Patchwork quilting has for a long time had reputation as being the the past-time of mothers, and grandmothers. But I am going to challenge that notion today, and here is how...
You're going to uncover three exciting and new techniques for making a patchwork quilt.
1) Get Stronger With Every Patch
To commence you off with something straightforward, here's a challenge that's going to push your body and your abilities to the limit.
Cut up and collect all your quilting patches, then sort them into groups. For each group, assisgn one fitness exercise.
After you sew each patch on to your quilt, you then have to go and do that exercise. When you have it all sorted, it should look something like this:
- Green patch - ten push ups
- Purple patch - fifteen sit-ups
- White Patch - ten chin ups
- Orange Patch 15 squat thrusts
By the point you finish your quilt, you will have a body as tough as granite and the strength to clobber twelve security guards. Be certain to use your new found strength wisely.
2) The Candle Challenge
Do you ever find that quilting is chewing up all of your time or merely find that it just simply takes far too long to make each quilt?
Well then it is time to get a hold of a candle, light it and stick it between your toes. You start your quilt when you light the candle and do not stop till either the quilt is finished or the candle runs out.
If the candle runs out first, you've got to toss out your present patchwork quilt and start again.
You'll be astonished by how fast you can put a quilt together when you do not care about the small inconsistencies and you'll be shocked at just how many corners you can cut to save time here and there!
3) Ultra Extreme Mode
This one is short and easy.
Get a threatening animal, a poisionous snake, a handfull of scorpions or a wild tiger and put them in a room.
Then get your quilting materials ready and dive in. The challenge here is to get in, and make your quilt and get out before anything bad occurs.
Yes, you can hold your head proud when you complete this extraordinary challenge, knowing that you are the most hardcore of quilters of any that you know. And you can rest in piece with the certainty that you can stare down any number of deadly animals too!
So lets give the patchwork quilt preconception a good shake up and prove to the world that we are nothing to sneeze at!
Readers please note : This is all in good fun, don't actually consider doing any of the above. Well except perhaps the exercise one, that should be fine.
You're going to uncover three exciting and new techniques for making a patchwork quilt.
1) Get Stronger With Every Patch
To commence you off with something straightforward, here's a challenge that's going to push your body and your abilities to the limit.
Cut up and collect all your quilting patches, then sort them into groups. For each group, assisgn one fitness exercise.
After you sew each patch on to your quilt, you then have to go and do that exercise. When you have it all sorted, it should look something like this:
- Green patch - ten push ups
- Purple patch - fifteen sit-ups
- White Patch - ten chin ups
- Orange Patch 15 squat thrusts
By the point you finish your quilt, you will have a body as tough as granite and the strength to clobber twelve security guards. Be certain to use your new found strength wisely.
2) The Candle Challenge
Do you ever find that quilting is chewing up all of your time or merely find that it just simply takes far too long to make each quilt?
Well then it is time to get a hold of a candle, light it and stick it between your toes. You start your quilt when you light the candle and do not stop till either the quilt is finished or the candle runs out.
If the candle runs out first, you've got to toss out your present patchwork quilt and start again.
You'll be astonished by how fast you can put a quilt together when you do not care about the small inconsistencies and you'll be shocked at just how many corners you can cut to save time here and there!
3) Ultra Extreme Mode
This one is short and easy.
Get a threatening animal, a poisionous snake, a handfull of scorpions or a wild tiger and put them in a room.
Then get your quilting materials ready and dive in. The challenge here is to get in, and make your quilt and get out before anything bad occurs.
Yes, you can hold your head proud when you complete this extraordinary challenge, knowing that you are the most hardcore of quilters of any that you know. And you can rest in piece with the certainty that you can stare down any number of deadly animals too!
So lets give the patchwork quilt preconception a good shake up and prove to the world that we are nothing to sneeze at!
Readers please note : This is all in good fun, don't actually consider doing any of the above. Well except perhaps the exercise one, that should be fine.
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