I pulled out the button box for inspiration and the yellow scrap box. I knew I wanted to make a sculpture of sorts, a 3-D box maybe....
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| starting with this small piece that looks painted |
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| glued the fabric over edges |
I managed to make this week's Project Quilting Challenge submission early. The deadline is Sunday at noon central, but here it is, Saturday evening, and I already have the quilt done. It is also a proper quilt with lots of pieces, so not a small coaster.
The theme of this week's challenge is to make something that is the color of your birthstone, My birthstone is ruby, so it was easy idea for me to make a quilt for my red and white quilt collection.
I wanted to make a quilt with little red squares. I sewed them ...
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Starting with project quilting's prompt, "inspired by your birthstone color" For me it's
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"emerald" |
I started with collecting inspiration photos online, and printing them onto one sheet of paper.
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| see the images printed out there on the table? |
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| 7" X 10" |
this is my entry for Project Quilting this week, the prompt was to take three traditional blocks in the common usage and make a finished quilt. I took out my scrap bags of Cherrywood hand dyes to use thinking I'd make a sketchbook cover. My bags have strips from a half inch wide to 2" wide.
I made a sawtooth star, put a log cabin around it (taking into consideration two values on each row) and made my improv flying geese for the top and bottom. I loved it and thought of all the things I ...
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The Project Quilting Challenge for the week is Common Blocks. The rule is to make a quilt with three common quilt blocks. There is also a quote "No one owns the copyright on a 16-patch block, or an Ohio star."
You have no idea how happy this challenge made me. I was working on a tutorial about whether you should pre-wash your fabric before making a quilt. I was thinking about making three nine patch blocks - one with all pre-washed fabrics, one with no pre-washed fabrics, and one with a mixture of both. I was debating making three different quilts ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. We're just about to say hello to February. We're another month closer to the departure date for our Fifty-Fifty trip to Alaska (that's our 50th state during our 50th year of marriage). I keep reminding myself it will be on us before we know it. I've made reservations for the first several days of our trip, and the rest will remain open. For this trip, we'll play it a little looser than usual and keep the length of our stay in any given place more flexible. It's a little too ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. We're just about to say hello to February. We're another month closer to the departure date for our Fifty-Fifty trip to Alaska (that's our 50th state during our 50th year of marriage). I keep reminding myself it will be on us before we know it. I've made reservations for the first several days of our trip, and the rest will remain open. For this trip, we'll play it a little looser than usual and keep the length of our stay in any given place more flexible. It's a little too ...
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I am knitting socks with an ombre affect at the moment. Purple to turquoise
Good morning, my friends. It's a bright sunny day, but still very cold. Brrrr. If it weren't so cold out, it might be a nice day for a walk. But it is cold, so...nah. I'll stay inside where it's warm and do my walking on the treadmill. Also, there's plenty of walking between my sewing machine and my ironing board. Quilting: it's good for your health and stamina.
Good morning, my friends. It's a bright sunny day, but still very cold. Brrrr. If it weren't so cold out, it might be a nice day for a walk. But it is cold, so...nah. I'll stay inside where it's warm and do my walking on the treadmill. Also, there's plenty of walking between my sewing machine and my ironing board. Quilting: it's good for your health and stamina.
Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day yesterday. All sewing, all the time, with a little bit of baking thrown in for good measure. What could be better than that? Well...maybe winning the lottery, but first one must actually play the lottery.
Finishing off the stitching for the small Catmint piece was at the top of my list. This will still need borders, quilting, and binding. I have some cute fabrics to finish it off.
Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day yesterday. All sewing, all the time, with a little bit of baking thrown in for good measure. What could be better than that? Well...maybe winning the lottery, but first one must actually play the lottery.
Finishing off the stitching for the small Catmint piece was at the top of my list. This will still need borders, quilting, and binding. I have some cute fabrics to finish it off.
Good morning, my friends. When I wrote yesterday's post, I completely forgot it was the day a new prompt would be announced for the Project Quilting challenge. Late morning, after I'd done as much quilting as I'd planned for the day, I checked my email, and there it was. The challenge this time around is "Ombre."
Well that threw me. I spent a good part of my afternoon sewing time gnashing my teeth about what I could do for this. My initial reaction was to skip this one, but then I get a bad case of the ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. When I wrote yesterday's post, I completely forgot it was the day a new prompt would be announced for the Project Quilting challenge. Late morning, after I'd done as much quilting as I'd planned for the day, I checked my email, and there it was. The challenge this time around is "Ombre."
Well that threw me. I spent a good part of my afternoon sewing time gnashing my teeth about what I could do for this. My initial reaction was to skip this one, but then I get a bad case of the ...
read moreThe Project Quilting Challenge this week is Mythical Creatures. The first thought that came to my mind was Pegasus, but when I found pictures of a winged horse with a face, I immediately gravitated towards the Al-Buraq. One of my rules for this challenge, since there is only a week to make it, is to not overthink any decisions and to just keep going with the flow. Decision-making takes more time.
So I present to you, Al-Buraq. I love the metallic border that frames my creature and I think for a mythical creature it is a successful project. Looking at ...
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I call my piece "Weeki Wachee"
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| 19" X 21" |
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| a pin gifted to me from Miss Pat and some nice perle cotton embroidery thread |
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