As many of my readers know I'm an active member over at the HGTV Quilter's Message Board (you can find me there as bingo~bonnie) and one of the things I love so much about that great quilting community is all the work they do for charity. My friend Quiltaholic, that I got to meet in NH in April at the Circle of Friends Retreat - is a super coordinator and very creative on the projects and quilts that she comes up with for anyone who wants to help be a part of the charity projects.
Last year was her first year to do a Crayola Crayon Quilt challenge. She drew 3 crayons for each participant and they had to create a quilt using those 3 colors. So many people enjoyed it and begged her to do it again and make it an annual even and she has agreed to only this year there is a little twist in the guidelines. Last year all of the quilts made were sent off to her and everyone helped sell raffel tickets to raise over $4,000!!! All proceeds went to the Ronald McDonald House in Houston, TX. Click here to see last year's quilts.
So can you guess which color Quiltaholic drew for me to use???? Mmm -hmm... "Sea Green" :P Which I wasn't too excited about until....I went shopping all by MYSELF Sunday after we got home from Mass and the babies went down for naps. Nora entertained herself with computer time - something she doesn't get to do daily now that she has school and soccer and gymnastics that keep her busy 3 nights a week.
Whoo hoo! And I chose my sea green and a very dark brown to use with it. Take a look at my newest little "P.I.G." (project in a grocery bag)
Here is everything all laid out together. I may or may not be using that stripe fabric? I had thought I might could use it as the binding - IF quiltaholic would allow me to use the floral as a border - but no can do - the gold in it doesn't allow it to be used on the front at all... so I'll just stick with it as my backing which I thought would be perfect ;) and I got all that was left on the bolt - some 7+ yards.
It is hard to see in the above photo - but my two color choices are the sea green and a very dark brown fabric that the 2 spools of thread are sitting on.
Now I just need to figure out how many Flying geese I need to make - also which size to make them and then go from there...... I love the Eleanor Burns Rulers for making those and have both the small and large rulers! :)
Again this is what I'm going to attempt to make - should I make the geese and squares the green or the brown??? hummm... I bought 4 yards of each.
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For any of you who aren't HGTV Quilter's here is a copy of the guidelines to know what exactly it is that I'm participating in... and it's actually not too late to join :) all you have to do is join as a member of the board - it's free - and then look up the CRAYOLA CHALLENGE thread and sign up. :) I think it would be awesome if we had as many quilts in the drawing as there were crayons!
Here's the guidelines as posted on the thread:
Several of you have been asking me to host another Crayola Challenge so here it is with a TWIST!! You know things get boring if you don't change them up a little so the twist is.........
I will draw everyone who signs up (1) ONE crayon....You can use ALL shades of this one crayon in your quilt... I will mail your crayon to you and it will be a secret until you receive it in the mail...
PLUS: You can add (1) ONE and only ONE other color crayon of your choice but the color has to come from a box of Crayola Crayons. The catch is that you can only use this color in its original form...NO shades of this color will be allowed....
When you choose your color, you must let me know what it is so I can record it in the files. You will not be allowed to change your mind once you have told me your choice so be very certain of it before telling me what it is.
All quilts made should be no smaller than 54 x 70.
Fabrics and design are completely quilt makers choice. But please do not use cheap thin fabrics.
These quilts will be due to me by Feb 1st, 2010 .
These quilts will be used in conjunction with the Feathered Flowers Quilt Raffle.
All proceeds of this raffle will go to a Ronald McDonald House in California. Purple Butterfly has told me of a house that she supports along with 100 other people. She has offered to help sell tickets to these people and I also told her that they could also help sell tickets. I am hoping with all of that outside help we can bust the 4,000.00 mark on this raffle!!! She is on vacation right now but when she returns I will post the information for that Ronald McDonald House.
I still have plenty more crayons if anyone else wants to play...
Quilt Makers:
mcpatches..............PLUM + black
RockinBobbin...........APRICOT +
quiltaholic............ROBIN EGGS BLUE + dandelion
Marie..................SKY BLUE + blue violet
KC1930.................BLUE GREEN + inchworm
Irishquiltlass.........BRICK RED + black
Downsouth..............PACIFIC BLUE + bittersweet
MyJack.................PURPLE PIZAZZ +
needlecrazy............GRANNY SMITH APPLE + dandelion
MountainLaurel.........OLIVE GREEN + yellow amrillo
QuiltingBug............WILD STRAWBERRY + black
quiltbea...............INDIGO + carnation pink
AngelaC................SALMON +
Bluesnail..............ATOMIC TANGERINE + bright yellow
TXWildflower...........MACARONI AND CHEESE + forest green
karol0405.............INCHWORM + white
MayBaby...............WISTERIA + orange
Terrimae..............ROYAL PURPLE + inchworm
jeanclaire............PERIWINKLE + dandelion
gonesewin.............CERISE + eggplant
Lisa-TX...............CORNFLOWER + silver
monkeymom.............TICKLE ME PINK +
alexemmarose..........CERULEAN + silver
qltnrules.............PINE GREEN + pink flamingo
BingoBonnie...........SEA GREEN + Dark Brown
lovetoquilt...........PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY +
KentuckySunshine......RED + white
Dixieldy..............MAUVELOUS + beige
Pecasatwo.............CARNATION PINK + aquamarine
nancye................FUSCHIA + cream
sewlove2quilt.........VIOLET BLUE +
Love from Texas!
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That is going to be so gorgeous! And I love the color you got.
ReplyDeleteThis is a project I'd have liked to participate in but the timing doesn't work for me. I look forward to seeing the results! I may have missed it but will you be able to post your progress on your blog?
I think that will look great! I would go with the sea green as the geese and squares since that is the main color. Like the stripes, but I LOVE that fabric you chose for the backing. It is beautiful! Can't wait to see your progress.
ReplyDeleteI vote for green as the geese and squares since that is the colour you picked and there will be more of it visible in the quilt. Also, you can do some nice quilting in the squares and it will show up really well with the green background (with some brown thread!).
ReplyDeleteThis would be a serious challenge for me, just using 2 colours!!