I’m walking again!
I’m taking it slow and wearing a brace, but the knee is ok for walking again! I’m so happy about being outside again.
Here’s “Big Slice”–made from block 5 in Tara Faughnan’s Block 2 online class–finished. Now I need to find a backing for it. I’ll use that midnight purple for the binding, and it is already cut.
This quilt had to be either 60 by 60 or 80 by 80, so I stopped at the smaller size. I’m intrigued by how circles form around some of the checkerboard squares depending on what colors surround them. I added the light blue and the brighter pink to Tara’s palette as I needed more variety.
I used the same paper templates for ALL of the curved pieces–which is a method Tara Faughnan teaches. You can use regular printer paper and a bit of glue–and you have no trouble with the templates sticking to the fabric–unlike what happens with freezer paper now that the formula has changed for the sticky side.
I’ve put the leftover fabrics back into my stash for the moment. I do love the scrappy forms of this block though…
The Scrap Cabin quilt came off the longarm Wednesday and got trimmed yesterday. I’ll put its binding on today. Recall that this quilt came from an online quiltalong hosted by Rachel Hauser of the Stitched in Color blog. I guess I’ll also call mine “Scrap Cabin.” The quilting texture in this quilt is awesome.
“Improv Sandbox” is totally done now–the binding is finished. I know you’ve seen this quilt many times now, but I do like to post final pictures when I finish a quilt.
These blocks are handmade–and were done over the winter when I ran out of handwork. Then I set the squared-up blocks in an improv arrangement. I just pulled existing scraps and made “funky” squares–many with a log cabin focus, but not all of them. I started with the grey square in the middle, as I had a lot of grey scraps in various sizes and strings.
A lot of the squares have some sort of fabric print focus that is…fun…like the ice cream cone in this square.
I’ve had this lime green fabric for many years in my stash–not used because I could never find the right use for the 2 yards I had. The print features peanuts, and I bought it as it reminded me of a cherished memory from my childhood. I was at my grandparents in Georgia–a small rural town–and my farmer uncle dropped in mid-morning with a bag full of freshly boiled and salted peanuts. The family women were sitting on the “north porch,” a screened porch that was cool in the morning–probably shelling peas or snapping beans for the noon big meal. My aunt, married to my uncle, LOVED boiled peanuts, and we stopped our work and enjoyed the treat he had brought to us. I can get teary-eyed even thinking about this special moment–one of many from my childhood days spent at this family compound of multiple houses.
The 2 yards was not quite wide enough, so I cut it and used this neutral fabric to create the back. I don’t like to see a thin strip of fabric located at the center of a quilt back–as that means two seams right at the center back. I prefer this method, which spreads out those seams more. For whatever that is worth…
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
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