Make It Right Challenge – Follow Up

A while ago I submitted this quilt for the Make It Right Challenge. The idea was to use Angela Walter’s Textures panel and Art Gallery solids to create an original design. The winners were announced here. You should visit if only to see the first place winner. It was pretty darn awesome!

My quilt shown here was chosen for Best Use of Color! I was seriously excited. There were some wonderful projects submitted so it was an honor to place in this group.

Last week I came home to a box by the front door. There were some seriously wonderful goodies inside. Take a look.

Included is Quilter’s Dream batting which is what I have been using lately. It truly is a dream to quilt with. I have a piece of their wool batting that I will be trying in the near future.

The ‘pink’ fabrics are Art Gallery Nature Elements and there are fat quarters of Angela Walter’s Textures. I’m actually working on a medallion quilt using Textures, cranberry tones, and other coordinating fabrics. These are going to come in handy.

There’s a signed copy of In The Studio by Angela Walters. Sweet! I have both of her books already. They are my go-to when trying to decide on quilting designs or just to play. I highly recommend them to anyone wanting to play with free motion quilting. My copy, which isn’t signed, is going to my niece who is just learning FMQ. The signed copy I’m keeping! I got to meet Angela at Quilt Con when I took two of her workshops and she is not only extremely talented, but a total sweetheart.

Then there is a Bari J Splendor Aurifil set. Love it! I’ve been wanting to try both the 28 weight and the new embroidery floss Aurifil just came out with. This set is the 28 weight thread in some gorgeous colors. I started doodling with it and they are great to work with.

Lighter than DMC embroidery floss, but it shows up really well in embroidery designs. I can definitely see how this would be fun to hand quilt when you want the thread to show. There was no tangling and it laid on the fabric beautifully.

Not shown above is the coupon included for a free Craftsy class. I’m a huge Craftsy fan. I have taken loads of quilting and sewing classes from them and have found them to be a fantastic value. I’ve been wanting to take the Tilton’s t-shirt class for a while and took advantage with this coupon I received.

So that was my early Christmas present. 😀

So much fun!