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So I have total bone to pick with modern sewing… this whole GREY thing.. ( or GRAY if you must)… Modern quilters are ALL ABOUT the grey, but they did not invent the love of it. I have been loving this color since it was the poor bastard stepchild of the color wheel. Oh how it irked the holy shit out of my mother. She said grey was the color of “prison matrons and dykes” and while mom sure had a way with words and she got a bit closer than she ever dreamed on her proclamation and I did not care. I wore grey then and I wear it now as well as quilting with it so I was pleased as punch to see that MY color for Sam Hunters Blog hop was … yes.. GREY
And if you want to take a swing at it , here is a Grey/Gray of your own… click here for the Paper Pieced pattern of your very own!
I am fecking ( see that nice Irish word I used since I would never say fucking here on the blog) pleased as all hell to have a QUILT in this BadAss book!
In a totally not typical for me ~little ray of sunshine~moment I went super cute with my quilt inspired by the the sunny fabrics that were stacked on my work table at that moment. – and to be clear that moment was when Sam called me and said… HEY… “would you be willing to make a quilt for my new book? It is all about paper piecing words to make quilts rock”
I had paper pieced before, not well and not happily but the truth is that I would jump off a high building for Sam so joyfully launching into paper-piecing seemed like the least I could do for her. And you know what? I found out that I really like the holy hell out of it and I am tickled three shades of pink at how my quilt for the book came out.
I wanted something funky, cute, relaxed and that did not look like I had an Add a Quarter ruler shoved my my ass in search of perfection the whole time I did it. – I think I succeeded. Since lets face it some people who are all crazy about precision paper piecing make it look hard like rocket science and about as fun as a colonoscopy (I call them quilting dementors – they suck the joy out of it!) But the truth is that it is lots of fun and you can do some fantastic things with this technique.
For that reason I really find Sam’s book an amazing breath of fresh air in the fact that she gives you permission to make the quilts that YOU want to make and guides you through the somewhat inside/outside/upside/ for how to design your own text not just sticking to her choices. She WANTS you to rock it and gives you all the skills and advice so you can.
Bull hell you don’t have to sweat it too hard, there are 12 awesome projects in the book to get you launched into the world of Quilt Talking before you have to think about doing something totally original .. so don’t get your panties in a bunch.. be cool.
Personally for my money this is the quilt to make
But then I am also considering making one of those soft buckets that reads SEX TOYS.. or maybe just VIBRATORS. Check back in with me on that and see if I get that done, I am shooting for Christmas. But if you do it first I TOTALLY WANT TO SEE IT.. hell I will even send you a BadAss Quilter cup if you send me a photo of it!
So here is the part when I give you a chance to win a copy of the book.. this is going to be be FAST and furious. The giveaway beginning now and I will pick a winner on the evening on the 17th.
Answer this question ( place your answer in the comments).. what word would YOU put on a soft Quilt Talk bucket?
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Congratulations to the winner – Quiltzyx/Sue
Please contact me at maddie@badassquilterssociety.com so I can get your information so that Stash Books can send your prize!!
Mine all Mine!
Hmmmm. Probably “Trashy”. LOL
Thanks for the chance, love the looks of this book and the projects!
I want to WIN!
Mine would just say “My Shit”. 🙂
Mine would say “I’m full of scrap.”
My crap..but not that word…My daughters would freak! It would SO be worth it..Mom never gets cheeky.. =)
I’m thinking “scrap vomit.”
she believed she could,
so she did.
Safe place cuz I never remember where the safe place is
Grey is my latest go to fabric for neutral. I think my word would be QUIET. Because I need my space to create.
My bucket would say “”Sew Good” or “Goodies” on it. Thanks for the chance to win this book! jacklynnsteven at netzero dot com
My bucket would say “treaures”
My dad would call our junk treasures when we were little kids.
‘Bits’ and thank you!
I want to make a bucket for my grandson with CAR on it.
My word for the day is….Zowie
I would make a bucket that says FRUIT so that no one would ever find my chocolate stash!
Stuff it
I would make one that said D’oh! and one that said Always. Always because when I am getting to the end of a piece of fabric is it always too small for what I need and D’oh! because I’ve started to say that since my 3 year old told me she was ‘fucking tired’ about a month ago.
LOL! With my allergies kicking my butt this week, I know exactly how she feels!
My bucket would say “stuff”.
Hmmmm.
Time. I can make little time deposits, and take them out when needed.
I need a F*** It bucket.
I would put “Useless Crap” on a bucket. because with 3 little kids Ive got a whole lot of useless crap around here!
Unicorn Fund
Oh, scrap
“Back off”… Otherwise, everyone else’s stuff will go into it.
Where?
And maybe I’d remember to put stuff in it that I’m sure to forget about, and go hunting everywhere…
Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
I think I would put “Next” on my bucket. I could gather scraps & other things in it until it was full & then make a crazy quilt with it.
Maybe “Choose wisely” or “take this”
I teach music and can think of so many uses for an adorable bucket!!
I’d have to go with ‘apples’
I want my first bucket to say “naughty bits”.
I am torn between telling you that I painted my dining room gray or asking “how many shades?” Fill the bucket with m&ms.
i would make it say….Misc Stuff
Believe…that’s my word and I’m sticking to it!
I would probably make something that says Mine!
My bucket would say “stuff”. A bit boring but since it’s going to have stuff in it, I think it’s named correctly!
I think Bucket List- I’d toss random sketches, pattern, pics of quilts I’d like to make
Bits
Mine would say “Great Ideas.” Course, the second one could say, “Other ideas.”
“M&M’s” – of course! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
mine would say “scrap” but the “s” would blend in, so you’d really ess “CRAP”….unless you looked closely enough.
Stuff and Nonsense. From a favourite Split Enz song 🙂
MY SHIT
Mine would say– xtra crap. I’m saving myself a letter.
I need a bucket that says “random shit that other people need to put away” ..or large bin 🙂
Mine will say “crap” as it is appropriate in so many areas!
Been admiring this for some time!
I would put “Scraps” and the color of the scrap on my little bucket.
In my house we have 5 prescriptions and 2 over the counter pain killers, all in an old tupperware box in the kitchen cupboard, so I’d probably make a bucket with “drugs” on it to liven things up a bit.
I like the idea of “sCrap!”, At the moment I really need one that says “that really safe place” because I can never find where that is!