My entry for the Trend-Tex Challenge is finished and has been submitted.
As I said in my last post, I decided to base my design on the theme of 30 years. I wanted a design that looked modern and interesting, and decided on tally marks. I’m not fond of the bubblegum pink color in the front fabric, but some extreme fussy cutting minimized that color in my quilt.
For the quilting, I outlined each set of tally marks with a double-stitched line of contrasting colored thread. Then I quilted the background with straight-line echo quilting. The edges are faced. It is 16 x 20 inches. Below you can see the quilt, a detail, and the back.
There are some wonderful entries this year – check out the Instagram hashtag #trendtexchallenge. There are typically 70 to 80 submissions to this challenge each year (you can see the submissions for the last 3 years here). This year’s entries will be on display at Quilt Canada 2018 in Vancouver BC, from May 31 – June 2.
Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.
Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
Can I get a Whoop Whoop? by Confessions of a Fabric Addict
