Quilttop nr 1 Finished

From Suzanne I got this blue and green fabrics. I added yellow and pink fabrics. The top is finished and now I´ll quilt it. From the scraps I sew a pillow and a pencil box. I have used almost all (95% I think) of the uglies.
I did two swaps, so now it is time to figure out what to sew of the next ugly fabrics!
Gun, Sweden

A Summer Picnic Tablecloth!

I finished a few projects this week, and decided to tackle my "uglies" from Pam.  I'm very happy with the results:

I made nine BIG Jacob's Ladder blocks; they really let me show off both the focus fabric and the contrasting half-square triangles.  I used three of my four "uglies" on the front, as well as some dress prints from my 1930's stash and several fat quarters from Denyse Schmidt's Flea Market Fancy.  The four-patch units were my focal fabric; I just loved the little pattern in it:

The back is pieced (again....what's happening to me?) and I used up all but 3 four-patch units and one strip of 8 x 12 fabric from ALL of my uglies.

Guy is putting it on the quilter this weekend; it's big enough to be a table-topper in the dining room, or a tablecloth on the veranda table.  I've named it "Picnic at Grandma's House"......this was really fun to work on.

Thanks again, Pam.  Hope you are playing with your gift of "uglies," too.

Have a great weekend everyone,

Kathy

Fun Fabrics from Far Away!

This is Mary, The Curious Quilter. My challenge swap partner is Fiona from Celtic Thistle Stitches, and she mailed her fabrics from her home in Latvia. I really like them, and am foraging through my stash for other fabrics to help tie them dark/light ying/yang contrast together.

I sent her a FAR worse set! Sorry, Fiona! I hope they arrive soon, so you can share them with others here. I will keep updates going on my blog, drop by any time.

I got my "ugly" fabric!  Alright I got it a couple of weeks ago....I am just slow posting.

 My wonderful swap partner, Sue, sent me this....

I pulled this from my stash...

 Pulled out this fabulous new book, love this pattern and started cutting and piecing.

Love it so far!  Might take me awhile.....I have several projects going right now, but I will keep working on it every week until I get what I want.

Have a great day,

Martha

Not Square!

Omg!  I picked my pattern, cut all my fabric from Genie & added some other uglies from my stash...then I sewed it all together thinking I had everything just right...NOPE!  I had the worst shaped quilt ever.  I couldnt figure out for days what had happened...finally I went home after work and said tonight is the night that I figure out what is wrong with this quilt! So, after ripping the entire quilt 3 times, finally...it is square....just have to say that this quilt definately was a challenge...I almost dropped out...glad I figured it out...hope everyone else is having a good time with their fabrics!