Challenge quilt

At my Litchfield quilt guild, I am on the planning committee. Towards the end of summer I challenged the others to create something based on a childrens Golden Book of their choice. We were to have it done by April so that we could show them at the meeting and encourage the members to participate in a guild challenge. I chose the book Old MacDonald, the song every child learned in grade school. I had ideas of making a center barn and a fence type border and appliqués of different farm animals. But time got away and it didn’t happen. I found fabric with all different animal sounds printed on it and thought I was on the right track. At a sew Saturday, we found a farm panel that wouldn’t work for pillow cases but matched my theme!

And that is what I ended up using. Finished in a hurry. Very lightly machine quilted. But it was finished. I showed mine first because knowing the other ladies, mine would be the least impressive.

I cut the alphabet panel apart and sewed colored squares in between. The letters are cute “B” is for Barn, “C” is for Cow and so on. Used the farm panel top and bottom, the animal sounds fabric for a border and simple outline quilting.

Presentation was a success! And I was right, the others did a great job! Mary Alice had 101 Dalmations and made a bag using polka dot fabric representing the dogs, ombre fabric for the pocket for Cruella, flowewd lining for the meadow. It was great! Michele had Pup in the Pumpkin patch and made a pillow! A beautiful pumpkin on the front in squares of well blended oranges, puppy buttons for embellishment, and a pocket on the back to put the story book! Barb’s book was about Pussywillows. She made a framed 12″ block of frogs and pussywillows that was adorable. RaeAnn made a lap quilt wih a panel as well from The Jungle book.

Our next challenge for the guild is easier. Everyone drew from a bag a candybar! We have util August to make our projects. I am so excited I already have my fabric!