Summer Challenge - Seasons

Our quilt class had a challenge over the summer.  The challenge was to make a small Wallhanging no bigger than 24 x 16ins. The subject 'Seasons'.  A very open challenge the only stipulations being its size, hanging tabs on the back and it had to have a label - something not everyone in our class usually has on their finished quilts.  Many of us changed tactics and ideas a few times, and the results were fantastic, it made us all think a little out of our comfort zone.  The result was a very colourful variety of hangings -  Paper pieced sailing ships, log cabins in seasonal colours, turned edge appliqué spring bulbs, pieced changing leaves, an applique handquilted summer daisy, a paper pieced ice crystal,  a summer vacation postcard from New York, rustic pumpkins and corn, and an appliqué and embroidered collage of all seasons.  These were all displayed last week at class, a very diverse and varied selection of hangings.  We all agreed we enjoyed the challenge and hopefully all the hangings will all be displayed in our local library with some of our other projects soon.  This is mine - Changing Seasons - keep it simple was my mantra, due to other things going on in my life at the time.

Changing Seasons

 

We all agreed we had enjoyed the challenge and most agreed the hardest thing to do was choosing how to depict the seasons.  Happy sewing everyone.