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Front: Joan Huseth, Jeanne Back, Shelly Stokes, Jane Lillestol
Back: Janet Houle, Rebecca Albright, Deb Mohr, Mary Ritter, Linda Huebner.
Missing in Action: Carole Anderson

The DIVAS are a group of quilters from Alexandria, Minnesota and the surrounding area. We all share an interest in non-traditional quilting methods and exploring new techniques. Here is a photo from our holiday lunch in mid-December.

This fall, I asked my friends in the DIVAS quilt group to make some samples using fabric embellished with paintstik rubbings. Fortunately, they were up for the challenge of finishing projects on a pretty short timeline. The results were amazing. Armed with painted silk, Oliver Twist thread assortments and patterns from Lazy Girl Designs, they made a batch of lovely projects for display at the fall quilt market in Houston. The Lazy Girl patterns are incredibly quick to put together — and they are great projects when you want to try out something new!

Visit the Lazy Girl BLOG (opens in new window) to see a story by designer Joan Hawley.

To start your own Lazy Girl Challenge, visit your local quilt shop or order a pattern from our friends at Sew Thankful (opens in new window). Sew Thankful is an online merchant that carries the complete line of Cedar Canyon products along with a huge assortment of sewing goodies. You'll need fabric, paintstiks, rubbing plates, threads, beads, buttons, and any other assorted baubles that you have in your stash! If you make one of these projects, send us a photo! We love to see what you create.

Photos from the challenge

Joan Huseth and Linda Huebner made Runaround Bags. Painted images created with Curves rubbing plates.	Jane Lillestol made the largest of the Perfect Pouches. Painted images created with Curves rubbing plates. Accented with crystals, threads and tyvek beads. Jeanne Back made a Katy Bag. The flowers were made with the Garden Flowers rubbing plates.
Carole Anderson (blue) and Deb Mohr made lovely Wonder Wallets. The images on the blue fabric were created with Garden Flowers rubbing plates. The Triangles plates were used for the red fabric. Becky Albright made the Katy Bag from the black fabric. The Leaves rubbing plates were used to create the images.	Here is a closer look at Deb Mohr's Wonder Wallet. The detail is simply amazing!
Two of the DIVAS made purses. Mary Ritter made a Veronica Pocketbook and Janet Houle whipped up a Chloe Handbag.

Many thanks to Joan Hawley at Lazy Girl Designs for her participation in this challenge. Visit the Lazy Girl site for more information on these and other patterns. (Link opens in new window.)