Oh, how I love a challenge!
I am not competitive in any way, but give me an idea to be creative and I'm all in!
This week's theme for Project Quilting at Persimon Dreams was Pixel Play.
I searched the internet for a pixel image to work with and found a perler bead butterfly.
In my stash for a very long time, I've had a baggie of 2" blocks of purple fabric.
Perfect!
As I laid out the squares, I realized that this was going to be a big project!
BIG=lots of time!
Good thing we had 3 school cancellations this past week.
School cancellation=time to sew!
Lots and lots of chain sewing...along with always counting.
That's 529 two inch blocks total!
I added a few 9-patch blocks to add more area and interest.
Then came the quilting. Simple straight-line quilting down the middle of each block.
Twist clock-wise and stich again!
Next came the binding.
Both the backing and binding fabric are from my full-time teaching days when I covered my bulletin boards in fabric. Somebody apparently likes purple, huh?
Every piece of this project came from my stash, which makes me (and hubby) happy!
A couple of pups were happy with this quilt too!
I wish they had emails so they could each vote!
This quilt...perfect for a baby measures 36"x 36".
Made in my home in Dubuque, Iowa.
Please stop by Persimon Dreams this week and vote
for your favorite 10 Pixel Play projects!
Very pretty! I love that you were able to work entirely from the stash...in purple, my favorite! (And I wish my cats could vote, too!!)
ReplyDeleteYay for piecing this beauty! Love the purples and from stash too!
ReplyDeleteYour butterfly is stunning! I can't imagine sewing all those squares together! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is WOW!!!! Beautiful and a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteWow, Kathy! This is a beautiful butterfly - and my favorite color!! Great job! I haven't tried pixelating anything yet, but you are definitely inspiring me!
ReplyDeleteThis is FABULOUS!!! Did the purple fabric not fade in spots? The IKEA wrapping paper I used to use for my bulletin boards sure did and it was from the fluorescent lights! Oh I hope you win something as this is just so beautiful. Thanks for linking up with DrEAMi! because you clearly did Drop Everything And Make it!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea, thank you for sharing. x
ReplyDeleteLove butterflies!
ReplyDeleteLove purple!
Love your quilt!
It’s gorgeous!
A great DREAMi project!
Barbara x
I love butterflies and purple so you get my vote. Great finish.
ReplyDeleteWow this looks amazing! What a fabulous design.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt. I hate to wear gloves while sewing, do you have an ok time with it?
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous idea to use a perler bead pattern to create the pixel effect. My children loved them when they were growing up. I also used them in my pre-K class to promote fine motor development. It never occured to me that they could inspire a quilt pattern. That was genius! Thanks for sharing the idea.
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