Two little quilts and 2 postcards made from one UFO
Those of you who don’t have any UFOs can stop reading now.
You’re all still here, aren’t you?
Who doesn’t have UFOs? Mine are mostly small projects that were started in workshops that I’ve taken. The quilts are small, maybe 18″ x 18″ or so. Some are quilted, some partially quilted, some not quilted at all. I was going to cut them up to make quilts for the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI), I could get 2 quilts from each one, but there would be big pieces (relatively speaking) left over, so I kept stalling.
Then I read on the website of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show that there was going to be an auction and sale of fabric postcards. Aha! From my little quilts I could get two Alzheimer’s quilts and two postcards, with just a bit leftover. Perfect!
Now don’t you dawdle–the postcards must be to Sisters before July 1. And AAQI always needs more quilts.
To give you an idea, here’s 2 quilts and 2 postcards I made from one 18″ x 18″ quilt:
I disliked the original so much that I didn’t even photograph it before I started cutting it up, but you can see how it fit together–the bird of paradise and “ART” were not part of the original quilt.
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these are so wonderful, Lynn!
You have given me some food for thought. Though most of my UFO’s are all appliqued, so hard to cut up into smaller ones. I love how yours came out, really beautiful pieces.
Debbie
What an absolutely fabulous idea, Lynn! It will make all of us look at our ‘less than favorite’ quilt tops differently and think about re-purposing and reusing in a new way. Love yours!!!
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