Thursday, July 24, 2014

My Challenge Project

I made myself a calendar/planner cover with my Michael Miller challenge fabrics.  I ended up ordering a coordinating pack of solid FQ's from somewhere.  I really only used the tannish color that is in the border, some of the aqua and a tiny bit of the green.


I am really pleased with how this turned out, considering that I worked out the "pattern" sizing for myself.  I just designed this piece by piece/block.  The first block I made was the large one in the photo above.  Then I added the tiny strip of hst's that is to the right… those darn things finish at 1/2" (or 1" when put in pairs).  TINY!  

After those two pieces, I just slowly added parts on.  I really love how this turned out!  I'm pretty proud of myself.


I quilted it with Aurifil 50wt thread in a gray color.  I don't think you can ever go wrong with Aurifil!  It always looks so nice when I'm finished.



6 comments:

Ellyn said...

very cool! I like it a lot & you'll get good use out of it. Nice job

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Anonymous said...

Very cheery! The quilting really stands out. I like that!

Sandra :) said...

Wow that's gorgeous - I've been making similar composition book covers lately but mine are the lazy version - a single fabric for the ront - I much prefer the patchworked and pieced one you've made - it's got built-in BLING!

Sandra :) said...

... and that would be front, not ront, LOL!

said...

oh i love that! such great colors and so handy!
:)