Born to be Wild!!!!!!!
When I saw Carol's invitation for this blog hop, at first I didn't think there was any way that I could do this, and then I remembered that I had a half-yard pack of animal print (bottom of pic from Quilted Twins) and I knew I had some other jungle type fabric. When I saw this print fabric, I opened it up to find that it was blocks. Oh yeah! I think I can do this! So, I contacted Carol to sign me up!
The panel fabric is over 30 years old.
The blocks were about 4"x6". So I decided to cut them up and lay them out on the design wall. I thought it might add a little interest to them if I made the strips around them off-centered. I was getting pretty excited about this. I had been wondering what I would ever do with that fabric so knowing that it will have a purpose made me happy.
BORN TO BE WILD!!!!!
50"x71"
I had quite a bit of the print fabric left and I knew I didn't want to make anything else from it, so it obviously became part of the backing.
I decided to try to give it some dimension by quilting wavy lines.
Even though this is pretty wild for me, I enjoyed the challenge and want to thank Carol for hosting this blog hop.
Below is a list of all of the bloggers and the dates which they will reveal their challenge. There have already been some great ones.
Check out the wild side of these bloggers!
Click on each blog name to go to their site.
May 17th
Creatin' in the Sticks
Vroomans Quilts
Homespun Hannah's Blog
Scrapdash
Kathleen McMusing
Just Sew Quilter
Just Because Quilts
May 18th
MooseStashQuilting
Selina Quilts
For The Love Of Geese
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Quilt Schmilt
Life in the Scrapatch
Sewing Up My Fabric
Vroomans Quilts
Homespun Hannah's Blog
Scrapdash
Kathleen McMusing
Just Sew Quilter
Just Because Quilts
MooseStashQuilting
Selina Quilts
For The Love Of Geese
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Quilt Schmilt
Life in the Scrapatch
Sewing Up My Fabric
May 19th
Ms P Designs USA
Patchouli Moon Studio
Beaquilter
Hill Valley Quilter
Quilted Delights
Stitchin At Home
Sew Many Yarns
Samelia's Mum
Inflorescence
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
Words & Stitches
Websterquilt
Just Let Me Quilt
Days Filled With Joy
Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting
Quilting Gail
Lianne Makes Stuff
Quilt Fabrication
Food for Thought
HAPPY BLOG HOPPING!
You certainly found the perfect project for that fabric! Your quilt is really fun.
ReplyDeleteThose prints make your panel fabric look entirely different, great project!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the fabric! I like how you added the strips around each block off centre.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is amazing! Very clever of you to put the squares off-center! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh my, you made this panel into a truly lovely quilt. I really love how you made the panels off center. Gives it a lot of motion and fun. Thanks for sharing today and for inspiring. I wont look at a panel the same way again. Smiles.
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The quilt is great! I like off centering blocks in quilts too. Aren't you glad you finally used that fabric?
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! That fabric was perfect! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you took on the "wild" challenge and made use of your 30 year old fabric. Wow...it turned out amazing and I love the fabric! You rocked this challenge for sure. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt is a wild quilt but just perfect. Love that jungle fabric - hard to believe it's about 30 years old - looks current to me. I love using leftover fabric on the backing; you rock girl!
ReplyDeleteGreat wild project! And how fortuitous to have everything you need in your stash. :o) Thank you for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome, Fabric that is 30 years old Wow I would love to see the size of your stazh, definite stash envy
ReplyDeleteGreat fabric for this hop. I really like that you made a two sided quilt. Thank you for sharing ... :) Pat
ReplyDeleteThis quilt of yours fits perfectly the expression Everything old is new again. It is a wonderful quilt and your off set frames for the blocks is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt you made! Great using up something that you had and what a perfect result. I love the back too.
ReplyDeleteHow fun to use up some fabric that had been languishing in your stash for some time!
ReplyDeleteThose fabrics are beautiful, and so is your quilt.
ReplyDeleteLove what you have done with that print. Mixing it with the animal prints was perfect! And great way to use up the rest on the back.
ReplyDeleteThe jungle quilt is wild! Great work. I like your quilting and your backing too.
ReplyDeleteLove the off set of the blocks in this quilt!
ReplyDeleteWOW, you nailed it! What a fantastic way to use that panel. Best yet, not just one but 2 incredible quilts. Way to go!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts! Love the animal print borders. Perfect for this hop. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun wild quilt! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWell, that is super. The thin black sashing was the perfect accent for it.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great quilt! That red is really striking. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove it! It's definitely perfect for this hop!
ReplyDeleteOh that turned out fabulous! You did an awesome job, and the quilting is perfect.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect way to use up fabric that has been hoarded in you stash, aging until the “right” project came along. 😉
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that fabric is awesome and an amazing finish.
ReplyDeleteDeep stash + fun animal prints for the WIN!!!
ReplyDeleteNow that is a perfect addition to the blog hop! Looks great! xx
ReplyDeleteThis turned out so well! That "vintage" block fabric couldn't have been done any better--your treatment with the off-center block technique was rather a stroke of brilliance, as it could have been a challenging fabric to incorporate into a quilt. Well done!!
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