Project Quilting 17.1 (late) and Inquiring Quilter's Snowflake Block

 

I was late to the game in getting Project Quilting's first challenge completed...so disappointed with myself!

The first challenge prompt for Season 17 was "A Clean Slate".  Kim from Persimon Dreams is the creator and this prompt was a slight nod to Pantone's Color of the Year which is Cloud Dancer....a fancy word for white. 

Participants could use this idea any way they felt appropriate. 

Nothing could be more white than snow, especially when there is a foot of it sitting in your front yard! 

Snow flakes would be my inspiration for a Clean Slate. 

Lucky for me that Jennifer Fulton at Inquiring Quilter posted her 

January Block of the Month and it was snowflakes! 

So I got to work quilting a base for the appliques using this blue ice-like fabric. 

I have JUST enough to make 2 small table toppers! 🙋

Straight line quilting in 1" grids.

Stitching down the snowflake appliques. 

❆ Slow and steady makes for great looking flakes! ❆

Polka dot backing always makes me smile! 

Then I made another small one...

If you have to live in Iowa in January, you might as well decorate for it! 

We currently have -16 (that's a minus before the 16) at 3:00 in the afternoon. 

This isn't our usual January weather right now. 

Most of the US is feeling the bitter cold this weekend!

 Here are my two toppers side by side...made to fit for the tables they top! 

Stay warm and stay flakey!

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