Favorites from #30DaysofQuiltDesign

Are you stretching your creative muscles with the 30 Days of Quilt Design challenge?  Over the past weeks, I've logged 9 designs and will probably sketch #10 later today.  We have about 2.5 months left - that's so many days! - before the challenge deadline on October 31st, so there's nothing stopping you from joining in now!  Get all the details here.

30 Days Quilt Design challenge

I'm keeping it very low-pressure.  Some of my designs I end up feeling "meh" about, but I share them anyways.  It's more about the process:  sitting down with paper, pencil and eraser and seeing what happens.  Try it!  You might be surprised what comes out!  Others are using digital design programs and color.  The possibilities are wide open!

With over 350 entries in just two weeks, I have not been able to even look at all of the designs being posted.  Still, I want to share with you a few that especially caught my imagination.  All shared with permission:




A photo posted by Village Bound Modern Quilts (@villageboundny) on






A photo posted by Now what Puppilalla (@puppilalla) on





Even if you're not in Instagram, you can view all the designs via this link, #30DaysofQuiltDesign, right from your browser.

Gotham Quilts is sponsoring our challenge by handing out a $25 gift certificate to a random participant every two weeks.   Based on hashtag usage, I've drawn our randomn winner using Tint...

Muriel14

Congrats, Muriel!   We'll be in touch!  Thanks to Gotham Quilts for sharing the fabric and thanks to all of you for bravely sharing your designs.  It's been inspiring and just plain fun.  Hope to keep seeing you there!