Monday 16 September 2013

And the winner is...

This month the winner gets a FQS voucher and a yard of Ann Kelle fabric, whoohoo! 

And Mr Random has decided that... 


Number 14 will be getting it all, congratulations to Laurie

See you next month! 

Sunday 15 September 2013

next up...

The theme this time is THRILLER!

Perhaps you might like to make something for Halloween, make something mysterious or something very thrilling.

However you interpret the theme we will see you back here on October 15th for the link party and your chance to win a $25 gift certificate for the Fat Quarter Shop :)

Saturday 14 September 2013

Challenge #5 Heroes

We hope you all had a great summer break and enjoyed the HEROES Challenge! Here are our interpretations of the theme...


You can read all about the customised Iphone case on Made in Home.



And read about this quilt top at Charm About You.



For a chance to win a $25 Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate and a yard of Ann Kelle fabric, make sure you link up your finished projects and please remember to include the button or a link to Le Challenge in your blog post or Flickr description.

Remember to come back tomorrow to see the next theme!

Let's see what you have been up to!



Monday 2 September 2013

More inspiration from Martha

Here is Martha from Weekend Doings to show you her fantastic improv quilt...

Thank you so much Nat and Lucy for inviting me to be part of this month's challenge. I think super heroes are a fascination to kids and adults alike. They spark our imagination and bring out the child with in us. I'm really happy to be sharing with you my Superheroes Quilt that I recently made for my four year old nephew.  He was totally smitten by the characters on the quilt (and so was I).The creative process for this quilt was very spontaneous and basically inspired by the fabric itself. I happened to stumble upon the superheroes fabric while shopping for fabric for another project. And instantly fell in love with it. By the time I left the store I had the design of the quilt already planned out in my head.

 Pretty Salvage

The fabric is Superhero By Illustration for Robert Kaufman. It is a panel of about 3/4 of a yard with perfect seam allowances between each frame. Which makes cutting super easy. I wanted to have the superheroes flying over the city landscape, so I did improv piecing using light gray Kona cotton for the background to achieve that effect.

Superheroes Quilt

I used the newspaper print as the focal point for the quilt back. And quilted it with straight lines all over. I think the simple quilting adds to the whimsical yet modern feel of the quilt.

Superheroes Quilt - Quilt Back

This has been one of my favorite quilts so far. It was a great leaning experience as I've never done improv piecing on a quilt before (and I'm sure it won't be the last).

Thanks again for having me. I'm absolutely thrilled to be here at Le Challenge and I'm really looking forward to seeing all your Heroes projects.

Martha.

Thank you for sharing your brilliant quilt Martha! 

I hope you're all working hard on your projects, only 14 more days until the link party!