As you may have seen lately, Free Spirit issued a challenge to Modern Quilt Guilds across the country with using a stack of Jay McCarroll Habitat fabrics. I wasn't crazy about some of the fabrics when I saw them in the photo, but I decided to go for it and try something out of my comfort zone.
Here's what I was able to come up with.
I used a template by Sue Pelland Designs to make the petals. Each petal is 2.75" long. I created a grid of squares using a disappearing marker on the Kona white and placed the petals on top of the grid. I tried several different patterns before settling on this one. After I pieced this, I saw several other layout possibilities. I'm definitely going to make more quilts using this template.
Once I heat set the petals onto the quilt I stitched down along the edge of each one to quilt it. I really loved the way the machine quilting looks on the back.
For not really loving the fabrics, I actually love how this turned out, of course I only ended up using about half of the fabrics provided, but still, it was a challenge.
Here's what I was able to come up with.
Once I heat set the petals onto the quilt I stitched down along the edge of each one to quilt it. I really loved the way the machine quilting looks on the back.
For not really loving the fabrics, I actually love how this turned out, of course I only ended up using about half of the fabrics provided, but still, it was a challenge.
Fantastic! I, for one, LOVE these fabrics - they're very unique and fun! Great job!
ReplyDeleteBam! Another quilt done! Can't wait to see it in person. This is one of my favorite designs you've done.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
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