And the winner is...

Susanne! Congratulations you have won a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop. I am sending you an email.

Susanne made this beautiful bag:

I hope you've got your thinking caps on for the next linky on March 15th, the theme is ORDER.

Check back for inspiration and if you have any ideas to share let us know in the comments, this is another theme that is open to so much interpretation we would love to hear what you're thinking!

The Rising Sun {fabric inspiration}

Are you excited about this month's theme? Any ideas what you're making yet? Here's a fabric pull that might help inspire you...

Inspired by the colours and design of the Japanese flag you could use some Red Dots

You could use Japanese products like this pretty bundle from Japanese fabric company Lecian 

Or be inspired by nature and these Asian Peonies

I am planning on trying some Japanese Sashiko quilting at some point and this was traditionally done on Indigo fabric

You could focus on a Summery sun and chose something bright like Boho Sunshine

Or create a Sunrise Clutch by Sew Sweetness

Perhaps you could use Moon and Sun opposites

or brighten the new year with a cute Japanese character like Hello Kitty or another Kawaii creature!

Remember to come back and link up your projects on February 15th for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop. New to le challenge? You can find out all about how it works here.

If you blog please grab our new button and help spread the word about le challenge.

And the winner is...

This month's winner is:

Number 14 is Steph Blair who made a precious hand pieced wall hanging for her friend and has won a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop!

Remember that the next theme will be posted on 15th January 2014 and we will see you then.

Season's Greetings to you all!

Le Challenge #8 Precious

Here are our entries...

We are celebrating over at Made in Home

Things didn't go to plan at Charm About You

Remember there's no new challenge as we have a winter break but we will be announcing the next theme on 15th January so be sure to join us then. We have lots of fun things planned for the new year!

If you are new to le challenge, find more information here.

For a chance to win a $25 Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate 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.

How did precious inspire you? 

Precious fabric inspiration

How are you all getting on with your precious makes? With the holiday season drawing close I'm sure you must be working on something that will fit the theme but if you're struggling here's some fabric inspiration to get you thinking...

Diamonds in the rough

other gemstones - emerald, ruby, sapphire

precious metals - Sayomi Cypress and gold, Winter Wishes, Mirror Ball Dots

Precious in Pink Quilt Kit

something dear to your heart

precious treasure (ok this is getting tenuous but I was going for the gifts the three kings bring - plus any excuse for Peanuts!)

a precious letter - dear Santa perhaps?

Remember to come and show us your precious makes and link up on December 15th for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop!

If you're new to Le Challenge you can find out all about it here - check out our new page tabs to see previous links too :)

Stripes of inspiration

Stripes seem kind of obvious. We all know the parallel bands of colour and when you start looking there seems to be stripes everywhere! Here is some fabric inspiration and a couple of other ways to see stripes...

Fabulous big, bold stripes

Racing stripes

Stripey bags

Stars and Stripes

Stripes don't have to be lines, how about dotted stripes?

or scalloped stripes?

Christmas stripes look beautiful.

I love the idea of patterns as stripes and have just been reminded of this great quilt pattern that I would love to make one day!


Quilty Fun by Lori Holt



Link up your STRIPES projects on 15th November for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop!

So how are you all getting on? Any stripey ideas yet?

And the winner is...

Maria and her Ghastlies purse (I do love that print!). Congratulations!

THRILLER fabric inspiration

I hope you're all having fun working on your THRILLER projects!
I'm waiting on a delivery so I can get going with mine, I'm really excited about it, some might even say thrilled ;)

Here's a round up of some fabric inspiration that might spark some ideas if you're still not sure what to do...

It might be that you have a Halloween project in mind:

Too Cute to Spook!

or perhaps something inspired by an exciting trip:

Detour

There's always the thrill of a race:

Les Monsieurs

Or the adventure of being in the wild:

Indian Summer

Or you could be creating anything that makes your heart beat that little bit faster and gives you a thrill:

Calling All Nurses

However you interpret the theme THRILLER come back here and show us your crafty makes on October 15th for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop!

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 :)

Heroes inspiration... fabric edition

Have you come up with any ideas for the Heroes theme?

Here's some fabric ideas to get you thinking...

The obvious to me is Superheroes:

Superhero

Marvel Comics Fabric

Make your own costume with these panels! 

Two quilt patterns

Or it could be war heroes:

Project Linus: Hugs for Heroes

Camo

Perhaps your hero is an author or a character from a book?:

Dr. Seuss

Nancy Drew

Or you have a creative/sewing/designer hero?

Aneela Hoey

You could have a sporting hero:

Pretty Sporty

tennis

Or a musical hero:

musical notes

Possibly TV heroes:

Star Trek

Homer Simpson

Why not have a break and think about it while you eat a hero sandwich?

Hero sandwiches

Then come back here on September 15th to link up your fabulous HEROES inspired craft projects and have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop!!