Technicolor Ghost

Back in May I took part in the Henry Glass Desire to Inspire Challenge.  The challenge.... they send you a mystery bundle of fabric and you have 3 weeks to make whatever you like using only the fabrics provided, then post pictures of your creation.   You can see my challenge projects here.  The project and all the leftover fabrics are yours to keep.  My mystery bundle was Toile and Trouble by Shelly Comiskey. With the leftover fabrics and a few solids pulled from my stash I stitched up a very colorful quilt this weekend.  

 Now let me say I was speed piecing so my accuracy on the blocks wasn't my best work.  Since this will be a utility quilt for the grandkids I squared up the blocks the best I could and continued with the pedal to the medal.

I don't think the grandkids will care about accuracy.  But they'll love the busy and bright fabrics.  It'll be perfect for taking along on hayrides.

A few little fussy cut pieces in the sashing.  

 My favorite part of the quilt is the corners.  It looks complicated but with the strips being the same width I pressed the seams in opposite directions so they would nest together nicely with little pinning.   Click here for a tutorial on mitering corners.

There's still more leftover Halloween fabric.  Enough for another small quilt and maybe a couple of treat bags for the kids.

I've linked up this post to the following inspiring blogs.  

Love Laugh Quilt

~ Lea Anne ~

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Desire to Inspire Challenge

I recently took part in the Henry Glass Desire to Inspire Challenge.  The Challenge is simple they send you fabric, you make something and send them pictures.  

The real challenge is you have no idea what fabric you will receive and you only have 3 weeks to design, create and share your finished project.   

I received a bundle of Toil and Trouble by Shelly Comiskey.  

To be honest I had no idea what to do with these.  I've never worked with Halloween prints.  These needed to sit in the pot and brew for awhile.  After a week of stirring the pot of possibilities....

The plan was to make as many small items for the my daughter and the grand kids as I could.   My grandson, Hunter, is learning to read so I thought it would be fun to add some simple words to a few of the projects. 

I also wanted to add that girly touch for my daughter.  The pot holders turned out so cute with the ruffles and scalloped machine stitching.

The more I played with this fabric the more I was inspired to get creative.  The border idea came to me one night while trying to go to sleep with the moon shining in my eyes.   It was a jump out of bed and write it down moment!

The grandbabies are gonna love these cute placemats.

~ Lea Anne ~

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