Challenge 1 of Project QUILTING Season 12. The first challenge is Illuminating + Ultimate Gray, make a finished project, any size, using yellow & gray, and post by January 10. My project is a placemat I call 'A Touch of Yellow'. I pulled the fabric for this one from my scraps, yellow is not overly abundant in my stash or scraps, thus I only have a touch of it in my placemat.
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| The colours are a little off as we have had a lack of sunshine lately. |
I used up all of the print fabric I had, I received it from another quilter and have no information on it, but I thought it was perfect for this project and used it as the inspiration for the design.
I used Thermore batting and like it for projects like this. I used Aurifil # 4670 a variegated grey 40 wt thread, and did simple straight line quilting, which is hard for me as I love doing feathers and swirls but felt that the lines would look best on this piece.
The finished size is 14'' x 11''.
The touch of yellow looks just right! I like that you were able to use up all of the print fabric; nicely done. :)
ReplyDeletePretty placemat with those soft colors. Perfect for these hoarfrost mornings, as you sip your tea or coffee. Always satisfying to use up scraps, but a little bittersweet too (sometimes).
ReplyDeleteGreat little finish for Project Quilting.
ReplyDeleteThermore is terrific! I used it in mine too. This is very pretty, Cindy, subtle, but makes you look carefully because of the piecing.
ReplyDeleteNice job on using a touch of yellow for your PQ12.1 challenge! We rarely use placemats at our house, but what a good sized project for such a tight deadline.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely piece! I think the quilting was the perfect choice too ;) I'll have to give that batting a try!
ReplyDeleteA very lovely placemat! Plus, great to use up fabric.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great placemat. I am both anxious and excited to find out next week's theme.
ReplyDeleteJust a touch of yellow...like the hope of sunshine on a rainy day.
ReplyDeleteI love your improv pieced heart! It really looks fantastic, especially with the touch of yellow! Hang in there and keep on quilting!
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