Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Challenge Award


I am now able to replace my summer stash picture with another one showing that I did finish the challenge! I've been working on another large wallhanging using mostly fabric from my stash. I must admit that I did buy one yard of orange but I am only using about a quarter yard...thus my stash increased. Oh well, my stash has gone down quite a bit. I'll soon be able to share a pic of my new work.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Stash buster challenge


OK I have become obsessed. I decided that since I had already finished the log cabin wall hanging stashbuster and completed the UFO from an orphan block with scraps in my stash, I should keep at it. So I have decided to do another wall hanging. You'll have to wait to see what I plan for this assortment of colors!

Monday, June 23, 2008

Challenge Block

I am attaching some pictures of my summer challenge project.

First, I cut colored strips from scraps. I made these primarily dark or medium strips. The red center blocks were cut from a fat quarter I picked up somewhere along the way. Then I cut the beige strips from some fabric I had left over from another quilt (I bought much more than I needed.)










Then I put the colored strips in a bag according to their size and pulled out strips randomly as I needed them. I kept it random unless there would be two of the same design in the same block.




I laid out the blocks in many arrangements on the living room floor and then decided on the zigzag arrangement because it reminded me of waves.







There are six 8 inch blocks in a row and 10 rows. I am putting a narrow black border around the arrangement because I think I will use this as a wall hanging.







Saturday, June 21, 2008

summer challenge


I just found the greatest "for fun" summer challenge. I was just doing such a self-imposed challenge so it fit into my summer plans! I am using up scraps from my stash and making log cabin blocks. I am arranging them in the zigzag pattern as suggested in the book Log Cabin Quilts Unlimited by Patricia Cox and Maggi McCormick Gordon. I am doing the zigzag because the pattern reminds me of waves..