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Left: Wadding stash. Right: Corduroy backing. |
Anyway, back to my goal!
I tried a couple of different options for the quilt front pattern – diagonal stripes or alternating dark and light diamonds, but in the end I decided to go random. Not all the squares will have the same colourway as the test one I did, so I think the random placement will work best. What do you think?
In terms of putting it together, I've looked at a couple of quilt-as-you-go tutorials, but I don't think I'll quite follow any of them. I want to try and make it so the wadding and backing are a quarter of an inch smaller than the front (all around), then quilt the sandwich together, sew the fronts together and then quilt a joining strip between the squares at the back. That probably doesn't make much sense written out, but I'll photograph it as I go and post the results on here. If I never mention this quilt again, you'll know it was a complete disaster ;-)
Just had a look at the sample square...this will be super gorgeous when finished, great idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cloud CouCou – I hope so! The colours in your Bloom Bloom Pow are lovely. I was reading about your experience quilting it... Sounds like my first go with my March finish. Here's hoping it gets easier ;-)
DeleteI love that design. It will be great!
ReplyDeleteThanks desertskyquilts – I started the cutting out at the weekend. I really like your string quilt – great colour combination.
DeleteThanks. I look forward to seeing your first photos of progress on this one. I'm not a pink person, but I enjoy seeing how other people use it.
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