8 Days a Week - Project Quilting Season 8, Challenge 1

Several years ago I came across an exciting way to challenge my brain and creativity

in quilting.

Kim at Persimon Dreams hosts Project Quilting.

She announces a challenge and you have one week to create something quilty.

Prizes can be won and it's a great way to meet new blogging friends.

Season 8 of Project Quilting has just begun and there will be 6 challenges.

This is my 5th year to participate and even with a crunch of a schedule, I couldn't let this challenge go by.

Challenge 1 - 8 is Great

The song, "8 Days a Week" was one of my first thoughts when the challenge was announced. 

8 love notes (hearts) for every day.

The Rules:

1. Your project must somehow involve the number 8.

2.  Incomplete or unfinished does not qualify. Every challenge piece must be a FINISHED project seen through from INCEPTION to COMPLETION during the challenge timeline (January 1 through January 8, 2017). Each piece must stand alone as DONE to count toward prizes. 

3. Please remember that these projects need to be created during the week of the challenge (started on or after January 1, finished by January 8). 

4.  Your project does not need to be a traditional quilt, but must meet at least one of these requirements:

1. Include patchwork.
2. Include appliqué.
3. Have 3 layers stitched together by hand or machine.

5.  Link up a blog post, flickr image, instagram post, or public facebook post  by Sunday, January 8th, 2017, at noon CDT.

To my husband, who I've been away from lately because of work, here is my love in a jar.  Every pizza you eat while I am away can come out of the oven with this 8" hot pad and you will think of me missing you 8 days a week.

Since I've been out of town a lot, sewing had to wait until yesterday, but I have been planning my design for this challenge on my computer all week.  If you would like to make your own jar, I have included the templates here for you.  Just save the next 3 pictures and make them the size you would like.

8 Days a Week is a fusible appliqued (HeatNBond Lite) quilt.

Before I stitched around the hearts with black thread, I backed the piece with high loft fleece.

A little ruffle and ribbon were added for a 3 D effect then I made a quilt sandwich with another piece of fleece and stitched around the jar and quilted the background.  This made the jar look like it pops off the background.  

The quilting is figure eights and swirls. 

Do you practice your freemotion quilting before stitching it?

I have to get my brain into the design before I can stitch it.

8 Days a Week

A jar full of love.

Project Quilting Season 8, Challenge 1 - 8 is Great

Made by Carla in Dodge City, Kansas

http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com/

Size:  8" x 8"

Fusible Applique with black stitching,  Ruffle
Freemotion quilting "8's"  by me

You can see all the other challenge projects and vote for your favorites starting at noon central on

January 8th

by clicking 

HERE.

The next challenge will be coming up next weekend.
Are you ready to join us?