Quilt Challenge!
#562
Originally Posted by mjsylvstr
Originally Posted by galatotesa
"Mile a minute" is a great way to use up scraps and have a lot of fun. I saw a "Mile a minute" quilt at a quilt show that was incredibly oustanding. The sashing was grey and the right propotions to make it WORK. Galatotesa
#563
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: North Carolina
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I am doing one of those now 27 fabrics all from my scrap pile, only had to buy 1 package of fat quarters and 1 yard for the borders I think I might have enough on had for the backing too. This one will take me a while but I will post picture when completed :thumbup:
#567
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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I sometimes use old printed sheets for backings. plain muslin is always nice and one of my favorites. But, I love to create a masterpiece out of material that I have on hand. I bought a bag of big rubber bands and plan to sort all my material by colors, themes, or designs. haven't started yet, though , cause all my free time is spent sewing. so makybe , what i should do is set aside the first 10 minutes of my sewing time for cleaning, organizing, and also the last 10=15 minutes. I am always on the lookout for furniture with nooks and crannies. shelves, etc. I can visulize wall to wall rainbows of colors. with draws filled with squares cut for scrap quilts. Oh well, what I enjoy most about my sewing room is the fact that I can do whatever I want and arrange it however I want. and there are no posted deadlines and NO Boundaries or LImits on Fun, Fun, Fun
#568
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Sequim, Washington State
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My favorite thing to do is take bits and pieces and make a quilt. I made a quilt for a friend and from the leftover scraps had made 2 more and can probably eeek out a third. I just start cutting and sewing with no particular pattern. I was at a retreat once and a gal came with nothin in particular to do I handed her scraps and said be creative, When she was done she said it was the hardest thing she had ever done and would never do again. I encourage everyone to try it at least once.
#569
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Iowa
Posts: 173
Sounds like fun. I recently discovered quiltville.com and have started to organize my fabric and use leaders/enders. I'm really liking the leaders/enders thing. I feel like I a making a quilt without even trying. I would like to do the challenge too.
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