Friday, August 9, 2013

I Cheated!

Well the rooster is crowing and the coffee is brewing…and it is another gorgeous day on Vancouver Island!  What can I say…it doesn’t get any better than this!

A few months back, Heritage Quilt Guild was donated a truck load of panels…you know cheater tops, as I’ve heard some call them.  They were all laid out on tables and we ooohhhed and auhhhhed them. (Wish I had taken a picture!! Such variety and colours and styles!) The Heritage members were given a challenge…take home a panel and turn it into something wonderful for charity!

I spotted this Mary Engelbreit panel and remembered that I had some of Mary’s fabric left over from a Dresden Quilt that I had made a couple of years ago.  This would be a good way to use up that fabric...

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So I took it home and lickity-split…in no time at all I had my quilt made!!  It was a fast, easy and FUN quilt to make! 

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I didn’t have as much of the fabric as I had hoped so I was limited to what I could do…so I ended up keeping it simple!  More borders…

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..and circle flowers to mimic the flowers in the fabric…P1230879

I quilted them on as I went…

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She’s done!  AND in plenty of time…due date was end of the of summer!  This was my first panel quilt but it certainly won’t be my last!  This would make a fast and easy gift for any baby or child! 

I cheated…and I’m proud of it! :o)) 

Have a good one! P

22 comments:

  1. Great job, Paulette! Sometimes those panels can look very static, but you really livened it up. Plus, I always love Mary Engelbreit! What a fun quilt. :)

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  2. I would not call that cheating, I would call it unique and creative use of a panel, love what you did and somewhere a little girl is going to be very happy when she receives this.

    Debbie

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  3. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!! Not cheating at all. I love all you jazzied it up! I'm gonna pin it on pinterest; hope you don't mind.

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  4. Sooooo cute! The panel may have been a cheater but you did an awesome job on making it beautiful and a quilt some little girl will love and cherish.

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  5. I really love your creativity. A really fun quilt for some lucky person.

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  6. You've made that panel come to life. Some very lucky person is going to love it to pieces.

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  7. I don't think you cheated at all. Very creative way of using up your fabrics and the panel. Beautiful quilt. Great job!

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  8. You created a little treasure! Well done!

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  9. So cute! You really brought the panel to life. Love the applique flowers!

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  10. Totally love it!!! Cute, Cute, Cute!

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  11. What a cute quilt, P. Who ever receives it will love it to death. Looks like panels aren't so bad after all.

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  12. Cute, I'm a fan of Mary Englebreit.

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  13. What a great job you did on a rather plain panel. I love it!

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  14. what's not to love about an easy project that will warm somebodies heart and body - complex doesn't make it any warmer!

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  15. I like anything Mary Englebreit. Very cute and I love the flowers!

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  16. You did a wonderful job! I just love how you did the circle flowers. They really gave it a great touch. Gosh it is all quilted too. Great!

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  17. This turned out very nicely. Love all the borders. And the flowers "quilted them on as I went" --aren't you clever! Very effective. Some lucky little girl will really enjoy this quilt.

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  18. Thanks for the inspiration Paulette. I recently bid and won on a bunch of kids themed panels on ebay. I'm going to make for a charity that collects quilts and gives them to CPS to give kids when they need to remove them from their home. Lovin' this weather we are having! Still 80s here just across the border.

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  19. That is such a fun quilt and whoever receives it will be very lucky.

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  20. It's adorable and who cares that the center is a cheater! It will make a wonderful donation item and someone will love it when they get it!

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