block Library. Then I used the Magic Wand recolor tool to get this coloration which created a "spikey" star in the centers. Huntsville, AL

Quilt 53	Quilt 54	Quilt 55	Quilt 56
Janet Tannahill Posey Patch	Janet Tannahill End of Season flower bed	Judith Best Pathways 1	Judith Best Pathways 2
This is where I started. I was entertained by all the variations that came up as I clicked on the magic wand again and again. The blocks are Texas Flower and Star of North Carolina variation. The seams in the blocks don't match exactly but flowers in a garden don't necessarily line up perfectly, either! Mission, KS	This looks more like the grasses have died down and the season is nearly finished. I still like the looks of it. Mission, KS	My original color choices Ontario Canada	Coloring after using the "Magic Wand" Ontario Canada

Quilt 57	Quilt 58	Quilt 59	Quilt 60
Kate Seinor Before	Kate Seinor After	Kay Ahr Off-Set Log Cabin	Kay Ahr Off-Set Log Cabin - Randomized Color Version
Notecard	This is my quilt after applying the magic wand it is so different from the original and the colors are striking. I think I will have to make this one to see how it turns out.	Sparks, Nevada USA	Sparks, Nevada USA

Quilt 61	Quilt 62	Quilt 63	Quilt 64
Launie Ritchey Mariner's compass before	Launie Ritchey Mariner's compass After	Leanne Davis Floor tiles 1	Leanne Davis Floor tiles 2
I designed this quilt using Carol Doak's 4000 member block she gave to her Yahoo group, which I'm a member of. This reminds me of the beach!	This quilt was designed using Carol Doak's 4000 member block she gave to her Yahoo group	The block used in this is based on a floor tile I've seen somewhere in my travels over the last few years (floor tile patterns make excellent quilt inspiration :-) Adelaide, South Australia	The block used in this is based on a floor tile I've seen somewhere in my travels over the last few years (floor tile patterns make excellent quilt inspiration :-) Adelaide, South Australia

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