This year (since I'm on the board) I thought it would be fun to do more of an exchange project, something smaller, because I knew many people would be working on their "show quilts" this year. So I organized a brown bag exchange. You put in 5 fat quarters of your choice into a paper bag and exchanged with someone else who did the same. You could add up to two more fabrics.
The fabrics in the bag I received were all the ones in the middle of this quilt.
The lady I exchanged with just wanted to get them out of her stash and was totally OK if the recipient of the bag just made a charity quilt. I used a pattern out of an old M'liss Rae Hawley book as a starting point and used up every bit of the fabric I was given. I added the border. It is the reverse of the fabric I used for the back.
I just did some wavy walking foot quilting along the seam lines. I pieced the extra blocks into the back. I think my recipient was pleased.
I can't find my measurements for it, but its a decent baby sized quilt.
As for my bag, I had put in some Kaffe Fassett fat quarters plus a blue and yellow. I received this lovely top in exchange. I can't wait to get it quilted up (in a while....)
It is all applique, with 3D applique flowers. Definitely something I don't do myself, so it was a nice surprise.
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So you received the brown bag from someone else and used the contents to make something for them? Interesting idea! I like what you did with the fat quarters and I love your wall hanging.
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