OUR 2020 SENIOR

Our grandson, Daevaughn Chatman,

 is a Senior in the Class of 2020

That means many heartbreaking things...

Missing the prom, graduation ceremony.

The longest ‘Senior Skip Day’ ever.

For me, it meant a graduation quilt!

I have a ga-zillion precuts and I found some 

by Amy Ellis that read masculine.

I decided to use Charm Pack Cherry pattern.

 Its quick and easy using charm packs!

Not too much fabric to pack for my winter snowbird adventure 

The pattern is free over at the FQ Shop.  

Click here to get your copy!

I began working on the quilt, in the small condo we had rented. 

A padded TV table for my ironing surface and my Featherweight

I quilted it on my Bernina 740 with 

simple straight lines design - vertical and horizontal

Thrilled with the end result. 

The backing is made with a coordinating Layer Cake 

And a couple strips to make it large enough. 

I used the text sewing function on my Bernina 

to add the label info, directly on the front of the quilt. Thanks 

We don’t know when or if there will be a graduation party.

But regardless, ‘I got him covered’

NOW THIS IS A CHALLENGE

My biggest challenge is keeping up with my blog posts.

I save my pics to a draft post...then I get side tracked.

I hope you don't mind my flakieness!

February, 2020 attended Airing of The Quilts

Venice, Florida, sponsored by SWMGQ.

That day...it rained but I still enjoyed looking

at what we could see under the Gazebo.

I found their challenge quilts very interesting.

Each participant had yardage of one fabric.

A fabric that looked like an improv quilt!

It was very busy, some might say ugly,

but definitely had a modern spin to it. 

I jotted down the name of the fabric and found it

 on-line so I could provide some details.

I am sure there were guidelines or rules for

entering this challenge, but I don't have those.

What I do have are some photos of the

creativity these makers used with this fabric.

Sorry I don't have the makers names

or credit would be mentioned.

Look closely at the way they used the fabric,

the colors they added, the quilting.

It is amazing to see such creativity.  

Have you ever participated in a quilt challenge?

I enjoy them.  They make you think outside

the normal sewing box!