Black&White Challenge

Back in August I decided to make a mini quilt for the Curated Quilts' Black & White Mini Quilt Challenge. At 15 1/2" square, it basically was just a few hours of dabbling, with a pile of black and white fabrics I'd pulled from stash. Inspired by a previous bee block, I had a very slim vision, and that was part of the fun - seeing where it would take me.



Happily, it was chosen to be included with other challenge pieces, and appears in the current (10th!) issue of Curated Quilts. I don't think - or sew - in black and white often, but I'm thinking it might be worth exploring some more!

Black&White

The occasional mini quilt is the perfect remedy for a variety of woes, and for me this last weekend, I knew it would be a brief respite from the larger projects and a welcome change of pace. So of course, I took the opportunity to whip up a little something for Curated Quilts' Black & White Mini Quilt Challenge. I actually took a stack of possible fabrics to the guild sew-in thinking I'd play around with a few ideas, and then decide which to finish. Well that didn't happen. I got going on one - totally inspired by a previous bee block - and just got caught up with it.

I didn't really intend to mix prints and solids, but it added a fun dimension. And part of the challenge was to display a sense of motion, either with the piecing or quilting, and in my mind, I managed both. The general construction of the piece spirals around that smallest triangle, and I echoed that by also quilting an irregular spiral with Auriful 40wt in white.

The back was pieced simply, combining a stash find with some remnants from the quilt top, and that was especially quick and satisfying at this small size, 15 1/2" square.

So that was fun! It's been a while since I've done this kind of impromptu sewing, and as always, it was a very good thing.

Linking up with Meadow Mist Designs' Favorite Finish Monthly Linkup!