Tag Archives: Ugly Fabric Challenge

Oct26

Blogger’s Quilt Festival-Fall 2012

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Blogger’s Quilt Festival-Fall 2012

 

Here’s my entry for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Fall 2012 hosted by Amy’s Creative Side.  I call it my Chevron Picnic Quilt.  I participated in the “In the Bag -Ugly Fabric Quilt Challenge” earlier this year and this is my result!

All the fabric, except some white on white from my stash, is from my swap partner, Patti.  I didn’t have a plan so I cut the fabric into 5″ squares and then made half square triangles using the June Tailor Perfect Half-Square, Quarter Square slotted ruler.  Everyone was perfect!   I’m a gadget person and I highly recommend this one!

 

After much shuffling, I decided on this layout.

Chevron quilts are fun!  When you rotate them, you have a different quilt!

For this quilt, I played around with different quilting designs in each row.  It’s become the quilting sampler in my studio.

 

 

 

In keeping with the theme, I “acquired” some truly ugly fabric from my stash for the backing!  It’ll be perfect for a picnic – who cares if this gets a little dirty!  I like how the quilting detail pops!

 

Quilt stats:

Measures 48″ square

Longarm quilted by me

Best Category – Throw quilt, Scrap Quilt

Thanks for looking, have fun checking out other quilts!

 

Amy's Creative Side
Sep15

In The Bag – Ugly Fabric Quilt Challenge

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In The Bag – Ugly Fabric Quilt Challenge

Chevron Picnic Quilt

Mission accomplished!  The “ugly” fabric that I received from Patti in Canada is a quilt!  All the fabric is from Patti, except a little bit of white for the blocks and the backing fabric.  No fabric was purchased for this challenge, all stash fabric!

I love how it looks outside on the grass or picnic table.  Each row is quilted with a different design to the middle and then mirrored.  The thread is white and doesn’t show except on the green blocks!  That’s okay, it adds texture and I love the white thread on the white fabric.

Turning the quilt gives it a different look, too!

See. the back is really the ugly fabric!  I want to use this quilt so I did not want white backing fabric.  Of course, I have to show you the back to reveal the quilting detail!

Now, I haven’t planted petunias in 2 or 3 years but in the middle of my yard, next to the tree stump is a volunteer petunia that started blooming this week.  Not sure how it got there, some critter must have planted it for me!

Have you participated in a swap like this?  Check out other posts about this challenge.  Thanks for looking!  :)Linda

Jul9

Design Wall Monday – Chevron Quilt

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Design Wall Monday – Chevron Quilt

 

The designing is done and it’s all sewn together!  And then I realized that I really like how it looks rotated.

I found some extra-wide white on white fabric in my stash so now all I need is to find some time to quilt it!

Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects.

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

Jul2

Design Wall Monday – Chevron quilt

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Design Wall Monday – Chevron quilt

 

This is my design for In The Bag ~ Ugly Fabric Quilt Challenge.

I’ve had it on the wall for most of the week and I still like it!  It reminds me of a picnic tablecloth.  I hope I can find the right fabric for the backing in my stash, too.

Thanks for all your earlier comments when I was deciding!  I appreciate them.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July to all of you Americans celebrating a day off in the middle of the week!

🙂 Linda

Check out Judy at Patchwork Times for other Design Wall Monday projects.

Jun28

I can’t stop designing!

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I can’t stop designing!

#6

 

 

I can’t seem to quit rearranging my chevrons!  Here’s another option.

Here’s the Ugly Fabric Quilt Challenge link.  You can see what other quilters are doing with their fabric.

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments.

🙂 Linda

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