Sew Awesome

 Dear Readers,

I recently made a challenge quilt.  The challenge, sponsored by Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge, was to create a quilt that represents Celebration.  It was also the 30th anniversary for the show, so as a guild we looked up what color represented the 30th anniversary and it was green.  We also found out that pearls are the gift for that anniversary.  So the guild picked a medium green and a dark green fabrics that you would have to use a recognizable amount.   They also said it had to by 20 inches by 20 inches.  PTQ said your quilt should represent celebration.  We needed at least 5 people to participate.  We ended up with more than that but I don't remember how many.  I will add photos of the others later.  But here is mine:

I decided to Celebrate a win at the quilt show by making lots of mini quilts, using the two greens and had one getting the blue ribbon!  Will found a blue ribbon charm at Michaels web site and told me it was available in the Columbus Michaels.  I made the little quilts, put hanging sleeves on each of them and hung them on zip ties that I had cut to be the right length for each quilt.  I drilled small holes in the end of each zip tie so I could sew them down to the background quilt.  I cut the ladies out of scrap fabric and fused them down.  

I named it Sew Awesome.  

Some of the other ladies celebrated engagements, fireworks, balloons, anniversaries.  I will update when I get photos of the others.

Terry