LIVING OFF GRID

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Tuesday 3 September 2013

CHALLENGE QUILT

I finally finished my challenge quilt. The guild I belong to put out a challenge this spring for the members where we were each given a shape and told to incorporate it into a quilt. You had to maintain the integrity of the shape using any material. The quilt could be any size. Mine finished out at 40" X 34".





The greatest challenge was making sure that my kite shape was represented on 70% of the quilt. The most difficult part for me was selecting the fabric.


Here is a detail of the stitching. I have decided to call it "Letting Go". 



Then straight into another quilt... "Pretty in Pink". I am adding the binding on here. Quite often this is the only thing done by hand as most quilts are quilted by machine. 

 Pretty in Pink is 42" X 53"... a child's or lap sized quilt.  Do you recognize the fabric Ruth?  I am slowly gaining confidence with quilting with my long arm. Still managed to break 3 needles, but am happy with the final result.

I chose tulips and tulip leaves. I have not attempted to use a template, just run free hand, so the tulips vary in size and shape. 

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4 comments:

  1. becca3 September 2013 at 18:20

    Those are both so beautiful. I love that you do the stitching free hand. It adds a really nice touch.

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  2. Welcome!3 September 2013 at 21:37

    Beautiful work Mary! And nice choice of fabric.. I see you found the right colors for your quilt! Tina xoxo

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  3. Rhonda5 September 2013 at 21:36

    Awesome Mary! Both quilts are beautiful. The colours of Letting Go flow so nicely.
    Was the Pretty in Pink lap blanket for any little girl in particular?

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  4. Art and Mary6 September 2013 at 12:49

    thank you ladies for your kind words. I guess you have figured out I Love Quilting!There is always some new challenge on the horizon.
    No Rhonda, the quilt has no home yet and is one I made using fabric bits gifted to me by a friend. I loved the colours and just had to make the quilt. I used every bit to try to make the quilt as large as
    possible. After I have built up a collection of quilts I hope to set up a blog of my own where I will begin to sell them. May take a while. Hope you and yours are well.


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