In the box with the striped squares that I used for my first Project Linus Quilt was a bunch of "puss in the corner" blocks that were made up. I decided to pair them with another yard of fabric I had in my stash to make another Project Linus Quilt. When I dropped the first one off yesterday, one of the coordinators was in the quilt shop, and it was fun talking with her about the project. She told me that one of the agencies who gives away quilts also receives many nice stuffed animals to give away, and when the kids are given a choice between a toy and a quilt, they ALWAYS pick the quilt! Is that neat, or what? I had already started the quilt, and as I was sewing the rows together, it occurred me that the puss in the corner and striped blocks were originally meant to go together as one quilt... they were the same proportions, same box and all. Oh well... That's what happens when you have a WIP for 3-4 years shelved away in a closet. I'm really happier with the 2 separate projects than the initial one. So sometimes I guess all it takes to resurrect a WIP or UFO is to split it into a few different quilts...
I also decided to get out my Summer Sampler Series Quilt to finish, now that the weather has turned. Originally I was planning to add additional blocks to make it bigger, but I found a cream fabric on clearance that was a good match, and now I'm going to make it bigger by giving it nice wide sashings and borders.
Finally, I'm taking part in a local art challenge that's perfect for me! The challenge is to go to a community thrift store here in town (which raises money for local charities), spend no more than 5 dollars on items there, and create a piece of art to be displayed in their street window. We can also use items from our own stash. Here's what I bought yesterday, a $3 polyester/rayon women's suit, and an orphan flannel brown flat sheet for 25 cents. As a bonus, I found a vintage sheet that was ripped that they gave me for free, and 3 men's silk shirts, all under $3 per shirt! If my husband won't wear them, I may have to make a quilt from them! Has anyone ever made a quilt with silk? Any tips? These shirts are so luxurious!!
We are finally getting our fall rains here, after many, many weeks without measurable rain, which is typical here. It's so nice to see clouds and rain again! Best of all, rain, clouds, and cold means perfect sewing weather!!
4 comments:
Glad you can feel productive! I like the big sashings on your summer sampler. It will really show off the blocks nicely. Your art challenge sounds interesting. Thai Silk I've quilted --they had stabalized it all with fusible interfacing. Not sure about silk shirts, but I think fraying is a concern and thus the fusible interfacing.
Love your summer sampler project. They look great with the cream fabric!
The art challenge sounds really cool!
That was interesting about the kids and the quilt vs toy.
I think I need to pull out some UFOs and see what I can do with them.
Thanks!
For silk you will need to stablize it before cutting.... something called bi-stretch, very lightweight, but gives the silk enough body to stitch.... into a quilt.
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