Project Quilting 9.2

This week's Project Quilting Challenge theme is Triangulation. I had lots of ideas for projects I wanted to try, but there wasn't enough time to do a large project. I picked a block that I have wanted to try for years, so I dug out my Hex N More ruler that I got several years ago and hadn't used yet. Then I dug through the scrap bin of hand dyed fabrics from another project I'm working on.

 The piecing went together much easier than I expected.

 I made my block into a pincushion. I had planned to put a button in the center, but the center came out so perfect, I didn't want to cover it up. I'm happy with my little triangle project, and I'm so glad I finally got around to trying this block. I think it would make a great scrap quilt, and can't wait to get started on it.

Project Quilting 9.1

The title of this challenge is Hometown Proud. I love living in the mountains of Groveton, NH, especially in the summer. This is my mini version of a landscape quilt. I randomly cut pieces of my hand dyed fabrics to create this scene. They were stitched to a foundation piece and machine quilted on my domestic machine.

Project Quilting 8.6

This is the final Project Quilting challenge for this season, and it's titled "Time is Up!"

I had several fun ideas for projects this week, but no time to do them. There are so many awesome projects in the challenge this week. Mine is so simple that I almost didn't include it, but I really wanted to try to help Kim reach her goal. She has been an amazing hostess, and I really enjoy seeing the creativity inspired by these challenges.

I made some simple coasters in the hourglass pattern to go with some wine glasses that I blasted.

It's Wine O'clock. Time to celebrate!

Project Quilting 8.4

This week's Project Quilting Challenge is Brighter The Better. With this being Valentine's week I decided to use that is my theme and used a hot pink fabric to try out a technique from Geta Grama that I've been wanting to try. I didn't have time to do fancy quilting like Geta does, but it was fun to make and I'll be using her technique again. This project is 11" square.

Project Quilting 8.3

The theme for Challenge 8.3 is Tune in to Texture. We were to get our inspiration from the texture around us. I had plenty of ideas, but not a lot of time this week. I ended up merging two textural inspiration pieces into one project. The first was a sandcarved flower that I created back in January of 2000. The glass is sandcarved from the back in layers to create dimension. It is set in an LED lit base, which helps to show off the texture. This is still my favorite sandcarved piece.

I created a snack mat that is approx. 10x7. I'll probably never bring myself to put a snack on it though. The flower was done with fusible applique, and the quilting was done on my Voyager-17, to look like the frost on everything here this time of year.

 

It's hard to tell in the picture, but all of the fabrics are hand dyed, and have a textured look to them also. 

Project Quilting Challenge 8.2

The theme for challenge 8.2 is Carolina Lily. I took my inspiration from the diamond shapes in the traditional Carolina Lily block and created Carolina in the Wintertime. It is 17" x 17". I know they don't get as much snow down there as we do in NH, but it still gets chilly in January.

 I played around with the shapes in CorelDraw and drew up my own paper piecing pattern.

 It was fun to see the design emerge from all the little scraps of fabric.

 I quilted it on my Voyager-17. Here's a look at the back.

Project Quilting Challenge 8.1

I just love the Project Quilting Challenges and was happy to be able to take part in this one. This challenge is titled Eight is Great! I love stars, so my project is an 8 pointed star that I made into an envelope pillow.

I found a paper piecing pattern online, but simplified it to work for what I wanted. Just because the lines are there, doesn't mean you need to use them all.