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seven years ago i was sent this awesome - and very busy - fabric collection by windham fabrics called mambo. quite the colorful and challenging set of prints. at that time i was developing my ez double wedding ring pattern (actually it had been 5 years by that time) and decided to do something really funky with it. are you ready?  i called it heat waves.
i had it quilted and not sure what windham did with it. probably bagged it up in a dark room or shipped off to a sunny beach somewhere. sipping margaritas with other colorful fabric.
let me tell you a little bit about this before we go to the free pattern (no, this is not it - whew!! i know you say). no, wait a minute. ill be right back . . .
im back! i just discovered i had written the pattern with art and template for the quilt above. its still on my computer. ill share that later this week (thats if you want a psychedelic quilt!) windham never published it, but im sure you can find some calm fabrics to create this. its all raw edge applique. more later.
heres the free pattern project. i call it the 5-6-7 tote bag (because of the width of strips used). its a free download at the windham fabrics web site (link above).
the bag is 15 high (before handles) and 16 wide. a great size for any fabrics. i might even make it again (not with those fabrics).
i actually have a 3rd project i just pulled out that uses 10.5 squares. i had cut up every remaining piece of this collection into 10.5 squares and used an awesome template set created by my friend and fellow teacher, nelly vileikis. i will blog about that soon, too. i took pictures this afternoon (sunday) and im sewing a few more blocks.
hope you enjoyed seeing what is actually possible with wild and crazy fabrics. i love sewing with bold color and design. it makes me happy.
come back on wednesday (january 21) for my windham wednesday post using the broken stripes collection (remember this?) i have a fun tutorial using these with a very traditional block. see you then!

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