Sunday Snippet - A Madrona Road Challenge

The Columbus Modern QG participated in the Michael Miller Madrona Road fabric challenge.  

We added another layer to the challenge asking the project to reflect "Stars and Stripes".

This years theme for NQA show held in Columbus, OH
 is "Stars and Stripes" 

If they accept our request we will have our projects in the show.

Those who participated were given 1 FQ and 6 F8s.  
The only thing we could add was more of the MM MR fabrics or solid fabrics.

Sometimes if we just "let the process happen" vs "thinking it to death" 
we come out well ahead of the game.  

This was so simple it was crazy.  

I used the solid yellow FQ for the back cutting it and re-sewing it to make it longer,  cut random pieces of the F8s for the "stripes".  Layed those pieces across the yellow background 
and zig zagged them down.

 I cut random pieces for the wonky
"star" points and matched the center square with the stripe it was resting on -zig then zag.

 A close up of the organic straight line quilting. 

Here are the two "solid" fabrics I added.  

Gray for the backing and a black binding.

AND a better look at the quilting.

Oh yeah, I had some scraps so I made a

Lazy Girl Design 'Run Around Bag".  

This is my favorite bag to take to quilt shows for hands free shopping!

Front

Back

Here is the link to the Modern Quilt Guild - Madrona Road FLICKR site to see oodles of fun projects all made with the challenge fabrics (two color waves).

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SUNDAY SNIPPET - Spring FORWARD?

Has anyone seen my SPRING?
 OHIO is under a winter storm watch (again)!

I do know SPRING will arrive and with it will come some fun   BLOG HOPS sponsored 

by Madam Samm at Sew We Quilt

Yep...you'll have to come back and see what I am making!!!

I'll be playing in the "April Showers" blog hop with Erin over at "Sew at home Mummy"  
Can you say "mug rugs?"

In May I'll catch up with Mary to get my "bird brain" projects ready to show you at  I Piece 2 - Mary

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Lucky Me!!!

I must be living my life right as I have been very lucky recently.

I follow a lot of blogs or get newsletters and so I do enter some of the "giveaways".   

McCall's had a recent giveaway for those who signed up for their newsletters.  
I was 1 of 4 lucky quilters who won from Rowan Fabrics,  180, 2 1/2" squares.
  

Lee from Lalas Lovelys Quilting blogspot gave away 2 pouches

Calico Joan at Moose Stash Quilting  gave this fun pattern.

 Gilly Makes Blogspot offered this lovely fabric bundle

"Cabbage and Roses"  

And just last night my blogging friend Jan (Janarama), recemtly won Scrapbooking Software that she is not going to use.  She asked if I would like it and so there you go....another lucky me!