MQG ~ Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge ~ Quilt is finished

It's small but mighty!

I seem to say this a lot, about my quilts - I really love this one.  It was such a great challenge from Riley Blake Fabrics, to use their Sashing Stash fabric.  You could make anything, as long as it was quilted.  Me, I made a quilt, of course!  I rarely hand stitch, but last night I hand stitched the binding because it's small 34" x 34".

I had a hard time keeping this as the quilt back.  I almost caved and made two quilts!

May your bobbins always be full,

MQG ~ Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge ~ Quilt Back is finished

If you know me, you know that I piece 98% of my quilt backs.  I do it for a few reasons.

It's a challenge.
It uses up scraps.
Each side of the quilt is "special".

Many times the quilt back becomes my favorite of the two sides.  Not this time, I love both the top and the back.

I'd planned on quilting this small quilt myself, but I've chickened out.  I'll call my LAQ, tomorrow and see if she can fit it in!  If she can't I'll give it a try, but I'm really afraid of messing it up!

We have rain today, so the photos were taken inside and the light isn't the best.

May your bobbins always be full,

MQG ~ Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge ~ Quilt Top is finished

The borders are on and I think they're pretty creative.  I used some of the Flying Geese from the Sashing Stash fabric that Riley Blake sent.  The quilt top measures 34 inches square.  I'm calling it done.  Now, I'm waiting for the fabric I ordered for the quilt back to be delivered.

None of the LQS stocked the Riley Blake solids that I could use in this challenge, so Fat Quarter Shop got my business.

May your bobbins always be full,

MQG ~ Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge

I feel like I'm "getting there"!  I decided to use the Sashing Stash Fabric the way it was designed to be used, as a short cut to making small units.  In this case I used four little squares for the corner-stones.  I think I kept it modern by not having them all the same, some have the black on the top left and some on the top right.  (It's the little things.)

After I joined the vertical rows, I spend a couple of days walking past and moving the rest of the sashing around.  I really wanted the sashing to be a good mix.

Right now this measures 30 inches square.  I'm going to add a border, then see if it's "done".

May your bobbins always be full,

MQG ~ Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge.

Riley Black Designs offered to send MQG members some fabric and issued the challenge to use it in a project.  There were a few of stipulations, the item had to be quilted, you needed to use the fabric they sent - Sashing Stash, and you could only add Riley Blake C100 & C120 solids.  They also encouraged original designs.

I've been making traditional blocks with a modern twist, for the past 3 days.  Next I'll add some sashing and use some of the Sashing Stash fabric, they sent 3/4 of a yard.  I think this is going in the right direction.

May your bobbins always be full,