Challenge for Margo!

[Karen M.]

How adorable...you done good Margo....I know the Grands will love it!

[Karen M.]

Love your little quilt, Margo. You are a woman of many talents!

[Kathryn S.]

Wow, Margo, I think your box just got a lot bigger! The quilt is beautiful. A lot of innovative techniques came together very cohesively. You must be a "trained professional"

If Lorchen misses on throwing the transatlantic Oscar to you I'll be sure to throw it back your way! Well deserved kudos to you
Kathy

[Kathryn S.]

Margo, what a great little quilt, you sure went out of your box on this one. Congratulations.

Margarita in still rainy Auburn, CA

[Barbara A.]

Yo, Lorchen!! How's this???

Our son recently got a promotion in his job which requires the family to move. The grandchildren are NOT happy about it and it doesn't help that their other grandmother is pitching a fit! I used your challenge to kill two birds with one stone, and made a wall hanging for them!

Hmmmmm...a technique I've never done? Honey, I made my first quilt in 1963! There isn't a lot that I haven't tried!! But here goes....

I am a very traditional quilter. I like straight lines, and pre-planned projects, and my favorite color is neutral!! LOL!! BTW...My husband's favorite color is bright shiny objects!! He also says that "quilts should not rattle" so I have never used embellishments! For this project I wanted to work out of my stash, and was able to find some bright fabrics to put together and I hope that TheGrands will like it. They also love embellishments, so I slathered 'em on! This project measures 23" x 27".

I actually started with no plan at all, but just pieced together fabrics for the flowers and leaves. That's as far as I got without a plan! LOL!!
I decided on the text then got an idea of the size I needed to make the flowers. It was all intuitive from there. Very freeing!

Here are the new techniques I used:
**Tom Russell's technique of piecing little bits of fabric together to create fabric for the funky appliquéd flowers and leaves.
http://tomrussellquilts.wordpress.com/

**Rick-Rack trim around a couple of flowers and for one stem.

**Couching cotton yarn for stems.
learn/bernina/

**Ricky Tim's double blanket stitch on fused applique shapes
learn/bernina/

**Wonky free-form edge for the border (way out of my comfort zone, but it was FUN!)

**Janet Stone's suggestion for free motion embroidery for the text since my embroidery machine no longer functions.
community/my-profile/janetstone

**Free motion couching for the leafy vine in the border. I actually purchased a new presser foot just to try this, and I love it!! I'll be doing more of this for sure!
learn/bernina/

**88 buttons, including some that are double and triple stacked




So...Lorchen....does that fulfill my end of the challenge??? Thanks for pushing me out of my comfort zone!
And yes!! This quilt RATTLES!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
You can see more photos on my WebShots album: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...79922644CMPVuX

Nice job Margo. I love that quote and your quilt is beautiful!! So appropriate for the move.

[Norma H.]

Wow, Margo, you did a wonderful job in this little quilt and you had so much fun doing it. Isn't that what's it all about?
Thank you, Lorchen, for creating this.

[Eileen K.]

I just read through this thread-you all are having way too much fun!!

[Eileen K.]

I just read through this thread-you all are having way too much fun!!

No such thing as too much fun. Sure beats tidying up our sewing rooms :lol:

I've got to go back to the top of the challange list and start again :roll:

Rosemary

PS. Great quilt Margo!