Have You Ever Made an “Ugly” Quilt?

My daughter introduced me to the “ugly” quilt concept, although the quilt she made from these fabrics was fascinating.  This was a project one of her online quilting groups became involved in.

Each quilter who participated collected from their stash fabrics and adornments they considered ugly, ones they wouldn’t put into a quilt or fabric art piece.  They bundled these up and sent them to the organizer who distributed the packages to each participant.

Then the challenge was to create something of a specific size using a designated number of the items.  It’s interesting that what some quilters might consider ugly fabrics were just what another quilter thought ideal. This was a fun project for the quilters who posted their finished item on the group web site.

This type of project could be used in a number of ways….as a fund raiser, as an exchange, or with the participants voting anonymously on which they liked best after the finished items were posted.

You also could do this with a quilting group that’s not an online one.  Also, select some of your fabrics and embellishments you consider ugly and see what you can create on your own.