I thought we’d gone too far on this one. The theme was “Bounty”, perhaps in reference to Autumn or Thanksgiving, perhaps to the recent loss of the HMS Bounty amid Hurricane Sandy. The fabric was a tricky to use in such a small piece… or so I thought. We received 7 delightful interpretations — lo
“Bountiful Transition”, by Lizzie Leininger
“Mr. Bown T. Full”, by Fern Royce
“Dogs and Bounty Hunters”, by Heather Marshall Jacobsen
“No Bounty $”, by Kathy Ritter
“A Big Dipper Full-o-Wishes”, by Joyce Schon
And for the first time we ended up with a tie for “favorite”quiltlet among those voting. Jane Voytek and Lissa Miner share the limelight, with two very different interpretations of the theme. Jane handled the produce, and Lissa contributed a turkey:
Quilter’s Bounty”, by Jane Voytek
For the turkey this is the question: “To be or not to be, …whether ’tis nobler to be pardoned or to be Thanksgiving’s Bounty?”, by Lissa Miner
Thanks to all who played in November. We have one more challenge to come – December – the theme is “Star”. Stay tuned for more amazing, bite-sized beauties from our quilt community! The deadline for entries is 6:00pm, January 2nd, 2013, (delayed by the holidays!). Additional information is available on the 12 x 12″ x 12″ Challenge page on Facebook!