Triangulation - Project Quilting challenge 9.2

For the latest Project Quilting challenge, our theme/inspiration was Triangulation. "Projects should be (as much as possible) primarily made from and characterized by triangle shapes."

So many ideas went through my head, I had a hard time choosing one to focus on.  It was my overflowing scrap bin that made the final decision.   I would do a variation on a traditional string quilt.  The "strings" were made with leftover strips and fabric bits from other projects along with several orphan blocks that I sliced up into strips.  The background fabric was leftover from fabric I used in my daughter's wedding quilt.  The border and binding were made from excess backing fabric trimmed off of other quilts after they were quilted.  And even the backing fabric was what was left from a bunch of yardage I purchased a while ago on sale.

So I'm calling this quilt

Leftovers

For Project Quilting Triangulation challenge - January 2018

Size: about 54" x 60" 

I create in Casa Grande, AZ

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Project Quilting - Triangulation challenge 9.2
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Home Town Proud - Project Quilting challenge 9.1

I used to live in Fairbanks, Alaska, known as the Golden Heart City. There is a Welcome to Fairbanks sign on a hill as you are driving into Fairbanks from the Parks Highway and on that hill there is also a heart shaped flower bed planted with yellow flowers. So that was the inspiration for my little mug rug.

Our home is currently for sale and keeping the house show ready has meant staying out of my sewing room.  So I didn't think I was going to be able to participate in this season of Project Quilting.  But as I've been watching each new entry get posted, I started getting inspired.  On Sunday morning, with only about 3 hours until the deadline, I decided I was not going to miss out on the fun.  I made the background using improv piecing techniques, and stitched it to a piece of batting.  I added the backing by layering right sides together, sewing around the edges and then turning the whole thing right side out.   I cut the heart freehand with my new "shark

applicutter", stuck it on with a little bit of fabric glue and then used free motion quilting to stitch around the edges of the heart multiple times.

I managed to take a photo and get my piece linked up to the Project Quilting blog for submission about 2 minutes before the deadline.  Whew!

Golden Heart

For Project Quilting Home Town Proud challenge - January 2018

Size: about 9" x 7" 

I create in Casa Grande, AZ

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Project Quilting - Hometown Proud challenge 9.1
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