UV Craft Challenge 1

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Welcome to the UV Craft Challenge. We were inspired by Just Crafty Enough's Iron Craft challenges to create our own. Here at Upper Valley Fiber Crafts we'll be hosting a monthly challenge for anyone to join in. Sometimes there will be a theme and sometimes there will be a specific craft. We'll post our own interpretations of the challenge here at the blog and at the end of the month we'll have a round-up for you to show off your project.

So let's get started! April's UV Craft Challenge theme is fiddleheads. Fiddlehead ferns are a big Upper Valley tradition. One of the first signs of spring is seeing fiddleheads in the grocery stores and on restaurant menus. I'm not a fan of eating them, but I like the classic spiral shape and the fresh green color.

The spiral shape of a fiddlehead is an easy place to start for inspiration. Here's a coiled coaster project from Two Shades of Pink. And here's one made from denim scraps. Here's a pillow cover with spirals made from tee shirts.

The Koru is a Maori symbol inspired by the spiral of the New Zealand Silverback fern.

Here's a beautiful mitten pattern from Hello Yarn called the Fiddlehead.

I can't find the original image on the blog, but here is a pin of a stunning quilt with fiddleheads. I could see an embroidery piece being inspired by this.

We'll be posting our own ideas for this challenge. Post a comment if you will be following this challenge. I can't wait to see what you come up with.