Thinly Sliced

It was definitely a combination prompted by the simple act of rummaging through my scraps, plus a Spark by Jill/Pie Lady Quilts to use a specific color range of said scraps. Next thing I knew, I was pulling all the black and white prints from the scrap basket and combining them with Kona solids - Pink Flamingo, Red, Rich Red, and Cardinal - a combo I'd been thinking about for weeks. And then I just started making stripes. Lots and lots of stripes.



When One Thing Leads to Another, you can get carried away by a singular element, and even though I considered adding in more solids around those striped slabs - and will definitely try that in another version - this time, I just wanted to see where I could go with stripes alone.



For backing, I was pleased to find a length of a pretty special floral from Anna Maria Horner's Dowry in my stash.

For quilting, I went improvisational, similar to what I did with EverGreenery, using a handful of different motifs. 

Aurifil 50wt #2250 [Red], 1103 [Burgundy], and 2435 [Peachy Pink] created such a fun alliance. I can't even remember why I ever thought red and pink didn't go together, as I definitely don't feel that way now.

A binding using the three red Konas seemed the perfect finish for this little one, which measures 32" x 43".

I had a sense of déjà vu when I read Carolyn Friedlander's post yesterday where she said about her current project, "I find this to be a massively engaging, creative process and [a] big reason why projects like this are so much fun. Grab your fabric, start making some blocks, throw them up on the design wall, assess, make more blocks and continue to grow your composition." That's exactly how I faced Thinly Sliced, and I too, find this way of creating to be immensely satisfying. With no idea of the end result when I began, I used up scraps(!), mixed up a fun palette, and sewed by the seat of my pants. Lately, for me, it's the best kind of sewing.

Linking up with Finish It Up Friday!