Every year we have a new quilt challenge in one of my bees, this year it's a different kind of challenge. This challenge you must use fabric from your stash adding up to two new purchased fabrics. My daughter wanted a summer quilt so I decided to use this fabric with the (right side) brown & green purchased for boarders. The outside green fabric kind of changes the look of it a little, not so Moda "sweet". A pattern was picked for everyone to use.
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The pattern came from this issue of
Quiltmaker.
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This is how the block will look,
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With 6 different ways to place the light & dark fabrics and rotate the block, you can end up with 6 totally different looking quilts.
One of the layouts.
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Number 2
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Number 3
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Number 4
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Number 5
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And number 6.
I have my design picked out and half the quilt cut out, hopefully to have it pieced by the time Spring comes.
OK, Deb C. how is yours coming?
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Speaking of my quilt bee's, at my other quilt bee we finally were able to have our Christmas party last week. A month late but still great. Cathy made us all aprons with fabrics to match our style.
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Joni
always gets us new slippers,
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And this year on her cruise, while on Grand Cayman Island she had a bracelet made for each of us by a native women.
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Jamie's husband made us each a ruler stand. How nice was that!
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Jody made us each a pair of pot holders, we all needed them. It seems like you always make cute things as gifts and never keep yourself a set.
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Cathy shared with us how to make this cute "pin". I believe this was a commercial pattern but I don't know the name. She took a 2 1/2" x 12" strip of fabric, cut it with pinking sheers, folded it leaving about 1/4" edge. Stitched the folded edge and gathered the fabric around a bobbin or (sew on a button). I think this would be nice made out of wool with an antique bobbin to wear on sweaters or winter coats.
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Cathy also brought some of her new journal quilts to show. She loves going on cruises to the islands and just finished this wallhanging with all her memories sewed in.
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Cathy also suffers terribly with migrains and has been going to Mayo the last 2 years trying to get some relief from them. This wall hanging is her at Mayo with all her migrain symbols sewed in.
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I love how she did her hair and facial expression during migrain.
4 comments:
OK Kathy-are you nagging me about my quilt? Just because I am not fond of the pattern....I actually have my fabric picked out, just need to put it on the card and turn it in! I will not lag behind, as everyone expects, haha. I have been busy with my patient this week, and chopping logs for my log cabin, but will be ready to turn it in next week. I will surprise all of you I am sure, even myself! :) I do like your color choices. Thanks for being concerned! haha Deb C
Deb, I don't like the pattern either, plus I hate to piece but I will perservere with the project.
I hope Marve is feeling better.
I hope your log cabin (quilt) is growning and I'm sure looking beautiful!
This is one time I am glad I am no longer in your group! Not that I don't still love & miss you all! I just could not stand sewing that pattern. I think I would just do it in solids & make just one giant block whith 2 or3 borders. It would look Amish!
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