Just a quick post today, I have to go get Cam from Kindy in about 5 minutes. I wanted to quickly show you my completed Paducah Challenge quilt. I just finished sewing down the binding at quilt group today.Linda and a group of friends meet up in Paducah each year and bring along the results of their challenge from the previous year. I was with Linda last year when the girls met up, and the challenge for this year was to make up a doll quilt to be given to charity with the fabrics you see in the picture.
It took me a long time to start my challenge quilt as the fabrics are so different to anything I would have chosen, but as the time draws near to send it off, I decided to bite the bullet and just make something ... anything! I made up four DJ blocks, they are easy foundation pieced ones. The rest of the quilt went together easily, and to draw the black in the blocks out a little more, I put a piping with the binding. The quilt is around 17" square, and hopefully the quilt will be loved by a little person.
The binding didn't take long at quilt group, and with a lack of other stitching with me, I decided to cast on a sock with the Patonyle yarn I purchased the other day. I love, love, love how it's knitting up! I haven't even done one inch of knitting yet, but I can see I'll struggle to work on other things.
Well, that's it from me ... strike one goal off the list, and run out the door!
The quilt looks lovely, but where is the picture of the knitted sock, inch or not I'd still like to see :)
ReplyDeleteA long way from your colour comfort zone I can see. You will bring joy to a new little owner I am sure - well done :-)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great Tazzie. It must have been hard not working in colours you aren't into. Makes it hard to imagine how something will look.
ReplyDeleteI really have to push myself to work with colours i wouldnt chose, but sometimes they make the best quilts......urs is lovely!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute. I'd never pick those colors either. I have challenge fabrics for a bag due next may and I am having trouble getting my mind around the colors. Maybe this post will inspire me to get them out and have another go at it.
ReplyDeleteThat's cute - I'm sure a little girl somewhere will treasure it. I'm working on a quilt with those same fabrics .... you've reminded me that I have too many projects on the go!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a sweet doll quilt! Some little girl is going to love it to pieces!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how quickly you whipped that small quilt up! wow.
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful doll quilt. Where's the sock? Sounds interesting...
ReplyDeleteI love the doll quilt. Using DJ blocks was just the perfect thing with those fabrics.
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