Judy has drawn # 6.
That means this month I’ll be either get my Charm Challenge into a top
or quilt my Scrappy 5-Patch.
Now for a bit of history on these two quilts.
For several years, my LQS, Heritage Fine Fabrics, issues a Charm Pack Challenge. The rules are pretty simple. Create a quilted object containing a recognizable piece of every charm in the package. In 2008 I think the charm pack was a Three Sisters line. I decided to make 9-patches using the ‘quick pieced’ method where you start off with two squares of fabric and end up with 2 9-patches. I hadn’t thought past that point, and when I didn’t finish the 9-patches and the contest deadline passed, the pieces were set aside.
The Scrapy 5-Patch is a quilt top I completed in 2009. It just needs quilting. The backing and binding are folded up with the quilt top and I’m sure there’s a piece of batting big enough in my batting box (or I can piece one together). I just have to decide how I’m going to quilt it. That’s where I frequently get stuck – although generally, I don’t get as far as making the binding and having the backing ready.
My brother and sister and their families are coming to dinner tomorrow, so I won’t get much quilting done this weekend. Good thing I have Monday off!
Good luck to all of the participants in this challenge. I’m sure we’ll finish lots of quilts by the end of the year.
