UgFab: Completed

I finally had time to finish and photograph my Table Runner!

Yay!

Not only did I get to sew and finish the runner, I sewed while my husband worked. So a happy home.

Have you ever used that foil stuff for hot pads? That is what I used in this- the hot pad interior stuff and a layer of Warm & Natural. It made it a tough cookie to handle! Kept sliding around and getting caught up. And I don't know how well by blade and needle did... I shall wait and see. For the quilting, I used the new large thread spools of mercerized cotton from Coats & Clark- no troubles whatsoever.

The runner turned out about 6 feet long, point to point. And I did end up changing the outer border fabric yet again- it just needed a bit of sparkle! The detail also shows the backing fabric, which is my new favorite! It is this browns/rusts with a sublte chain link fence pattern. Really neat fabric, that I am thinking of all sort of uses for!

UgFab Part 3: The home stretch

So.. as I assumed I would, I waited until the last minute, made a few changes, then sewed my project in one day LOL

First step: Make sure the fabrics were the ones I wanted to use... Was there a way to get a red into this group?? No?? Bummer. But! I swapped out one of the gold colored fabrics with this very pretty cream with brown. (It really looks like a stone you would see in a floor tile, as you will see below.)
The next step was to decide the pattern. What's that? You still didn't know your pattern? No, no, no. I have been approaching quilt pattern design in a more organic way and I allow the fabric to tell me what it will be. Barring that, I just cut it into strips, chop a bit more, sew a bit more, and Bingo! Quilt City!

This is what I made!
(Thanks to all the encouragement and help of the lovely ladies of WASIQ! You rock!)

It is not finished yet, not quite- I still need to use that remaining gold as a border, and perhaps a bit of the dark brown as a binding?

But it did turn out pretty well, so far!

Now... I just need to get it completed in time for the Challenge vote!

(In 4 days. )

UgFab Part 2: What should I make?

So...

The UgFab swap... I have this gorgeous fabric.

I have chosen the 3 fabs to go with it...

Now I need to figure out 'what' to make with it.

Any ideas? I am still leaning towards a table runner (that is the dining room table the fabrics are lying on). But what pattern?!?

Really! I need help!

Opinions are TRULY welcome :)

Help!

UgFab Received!

I got my squishie of Ugly Fabric this week! (Don't you love getting squishies??)

I am very excited to work on this project, it is my first Challenge!

(Go to www.quiltchat.com for info. It is in the Swaps link).

Essentially, a bunch of us chatters sent a 1/2 yard of 'ugly' fabric from our stash, and receive a half yard from another quilter. We are then challenged to make a quilt with that fabric, and are only allowed to supplement with 3 other fabrics.

But, luckily for me... I think my fabric is gorgeous :)

But what to do... What to do...

Tell me what you think, I would love to know.