Challenges

I enjoy challenges proposed by quilt guilds and friends.  I recently entered one in a guild challenge and today finished one for our show challenge in June.  (www.sevensistersquiltshow.org)

For the guild challenge we were given pieces of the Pantone and Kona colors of the year.  Each had to be used together in a quilt.  There was no size restriction and we could add any other fabrics.  I'm pleased to say my entry was selected Viewer's Choice.

I gave myself two additional challenges:  use the Quick Curve Ruler and the coordinating quilting ruler.  This is the second quilt I've made from "Mini Wonderful Curves".  

Kona Tone 48 x 48 inches

Our regional quilt show, Seven Sisters Quilt Show, will be June 29 & 30, in San Luis Obispo, CA.
The quilt below is for our challenge "A Touch of Red".  The perimeter of the quilt could not exceed 80 inches.  I designed the Hawaiian style applique block then converted it using software and cut it on my Silhouette Cameo.  It didn't cut perfect, but it was much better than my hand cutting.  I fused the red, button-hole stitched around all the edges, then echo quilted.

Red  11 x 29 inches

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Sizzle and Tush Cush

I just returned from a four day quilting retreat in the mountains.  It was a small group, but we had a relaxing time AND got a lot accomplished.

I am all caught up on my Sizzle blocks.  I could not download block 5 until I got home, but I finished it today . . . . Yea!!!

All 5 blocks.  Each is 20 inches square.

Block 5. Finished today.

Block 4.  You were supposed to inset the center circle, but
I wanted to make sure it matched, so I will be using applique!
(Basically I chickened out.)

Block 3.  I have a hard time selecting which fabrics to use.

Block 1.

Block 2

Last month I took a guild workshop with Becky McDaniel.  We made her Crazy Cushion, which another guild member has renamed "Tush Cush".  Becky will be at another of my guilds next week so I wanted to have mine done.  I got it all put together at the retreat.

I'm not sure why the photo rotated back to its original position???

The pattern calls for "big stitch" quilting with pearl cotton.
I chose to do it by machine with contrasting thread.

I almost finished piecing my Halo Medallion, but I'll post that later.  I forgot to take the fabric to make the corner stones.

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