The last Project Quilting challenge for this year is Ab Intra.
For this project, I manifested my inner hippie chick.
Starting with scraps: I'm working on a rainbow challenge for my quilt guild, and used cut-offs from that block.
Using buttons: Went crazy with this :)
The theme for the next Project Quilting challenge is You're Crazy.
I used satins and brocades in green and blue and teal shades, and then embroidered the seams - my tiny crazy quilt turned journal cover. I like to use composition books for journals - they're cheap and readily accessible, but not very pretty.
The completed cover.
The fourth Project Quilting Challenge is Snail's Trail.
My personal first rule of PQ2021 is to start with orphan blocks. This week's first orphan was part of a stripset that came from who knows where, and gave me my center four-patch.
The last time I'd tried this block, I think I was using four colors and it was not a fun process. This was much easier to keep track of, although I did wind up with squares that spiraled in different directions.
Backs were pieced as well, as crumb blocks. A few more orphans found their way into the backs as well.
The third Project Quilting Challenge is Virtual Vacation.
My usual constraints applied - start with orphan blocks and end with buttons.
These look like sand and sea - we're good to go! Adding lots of sand, a little more sea, sun, and sky, and we have a top.
Wavy line quilting across the entire top- sunset colors for the sky and top of the water, teal for the water, and sand for the sand.
And it's done. One big mother-of-pearl button to represent shells that wash up on the shore and it's done.
Not a *literal* representation, but the colors and feeling of my favorite part of favorite vacation- early morning walks on the beach. This, then, is FloraBama Sunrise. And the wonkiness isn't the photo- the top edge and first couple of inches down is square, but after that I just trimmed along the edge and if it waved and curved, that's how I bound it. Size is about 12 x 20.
From snowy Gaithersburg, MD, wishing I was in Orange Beach.
The second Project Quilting Challenge is Fussy Cut.
I had two constraints - using orphan blocks and buttons. These were my orphan blocks- tiny offcut half-square triangles from another project. I used the larger ones for this project and tossed the rest.
I used this kitty fabric that's been in my stash for a while for fussy cutting.
This is it- quilted and bound,with the buttons I picked.
The first PQ challenge is Illuminating + Ultimate Gray.
This is my quilt:
It's not big, about 9 x 12, but I like it a lot.
Welp, last year's blogging was mostly a bust.
Here's to more consistency this year!
Sewing goals: Mostly, sew every day.
Sew a block a day if possible.
Use the stash.
Finish projects.
First new project: The first Project Quilting challenge - https://kimlapacek.com/2021/01/12-1-illuminating-ultimate-gray-challenge-1-of-project-quilting-season-12.html
My personal constraints for the PQ challenge this year are: 1. Use orphan blocks, and 2. Add buttons
The first pieced background is here:
Applique is currently in progress.
