Friday, May 6, 2016

I'm doing the happy dance today as I have a finish to share.  I belong to the Shadow Mountain Quilters of Pahrump, Nevada and each quarter they are doing a quarter runner challenge.  I didn't participate in the first one as I didn't think we'd still be here, but on the road.  When the second one was announced I decided to join in whether we were going to be here for the entire quarter or not.  Those that joined in paid $5 and received a half yard of black Kona fabric and instructions on making the nine patch with black sashing and binding.  Here are pictures of my quarter runner which is actually a table topper or wall hanging.  You must take your finished project in and show it to the group.  At the end of the quarter they draw three names of those that showed their project and they each win a third of the money collected after the fabric purchase.  Last quarter each winner received $60.  I'm sure the winners would use the money for more fabric. 

Front beside a sad little cactus that I rescued
from beside the dumpster at our park
 
 
The back which is beside a sucker coming up from a huge tree
stump the park removed from our front yard. 
It's kinda cute and we're going to see what it ends up doing.
 
Up close and personal with my,
not so great, spiral quilting.

Today I'm going to be practicing quilting for my "Night Flight" wall hanging.
 

One of the things I'll be practicing is some wild quilting for the black areas on it.  I took a Craftsy class, Wild Quilting by Christina Cameli and loved every second of it.  If you have not seen the class ad, or taken it, you should definitely check it out if you do any free motion quilting.   The below pictures are from the Craftsy website.  The first one is Integrated Wild Quilting and the second is Grouped Designs.   

 project
Today, I'm linking up with Can I Get a Whoop Whoop over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
 
Happy Stitching!

21 comments:

  1. Your quarter runner quilt is so interesting, it looks sort of fractured and the quilting was surprising too, I would never have thought of a spiral for the pattern, yet it adds to the effect. You were very brave using black thread for the quilting which is evenly spaced and very well done!
    Smiles
    Kate

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    1. Thank you so much Kate for stopping by and leaving such wonderful comments.

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  2. I am a sucker for a red, black and white quilt. The colors are just classic even with a modern pattern. And I love how you made the backing to mimic the blocks on the front. Wild Quilting is on of my favorite classes. I'm hoping to practice some wild quilting myself this weekend.

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    1. Hi Tish. I've been making a few things in red, black, and white lately and really enjoying the look. I've been practicing away on my Wild Quilting, but it sure doesn't look like Christina's. Practice, practice, practice.

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  3. I PROMISE to never, ever complain about lack of space for quilting....you and your work are awesome!!!

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    1. It is surprising how much space there is in an RV and I sure use every bit of it. My motto is less clothes and more fabric. Although I'm really at a point where I need to use up more of my stash.

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  4. Jennifer, love your quilt! I too love black and white with a little color. Beautiful! Excited for the new bloggers blog hop to get to know you!

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    1. Thanks for visiting Paige. I've been having so much fun since I started quilting and I love every minute of it. OK, maybe not the basting of a large quilt.

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  5. I really like the layout you've chosen. The colors go together so well, too.

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    1. Thanks so much. My daughter lives in Littleton and we plan to be visiting in August for my grandson's wedding.

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  6. It turned out awesome! And your quilting is swell, I love the spiral! I can't wait to see what you do with Night Flight, it's such an awesome design. :) And the quilting from that Craftsy class is amazing, I may have to check it out!

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    1. I love, love, love the Craftsy Wild Quilting class and have been doing a lot of practicing and need to do a whole lot more.

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  7. I love the back of your finished Quilt. It could also be the front, both are great.
    Greetings from Germany!

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    1. Hi Steph, thanks for stopping by. I just love the internet and the ability to connect with like-minds all over the world.

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  8. Nice finish, especially with the spirals.
    I really love how you have met the challenge with Night Flight - very cool!

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    1. Thanks Heidi for stopping by and your thoughtful comments.

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  9. Headed over from the New Quilt Bloggers group. I really like your quarter runner challenge piece - there's something about B&W and red quilts - gorgeous!

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    1. Thanks so much for stopping by. I had a lot of fun making the quarter runner, a/k/a table topper and I too love black, white, and red together.

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  10. I love your red/black/gray quilt! And I too took Christina's class right after she came out with it, WONDERFUL!!

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  11. I love your red/black/gray quilt! And I too took Christina's class right after she came out with it, WONDERFUL!!

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  12. WOW!!! great quilting, and such a striking quilt!

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