Sew Ready to Play Ultimate

Back when hubby and I were dating and on into married life, we enjoyed playing Frisbee out and about at the parks in our area, so it wasn't a big stretch that hubby eventually shared the game with our children when they came along. Little did we know then that one of them would embrace the game big time.

In high school, son discovered ultimate, played on his university team, and now as an adult with a busy work and married life, enjoys playing on community teams. Maybe cuz I miss him so, 'his' game came to mind when I told Louise/I'm Feelin' Crafty I'd join in her Sew Ready to Play series again this year, which is all about making sewing projects inspired by games.

It seemed depicting the game through triangles would be an interesting way to translate it to fabric, so I chose colors to represent the different elements: scrappy greens for the grass, orange for the goal cones, purple and blue for the two teams, and of course, white for the regulation disc.

Rather than a full-on tutorial, I created a diagram for triangle placement. This is a great one for using scraps, and cutting 4 1/2" triangles to start, the quilt finishes at 66" x 72" - a generous lap size.

After piecing the triangles into rows, I quilted with Aurifil 50wt #1231 (Spring Green), which perfectly nestled into the grassy 'field' with just the right amount of contrast on the other colors. I quilted two opposing triangles to represent the directions of the 2 teams, beginning at the disc, then echoed inside those triangles. On the sides, I echoed out as well, adding in horizontal lines along every row, making sure there was enough quilting to secure everything without going too dense.

Binding was a scrappy assortment of several of the greens, choosing the most grass-like tones.

This was a fun project, full of good memories. And that's always a good thing.

Sew Ready to Play!

Twice before I've joined in the Sew Ready to Play series hosted by my friend Louise/I'm Feelin' Crafty, and I couldn't resist doing so again! It's all about sharing sewing projects inspired by games. Luckily I have a couple of weeks yet to finish (read: make) my project, but I wanted to post the schedule, as it all starts tomorrow!

Sept 9th- Liz and LiZ  from Simple Simon and Co

Sept 14th- Stacey from Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy Crafts

Sept 16th- Narelle from Cook, Clean, Craft

Sept 19th- Debbie from A Quilter’s Table

Sept 21st- Louise from I’m Feelin’ Crafty

Sept 23rd- Al from Shaffer Sisters

Sept 26th- Michelle from Factotum of Arts

Sept 28th- Ashley and Emily from Frances Suzanne

Sept 30th- The Recap!

If you'd like to see what I've made in previous years, check out my posts Another Round of Chinese Checkers, and Another Round of Candy Land, both with links to tutorials. And you can find all the tutorials from the past years here.

Sew Ready to Play Candy Land

A couple of years ago, I sewed along with Louise/I'm Feelin' Crafty on her annual Sew Ready to Play blog hop, and I was pleased to do it again as she celebrates 5 years! This time, I didn't even have to think too hard, I just knew right away I wanted to do something inspired by Candy Land, a game we enjoy playing with our granddaughter. Here's a little peek at what I came up with, though you'll need to head on over to I'm Feelin' Crafty to see my more of my Candy Land Play Mat. There's a tutorial too, and I'll be back here tomorrow with all the 'technical' details us quilters know and love!

Here’s the list of creators that are playing along this year!
September 7 - Debbie from A Quilter's Table

September 9 - Jennifer from Busy Being Jennifer

September 11 - Ari from Max California

September 16 - Stacey from Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy Crafts

September 18 - Karly from Paisley Roots

September 21 - Louise from I’m Feelin’ Crafty

September 23 - Narelle from Cook, Clean, Craft

September 25 - Al from Shaffer Sisters

September 28 - Rachel from Let's Begin Sewing

September 30 - Marci from Marci Girl Designs

Sew Ready to Play Chinese Checkers

Louise from I’m Feelin’ Crafty was one of the first friends I made when I joined the SMQG. When she invited me to participate in her Sew Ready to Play series where bloggers share sewing projects inspired by games, I couldn't resist. I come from a long line of game-players! 

My birth family loved to play family games - Rook, Aggravation, Yahtzee. And when I met hubby, his family was the same, playing Uno, Dominoes, and more Yahtzee. So it was only natural, when we were raising our own family, that we played alot of games too, Monopoly, lots of Uno, of course, and even more Yahtzee. When deciding what to make for Sew Ready to Play, I kept coming back to another game that was common among all these family groupings, and that was Chinese Checkers.

So here's a peek at what I came up with!

Please head on over to I'm Feelin' Crafty (cuz you are, right?) and check out my project! I've even provided a tutorial. All the other participants are listed right here. And I'll be back tomorrow with all the 'technical' details that us quilters know and love!

Sew Ready to Play!

My friend Louise from I’m Feelin’ Crafty invited me to participate in her Sew Ready to Play series, where bloggers are sharing sewing projects inspired by their favorite games. I'll be participating a little later in the month (read: furiously sewing over here!) but thought I'd let you know about the series, which starts tomorrow!

Louise herself from I'm Feelin' Crafty will kick it off on Monday, September 9th

Narelle from Cook Clean Craft, September 11th

Ari from Max-California, September 13th

Andrea from The Train to Crazy, September 16th

Debbie (me!) from A Quilter’s Table, September 18th

Michele from Michele Made Me, September 20th

Al from Shaffer Sister’s, September 23rd

Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts, September 25th

Shannon from Little Kids Grow, September 27th

Anneliese from The Aesthetic Nest, September 30th

So feel free to follow along and I'll be back later with my project! And if you'd like to see tutorials from the past years, you can find them right here!