The story is the same. It has been WINTER here.
Brown with white and gray skies. I am ready for spring and some green.
I took 13 greens from my stash. I stitched and slashed. I am in love with it.
I am dreaming of my fields of green as my garden will grow throughout the summer.
Created by Carol Kunnerup for the Project QUILTING SCRAPtastic Challenge
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This is my Lots of Plusses, it is 12" square, I dug through lots of remains of finished quilts to get 12+ scrap fabrics.
I really wanted to do a big modern version of this but my time was limited due to the arrival of our son and his family today and staying through Easter....yea, lots of hugs and juicy kisses!
I've wanted to do black thread free motion applique and started designing and cutting,. But when I tried free motion, I didn't like it. So I put my walking foot on and stitched away.
When I trimmed the batting to bind it, I really liked the way it looked with the black stitching showing, I really didn't want to cover it up. I will definitely do more black thread applique, but I'll use a more soft, curvey design that I can free motion.
created by Robin Jarvis for the Project QUILTING SCRAPtastic Challenge
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PQ9.6. Scraptastic
Rainbow Bridge
Liz Mandelkow
Buhl Idaho
Postcard
4” by 6”
I made this in remembrance of all the wonderful pets that have blessed my life.
Created for the Project QUILTING SCRAPtastic Challenge
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Spiral Mosaic
This is my scrappy entry. I have been wanting to try a mosaic quilt for a while and this seemed like a good time. I fused the pieces of fabric down and quilted spirals of matching threads. I used 24 colored fabrics. The piece is 16 inches square.
I am Theresa Bradley. I quilt in Powder Springs, Ga.
created for the project QUILTING SCRAPtastic Challenge
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PQ 9.6
Marine Footlocker Topper
Project Quilting Challenge 9.6 ~ Scraptastistic
We had to use at least 12 different fabrics for this week’s Project Quilting Challenge. I also needed to make a topper for my cousin’s “coffee table”.
He uses his dad’s footlocker from when he was in the Marines back in the 1960s. Since the footlocker was green, and I didn’t have any greens that would match it, I decided to use mostly blues with pops of green.
I found 6 greens, 6 blues and decided on a 9 patch set on point. He wanted it very puffy, so I used 1 layer of Hobbs with 2 layers of poly batting over it. I used a double needle to quilt with blue thread through the greens. I love how it turned out! My cousin and his wife both loved it too!
My quilt is 40x19. A wonderful topper for the footlocker!
#ProjectQuilting #pqSeason9
created by Nancy Horwath
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Boundless Batiks Stash Builder (Blue/Gold)
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I've completed this week's challenge!
I pulled out my hand dyed fabrics and tried a new technique for me to make a collage using raw edge applique. It made a cute table runner.
The pastel pallet is reminiscent of Easter colors. How timely!
I've called it Easter Confetti.
22"x11"
Diana Hill
Sunnyvale California
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Presencia Embroidery Perle Cotton Thread Pastel Sampler Box
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I was committed to finishing all 6 of the 2018 challenges. DID IT!
Thank you for helping me occupy some winter days with challenges that were filled with design, color and stories.
Respectfully
JeanAnn
16” x 18”
By JeanAnn Fenrich, playing with fiber and fabrics in Scandia, Minnesota.
Minnesota is still covered in snow but my Texas relatives are enjoying Spring Flowers.
If not all in bloom today, theses soon will be: Blue Bonnets, Indian Paintbrushes, Mexican Hats, Primroses and Black-eyed Susans. Maybe not a scrap buster, but bits of many fabrics brought the bouquet together.
This wall hanging was inspired with a suggestion from a Texas cousin. My family knows I was committed to finishing all 6 challenges. Making this one for Cindy truly made this last challenge joyful.
The challenge asked that we use at 12 different fabrics. By the time I assigned colors to each flower I ended up with 15. This was FUN!
Flowers were appliquéd to the background and threads added details. After floating some green leaves the piece was echo-quilted with thread matching the background fabric. I had just enough green from the leaves to add a border flange and the binding matches the background.
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Gingher Applique Shears
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My quilt finished at 60 inches square
Thanks for the great challenge,
I had a bag of scraps ready for the garbage when I read this weeks challenge dumped them out and got started- feels good to have used those scraps instead of throwing.
Created for the SCRAPtastic Project QUILTING Challenge and it also just happens to meet the size requirements for the Scrap Quilt Challenge!
Donna from Minnesota
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Scrappy by Wanda C
For the Project QUILTING SCRAPtastic Challenge
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Design It, Stitch It: Hand Embroidery
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Inspired in Sydney, Hand Made in Australia, PQ 9.6. I'm so excited to have completed this project while on vacation this week in Australia. We flew out at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night, before the theme was announced. I carried along about 18 fabrics, in the hope that, with what I brought, I'd have what I needed. In our hotel room on Sydney, was an art print (all rectangles) similar to what you see here. That,was my inspiration.
I cut the pieces using paper patterns and my scissors, since I had forgotten a small cutting mat. I sewed on the tour bus and in our room whenever time was available. All the seams were measured and marked with a p3bcil so I would know where to sew. I found a free, thick magazine which I was able use with my rotary cutter to square up the block and the quilt. It's been completely created by hand, and that was the biggest challenge. Normally I avoid hand work as much as I can, but this week I didn't have a choice. The result is something that's not as perfect as I would normally make, but I met my personal challenge to complete it all by hand. This project measures 8" x 8" and is made from 16 fabrics, counting the backing.
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Here is my entry. My scrap challenge was a baby quilt for a librarian friend, including buying nothing new.
The central medallion is a beautiful girl. They have named her Marlowe.
Size 42x47.
Jill Harman
Neenah,Wi.
Project QUILTING – SCRAPtastic Challenge
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Colorful Scrap Quilting
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This is a true charm quilt in that there are 65 different fabrics used in this 24” square top. It will be donated to “A Doll Like Me.”
Made in Tucson, Arizona by Barbara Moore
“SCRAPtastic Project QUILTING Challenge”
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Here's my entry for Project Quilting 9.6 Scraptastic challenge:
I call it "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" it finished at 72" x 96".
I pulled all of my Halloween fabrics - and then purchased another 12. I used my Accuquilt to cut 2.5 inch strips of the Halloween prints. Then I grabbed some black on black and black and white prints for squares and my scraps that were orange, green or purple for other squares. I have about 40 fabrics in this quilt.
I sorted the fabrics into purples, oranges and greens/greys and inserted a black and white square and a color square between the Halloween prints. From there I cut them down to 6.5 inch squares and proceeded to make a rail fence style pattern with the blocks.
As the top is very visually exciting - I loosely quilted with a large meander with screaming orange thread and bound it in an off black. The back is purple ghost fabric.
Thanks for looking - I create in Madison, WI
Created by Jen Mulder, The Electric Needle
PS – this is big enough that it also qualifies for the Scrap Quilt Challenge!
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#scraptacular #project quilting9.6
Last weekend I was away on a quilt retreat. I was thinking that i probably wouldn't have what i needed for challenge 6. As it turns out one of my projects fit the Scraptacular theme.
Years ago some friends and I did a charm square exchange. I had made a kit from the squares to take on retreat. With 2 more dedicated sewing days left i was in good shape. Woo hoo!
This quilt contains 84 different fabrics, (out of 85 pieces). It also checks items off of 3 lists: PQ 9.6, AQS UFO challenge, and my personal goal to make 4 philanthropy quilts a year.
by Cherese Currier
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13” wide by 42 3/4” tall
“Finally” was started ten years ago when my neighbor provided the kids for a yard party!
The kids made Fabric art... it was “finally” put together with scraps for this challenge! I’m sure my neighbor will love it!!
Created by Susan Kruse for the Project QUILTING SCRAPtastic Challenge!
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Caffeine Kitty Mug Rug
Size: approx 6"x5"
Shirley Campbell
Pardeeville, WI
I decided to go small this time and made myself a mug rug. It's something I will use every day!
Created for the Project QUILTING SCRAPtastic Challenge!
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Churn Dash baby quilt
45" Square
I made this quilt for my grand daughter Amelia.
She loves pink!
Thanks, Robin Jarvis
Created for the Project QUILTING A Stitch in Time
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PQ9.5 Stitch in Time Saves Nine
Just Nine
Liz Mandelkow
Buhl Idaho
16” by 16”
Nine colors on black.
A nine patch.
Nine patches.
Nine panes of Glass in my window.
9:00 PM...and a beautiful sunset!
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A Needle/Thread Bag quilted with my signature Yo-Yo
Created by Wanda Carpenter for Project QUILTING A Stitch in Time
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"Saving Nine"
This week's theme had me stumped for a little bit. My first thought was really obscure. I first thought of the song 'Step in Time ' from Mary Poppins. Step in Time, stitch in time... A bit too out there. I eventually settled on a clock.
I had just started quilting the top and my sewing machine malfunction and wouldn't sew. I defuzzed the bobbin case and tried to fix it myself with no success. GAH! The deadline is looming and I am going on retreat next weekend. My workhorse needs to be fixed. I called the shop and they said to come down. I get there and they work on it a bit but don't find a problem. Weird. I head home and finish up my quilting. Even with 2 hours out of my day taking my machine for a car ride, I still managed to finish ahead of schedule. I guess time was on my side.
#projectquilting 9.5 #astitchintime
12x13 inches, fusible applique machine quilted.
Created by Cherese Currier for the Project QUILTING A Stitch in Time Challenge.
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"Magical Meanderings" - for the Stitch in time challenge 9.5
My first thought upon hearing the challenge was mending. I don't enjoy mending, and thought that if I didn't do the mending, I could just make something upcycled.
I took 5 flannel shirts and cut them down into squares - then stitched these into my background. I created the unicorn applique from 3 pairs of jeans. Then, I cut down the rest of the jeans to make the three side borders. I topstitched the denim seams open with a red thread.
I used a flannel for the backer, and quilted with a large meander in navy blue thread and bound it with red flannel from one of the shirts.
This quilt finishes at 70 x 70. I quilt in Madison, WI USA
by Jen Mulder
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