“Sprinkles” Quilt

“Sprinkles”is made from 1 1/2 inch squares cut while I made other quilts from the Cotton+Steel/Ruby Star Society fabrics I cut up at least 4 years ago now. These small squares were cut from what was left when I made other quilts.

I sewed the light/dark 4 patches back in Maine when I was all packed up and waiting for moving day. I also have 2-inch squares from this project which I started sewing into 9 patches. Someday I’ll do something with those. 

I couldn’t get a good picture inside of the actual colors in this quilt, so I took “Sprinkles” out to the porch into daylight, and that worked better. My inside lights cast a yellow light.

I quilted with a medium grey thread with the pantograph “Bayside,” which is a favorite of mine for laying down a nice texture without overwhelming the quilt.

And I love, love this backing.

Honestly, I’m not sure I’ll ever save 1 1/2 inch squares again. But I do like this little quilt a lot. The big squares are 16 inches. And the sashing is NOT C+S/Ruby Star, but was in my stash.

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Author: louisaenright

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4 thoughts on ““Sprinkles” Quilt”

  2. I absolutely love this quilt! My favorite quilts are scrappy – your sashing is great with the small pieced blocks. It would have looked so different with a solid color sash and a print just wouldn’t look right. I’m going to have to find some of that type of fabric – with words on it. Your backing is great too. I need a bigger stash! Jan in MA

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