Pages

▼

Friday, June 15, 2018

TGIFF - Guild Executive Challenge

My guild, Maritime Modern Quilt Guild, hosts an Executive Challenge each year.  This year's theme was Modern Traditionalism.  Anyone wishing to participate choose a traditional block from a bag and then had to create something that was a minimum of 200 inches in circumference.

I picked the Churn Dash block.  I have far too many WIPs on the go so I didn't want to put too much effort into this challenge.  And I have far too many quilts in my house already without a home.  So I decided to enlarge the block.  My friend Dena @ No Frickin' Blog Yet suggested I turn the block on point.  Wow...what a difference that made -- it looks like a totally different block.


I decided to only use fabrics in my stash, so the background fabric is a bit wild.


A rotated photo so you can see the traditional orientation of the Churn Dash block.


I put a smaller Churn Dash block in the centre of the larger block.  I did a quick all-over stipple in pink thread for a quick finish.  You can see how wild the background fabric is.


And to make it a little more modern, I put minky on the back.



This is one of my FAL 2018 Q2 goals.


If you have a finish this week, consider sharing it at:
Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Lisa in Port Hope
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts
Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation


at

11 comments:

  1. Lisa J.June 15, 2018 at 9:22 PM

    It's amazing how different Churn dash looks on point. Great finish Anja.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Zafira @ZarkadiaJune 16, 2018 at 5:51 AM

    Your stash must be awesome, you chose beautiful fabrics! I love your version of the Churn Dash!

    ReplyDelete
  3. IzzyJune 16, 2018 at 8:11 AM

    Super fun finish! I love the Churn Dash block and i think putting it on point was a really good idea!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Stitchin At HomeJune 16, 2018 at 8:53 AM

    I love the wild background fabric and turning the block on point!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlJune 16, 2018 at 2:31 PM

    Putting it on point changes it completely! Since you have enough quilts at home already, do you have plans to gift this quilt?

    ReplyDelete
  6. Nicole HannahJune 16, 2018 at 5:17 PM

    I hate churn dash block EXCEPT when it's on point, so great job! I also love your background fabric.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Sandra WalkerJune 16, 2018 at 10:00 PM

    Totally cool to put it on point!!! That background is wild but awesome.

    ReplyDelete
  8. IoleenJune 16, 2018 at 10:54 PM

    Love, love the wild and crazy background. On point changed an old block to a new and improved one.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Granny Maud's GirlJune 17, 2018 at 12:51 AM

    That is wild background fabric. It is like a Jackson Pollock painting!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Lisa in Port HopeJune 17, 2018 at 4:59 PM

    Wild and wonderful! Love the look on point but all in all I prefer churn dash to be straight set. Thanks for linking to TGIFF.

    ReplyDelete
  11. felicityAugust 23, 2018 at 4:49 PM

    My #1 favourite block - what a difference the on-point setting makes! On behalf of the global hosts, thank you for linking up to the FAL.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for your comments -- advice and support is always appreciated. If you are a no-reply blogger, please include an e-mail in your comment so I can reply. If you do not hear back from me, you should check to see if you are a no-reply blogger.