Saturday, February 6, 2021

Progess on two fronts

Good progress is being made on my fun toucan quilt.    First step was to sew the two small squares together and then getting them pinned to the rectangles.


Putting that aside it was time to have a play with the pieces of my scrappy applique.   


One of the members of my small Tuesday quilt group has given us a challenge.    She has chosen this pattern


And  kindly offered us access to her vast stash to pick our fabrics and on completion of the quilts they are to be donated to the local hospital auxiliary of which two of us are members.   

Fabric choosing took place during the week.   I went the safe option of red, white and shades of grey


The other choice was lilac/mauve and green


And the 3rd choice was completely different with aqua, orange and mustards


We are aiming for one block every week.  It will be interesting to see them grow and if the different colourways affect the final product.   

Don't forget to head on over here to see what the other crafters achieved when joining in with FNwF which is organised by Cheryll on the first Friday night of each month.  

Linking with Put Your Foot Down
                      TGIFF  
                      Friday Finished or Not
                      Patchwork & Quilts

Back soon and in the meantime

Happy sewing all

18 comments:

Cheryll said...

I love all the fabric collections...they'll look wonderful.
Nice quilt choice too...so good luck with the challenge...xox

Maria said...

The quilt challenge will look great with your fabric choice.

Joy from Days Filled With Joy said...

Love all the color combinations! Looking forward to seeing what you all make xx

Wendy F said...

It's always so fun to have a challenge with quilty friends. Great fabric combinations, it will be fun to see the progress!

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

The 3 fabric choices look fabulous, it's going to be a fun challenge. One block per week will keep you busy!
Thank you for linking up today ;)

Sharon Kwilter said...

Good luck with your challenge. That's a nice quilt pattern.

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

That is the most quilting fun--seeing quilts made in the same pattern and different fabrics!!! Happy stitching!

Ondrea said...

Great fun idea. Enjoy.

Flickenstichlerin said...

Great challenge for FNwF, love all these different colors.

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

What a fun challenge - I love Half square blocks

Radka said...

You have quite a project ahead of you, nice fabrics..
x

Fiona said...

What a great challenge idea and a lovely quilt to make too....
Hugz

Narelle said...

Fun projects Karen...I look forward to watching them grow.

Janice said...

Have fun with all of your projects. The three quilts should look quite different.

For the love of geese said...

That was so kind to offer up her stash. I love hst sampler quilts. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.

dq said...

I do love the red, white, and grey choice. This quilt will be fabulous!

kiwikid said...

Nice fabric selections for the challenge quilt.

Chookyblue...... said...

Looking forward to seeing all these different colour ways come together......