good for the gal...
Elaine Theriault
Carla threw down the gauntlet to Jennifer (one of the
QUILTsocial bloggers) and myself. She issued a challenge called,
What’s Good for the Gal is Good for the Guy.
In short, the challenge consists of making a quilt using the exact
same fabric and notions, that reflects each gender. I’ll be using
the Husqvarna Viking Designer Ruby Royale and its clever
machine embroidery features, while Jennifer will use the
Pfaff Creative 4.5.
I’m never one to say ‘no’ to a good challenge, so I said I was in!
Jennifer got first pick, and chose the Guy, which left me with the
Gal. She is 20 and all about vintage, rustic, abandoned houses,
studying architecture and is highly creative!
Then panic sets in as I realize that I’ll have to be clever and crafty,
just like the Gal! We each received identical fabric bundles.
There were a couple of bundles of (10 inch squares) of Tim Holtz
Eclectic Elements fabric. We also received a bundle of fat eighths
and a couple of fat quarters all from the same line of fabric.
We got to choose our backing from Northcott Fabrics
– I chose a flannel from the Man About Town Flannel
collection. The batting – Soft and Toasty by Fairfield was
Ten inch squares from Tim Holtz Eclectic Collection
supplied by H.A. Kidd.
Carla also supplied us with a denim pocket that came from the
jeans that belonged to a beloved aunt.
As I work on the design, I love seeing what Jennifer is doing
which is so different from what I’m doing. I’ll only give you a
couple of pictures to check on my progress. The rest will come in
the next issue.
We’re working with a limited amount of fabric. Not skimpy, but
no room for error. I wanted to keep the pieces fairly large.
I played around on my computer quilt design software and
decided to keep the design fairly simple, but I’ll be adding
a couple of very subtle but very symbolic elements to the
quilt. I would like to thank Tish who helped solve my last
design dilemma.
It’s challenging to work on a quilt design for a highly creative
person and they have no input to the design. I’ve shown my
daughter who is the same age and she thought it was pretty
neat so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the recipient feels
the same way.
Just to tease you – here are a couple of cuts that I made.
Because the design is fairly simple, I can’t reveal too much!
I chose a solid grey to add to the Tim Holtz fabric
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