This month with Tara Faughnan @tarafaughnan and Block Studies Collective was a little different, as we had a guest designer, Jen Carlton-Bailey @bettycrockerass. If you know Jen, you know curves are part of pretty much everything she does. So it was a bit of a surprise that our blocks for this month began with multi-colored HSTs.
Curves were in our future though, and when it came time to cut those, I chose to use Jen's 4.5” single template. I loved that they allowed just a bit of extra leeway for trimming.
THEN it was time to rearrange the blocks to determine a final layout. Unfortunately I didn't take photos of the other arrangements, but in every one, I was definitely trying to lay out similar colors together.
For the backing, I pieced together all the cut-offs from my quarter-circle blocks, then added a couple of fabrics from my original bundle. This was almost as fun as the front!
I chose to straight-line quilt the piece using Aurifil 40wt 1231 [Spring Green], and bound it with a skinny black and white stripe - Tiny Treaters Stripe Charcoal, knowing Jen loves a stripe.
I thought the small scale and improv nature of this particular stripe suited the piece well. Plus it's a favorite.
I love that you let the colors blend into one another in the quilt top! That striped print is the perfect binding, and I like how it also harkens back to the straight line quilting. What a super fun mini!
ReplyDeleteI would've liked to be a mouse in the corner during that workshop! Your colors are so good, with those bright pops of pink/peach. I have those templates, so will keep this in mind for a play day. Pretty sure I had/have that striped fabric. It was a favorite, so I might have used it up. What a fun finish!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love! But I'm sure it was difficult to cut up those pretty HSTs. I've been working with HSTs lately, and am trying to keep mine intact. Hmm. Maybe I should rethink that. Though I'm sure cutting curves makes MORE scraps. :-) Looks like a lovely fabric play to me. The title "Shattered" suits the piece.
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