I knew exactly what I was going to make when I read the final Project Quilting prompt for Season 17, a happy handful: mug rugs and hot pads using remnants! I've wanted to cut the orange peel block into quarters to tun it into mug rugs for a few months, and I figured I should be able to use the...

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The first thing I did last Sunday after reading the Project Quilting 17.5 prompt, My Complements, was to go looking for an online color wheel. I settled on using this digital color wheel from Canva. For some reason, I really wanted to work with Chartreuse, so I started there and noted that the complement was a bright purple with...

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When I read the Project Quilting 17.4 prompt, Of Another Era, last Sunday, I immediately knew I wanted to consider something with a 1960s graphic design aesthetic and color palette. So, after poking around Pinterest for palette inspiration, the first thing I did was select my fabric for the project. I chose Kona Cotton in Chocolate for the background and...

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Whew, I struggled to come up with an angle for this week's Project Quilting 17.3 prompt, Year of the Horse. At first, I was so focused on "horse" that I couldn't come up with any ideas. Then, Monday morning, I thought to go back and read the "rule one" prompt again because it usually offers a more expansive view...

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When I read the prompt for Project Quilting 17.2, Scads of Plaid, the first thing that came to mind was plaid fabric, but I knew I did not have any in my stash. So instead of digging through my stash, I started by working in Inkscape on my computer to come up with a design. I knew the design...

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The first prompt for Season 17 of Project Quilting is based on the Pantone Color of the Year: Cloud Dancer. When Cloud Dancer, which is white, was announced as the color of the year in December, I was not impressed. From a marketing perspective, it certainly garnered a LOT of social media attention, so in the Kardashian view of...

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Better late than never! When the final Project Quilting prompt was announced, Button it Up, I knew immediately how I wanted to interpret the prompt. The best way for me to finish off this season was to use up the scraps I had left over from making my Good Vibes {PQ16.2} quilt. The week of the final Project Quilting...

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When I read this week's Project Quilting prompt, 16.5 follow your arrow, the first thing that came to my mind was creating a quilt to reflect my internal state of distress. I doodled up a scrappy American flag in distress (upside down), pieced using only arrows pointing downwards, but after truthfully evaluating my low volume fabrics just a few...

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Whew, this week's prompt for Project Quilting stumped me for a little bit: Wearables. RULE ONE: your project must be wearable, or have been made from previously worn items, or have another connection to clothes, shoes and fashion accessories. I still wanted to make a quilted object, but I don't really make wearable things. Then I looked down at my left...

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I feel like the Project Quilting Season 15 prompts keep getting better each week! The theme this week is Inside Out: Some part of your project must thematically or literally be inside out. I have honestly been thinking about a project that exposes the seams for years (apparently since February 2015 when I fell in love with the backside of the...

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The final Project Quilting Season 14 prompt is "Conquer a Fear". I sat and pondered the prompt for a while on Sunday when the prompt was released. I'm not particularly afraid of any quilting techniques, piecing methods, or colors. Though I used to be hesitant about curves and using pink or brown, so I am definitely proof that the...

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