Every year the Contempory Quilt group of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles set a challenge to make one small quilt a month. Its a great way to try out new techniques or to develop your creativity. This year I have decided to make quilts which all follow the theme of the magical creatures from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and any of the other Harry Potter Books and Films. My three daughters really love Harry Potter, Newt Scamander and all things from JK Rowlings imagination, I spent the christmas holidays and early part of january sketching various creatures from books and re-watching the Fantastic Beasts films.
The Contempory Quilt group specify that all this years quilts must be 9x9 inches; should relate to a theme and must contain an element or material that has had 'a former life'. I have a vast stash of upcycled bits and pieces, all these quiilts are backed in fabric given to me from a quilt shop, she had inheritied the roll from a skip! The wadding is an old blanket, I will detail the re-used materials in each quilt as I go through...
