Saturday, March 26, 2011

March UFO Challenge

Judy over at Patchwork Times picked #1 on our lists to finish for March. My #1 challenge was a quilt from Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Romance called Ice Cream Quilt. I had a pretty easy challenge for this one -- I wanted to get the top completed and I did.

It was more difficult to get a picture of it. Although today was a sunny day, it was way too windy to try to photograph an unquilted quilt top outside. I finally pinned it to my living room curtains. With the sun shining through from the back, it was still hard to get the colors.

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I had fun playing with fabrics with this one. But many times I wished I lived close to a quilt shop that carried Kaffe fabrics. I order a lot of my fabric online, but once in awhile a color isn't what you expect it to be.

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I didn't have the backing or the batting I needed to go any further on the Ice Cream Quilt quilt, so I moved it down to #8 and finished this one to make room for it.


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It almost looks like a good match for that house on the street behind me!

I think I'll play with some smaller quilts while I wait to see what the April challenge will be.
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15 comments:

  1. BritaMarch 26, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    I love that picture of the quilt in the window! And the other pic, with the close-up fabric is great too. Drool!

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  2. InStitchesMarch 28, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    Both quilts are beautiful ~ happy memories!

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  3. Quilter KathyApril 1, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Both projects are beautiful but I especially love the photos of the ice cream quilt...very ethereal looking!

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  4. JudyCinNCApril 1, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    Love seeing the light come through the quilt. Very beautiful quilt. Judy C

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  5. MB in MIApril 1, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    slowly building a stash of Kaffe's to do the Ice Cream quilt also...your's is lovely! and your finish is too!!

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  6. greg @ grey dogwood studioApril 1, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Ice Cream looks great! I started that pattern last year, but it started to get ripples as it got larger and larger, no matter how careful I was with measuring, pinning and sewing. Your finished quilt makes me want to start it all over again!

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  7. BetsyEApril 1, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    They're both lovely! I really like the blue one - a fun simple pattern is so effective - especially when it matches the neighborhood! :-)

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  8. JoApril 1, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Both are very nice...yet very different. The first is screaming spring and the last a cozy cuddle. Congrats on getting so much work done.

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  9. Beth@IHaveANotion.comApril 1, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Great Kaffe quilt is great. Love all the simlar colors. I see where it got its name.

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  10. DionneApril 1, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Congratulations! What a great finishes, and they look beautiful. Sadly I'm only 2 for 3 (March let me down). Looking forward to seeing what you finish in April!
    Cheers,
    Dionne

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  11. Barb in MiApril 1, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Great finishes - love both quilts! The Kaffe quilt with sunshine shining through is amazing!

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  12. AnnApril 1, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Nice colors. Yes I understand about ordering fabrics online. Sometimes its a gamble or you have to order 2-3 before you get the right one.

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  13. The Quilting ElfApril 2, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Those blues and browns look great together - watch out that your neighbors don't snatch it for themselves - LOL!

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  14. Alycia~QuiltygirlApril 4, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Wow - That ice cream quilt sure is pretty! i loved the colors!

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  15. AnonymousApril 15, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    I am absolutely in love with the ":ice cream" quilt. its so bright and cheerful! what beautiful work! ~leah

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