Scrap Splat Challenge

In September, Generation Q magazine & Thomas Knauer

invited their readers to a scrappy challenge.

GenQ picked 30 random commenters to play,

and Thomas sent us each forty 2.5" squares,

each one a different fabric. 

We had to use all of the squares, in any fashion we so desired.

The only additional fabric allowed had to be solids - as many colors as we liked.

We had about a month to work on the Challenge,

and pictures of our finished project had to be emailed in by October 26th.

I, of course, finished mine on October 25th,

sometime between 11:25pm and 11:59pm.

(I know it was during the first half-hour of the Tonight Show)

Of course.

It was much too late, according to my brain, to take photos at that time,

so I waited until the next morning, before work, to shoot my entry

& email them to Megan.

So, here's my project.

Photos taken in my sleep.

I made the 3D flying geese

using the one-seam method

demonstrated by Ricky Tims on The Quilt Show.

Easy to make, but then when sewing them together,

there were a lot of fabric layers to go through.

The red & aqua triangles in the center

were paper pieced.

I drew out my pattern on graph paper first.

When I started to piece them, for some reason I thought

I should do it like they were individual pieces

(with the red triangles in 2 pieces),

instead of one long strip.

Duh.

At least I figured it out after only a couple.

Sheesh.

I opted for the overlapping flap for the back of the pillow.

Then I made an pillow insert to fit.

My brain is still tired from figuring it all out!

Is it time for a nap yet?

That pillow is so darned inviting!

I do love my RED chair too!

Hope y'all have a

wonderful Thursday!

sue

De-Stash 4 Malawi

A few weeks ago I learned about a new challenge

from Barbara, over at Cat Patches.

It's been organized by Snoodles at Lily Pad Quilting,

and is called "De-Stash 4 Malawi".

Snoodles heard about Lois Kropf, who, along with her husband, live and work with the very poor in Malawi.

One of things that Lois does is make clothes for many of the school children there.

Snoodles thought that since so many quilters have stashes,

that we could probably be able to come up with a yard (or more) of cotton that we would be willing to donate to the Kropfs.  We send the fabric to the Kropfs' daughter, who lives in New York, so postage is not much of an issue!

This is what I sent - there's about 4 yards of fabric,

plus 2 spools of thread.

Check over at Lily Pad Quilting

for all the particulars.

But hurry!

The challenge only runs through Oct. 15th.


Have a great weekend!

sue