Fat Quarterly Aurifil Challenge

I was so excited when my far-away quilty friend Lynne asked me to participate in a Fat Quarterly Designer Challenge.  When I learned it was an Aurifil thread challenge, I was even more excited, because I've got six or seven spools of Aurifil that I haven't had the guts to bust into, mainly because sometimes I irrationally fear change.  This was the kick in the pants I needed to finally try the Aurifil, and wow, I sure am glad I did!

I made a little rectangle miniquilt that I aimed to use as a table runner, but it's hanging on the wall in my sewing room, and I kind of like that a lot at the moment.  This little miniquilt reminds me about how I want to try new things this year, like using more variety in my quilting, so I think it might just stay in my sewing room for a while.

I love the color of the thread I used for hand-stitching.  It's quite possibly my favorite shade of blue ever!  My hand-stitching is far from even, but I do still love the look of hand-stitching, even if it is slightly wonky like mine.

Thanks again, Fat Quarterly and Aurifil!  This was a lot of fun!  Hop on over to the Fat Quarterly blog to read more about my Aurifil experience.