The theme focused on the late singer, Prince. I purchased the challenge packet
in November of last year. The entry submission deadline was 11:59 p.m.,
July 2nd.
I made a last minute decision to create an entry and submit it for
consideration. How last minute? I started my entry on June 30th,
two days before the deadline.
The four Cherrywood hand-dyed Challenge fabrics are shown below.
Photos below show my quilt in progress. I pieced a top out of various cuts of
the challenge fabric. I cut paisley shapes out of lavender lace and applied them
to the quilt top using decorative machine stitching. I added streaks of bronze
Jacquard (brand) Lumiere paint. A few lavender and white flowers were
randomly placed and hand stitched to the quilt top. The quilt has a thin, mostly
cotton batting. I machine quilted the top before I added the binding.
"Free-spirited Flamboyance: Raining Purple Paisleys". It is 20" x 20", the
required finished size. While my quilt did not make the final cut, I enjoyed
creating it!
