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Monday, September 23, 2013

On the design wall... Warp and Weft Challenge





Our guild is involved in a challenge with the lovely fabric shop Warp and Weft.  We had an opportunity to select a custom bundle of fat quarters as a guild and have 2 months to make something fabulous with it.  I stared at the bundle.  I felt a little like the Grinch Who Stole Christmas.  You know.  "He puzzed and he puzzed and he puzzed some more."  That is what I did.  Then I showed the bundle to Husband.  He liked it.  I said what about new couch cushions.  He agreed which surprised me because there are 2 purple fat quarters in the bunch but I think it all works!  I threw in some Anna Maria Horner Hand Drawn Garden... Social Climber and a text print from Stof Basics.  They both totally work.  And the Japanese Plus/Cross block.  Seriously awesome!  The only fat quarter I did not use, was a the linen/cotton blend with the black line drawn flowers.  I really like it but I did not have enough to do anything for the pillow backs.  I will use it for another project.  The pillows are BIG.  22" square.  This is where I was at the end of Saturday, when daughter and her special someone pulled in the driveway, after a week on the Oregon coast.

Here is a sneak peak... I now have 2 pillow tops, sandwiched and quilted and a start on the backs.  More to follow.  That is what I have been up too...  other than blowing my nose endlessly.  Yep, my annual September cold.  Work hazard... all those lovely little children and all their lovely germs!


Linking with Judy's Design Wall Monday....

11 comments:

  1. Wonderful. Love what you have done and the addition.

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  2. Yowza, that looks nice, Cathy! The Anna Maria Horner print really is the cherry on top!

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  3. Those fabrics play very nicely with the AMH. And I love the woodland creatures! These are going to be perfect for fall!

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    1. Such a pretty palette of colours and fabrics - gorgeous!

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  4. Those are really pretty fabrics, you will have wonderful pillows.

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  5. Beautiful! I love how you used the colors in these blocks.

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  6. Ooooh awesome!! I love the additions you put in, it all works together so well!

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  7. Really really pretty fabrics! They look so rich and fancy. :)

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  8. Beautiful cushions. Great job. I think you met the challenge well.

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  9. This looks so good, Cathy! I have a plan for mine. I was nervous about including the linen, too, as i've not sewn with linen and I'm worried how it will hold up in a quilt? Hope you feel better, your quilting is so inspiring!!

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  10. So pretty... I really love those bold colors together! So far I've eluded the fall cold that both my husband & son brought home from school (fingers crossed!).

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