Welcome and Hello!
It's been a long time since I've been here and a long time since I've quilted. I think my last post here was in 2012, but I didn't stop quilting until 2014. Almost seven years since I've played with fabric!
I made this top probably 8-9 years ago and decided to start with this one.
It's a variation of a 4 patch. If you click on the image you can get a larger view. The squares are made by starting with a 10" white square right side up, then you lay an 8" print on top of the white square right side up, also. You stitch the print to the white square with a 1/4" seam all around the print. Once you make all your squares you cut them in 1/4's and then mix them up and sew them back together. When it is washed the raw edges will fray and give the quilt some texture. I was going to just back it this way, but I kept looking at it and it didn't seem finished to me. So I added another border in a botanical batik in a purple/turquoise color. Now it looks done!
I put a square of the backing in each corner of the final border.
I'm going to tie this one and add some buttons in the center of every other square. I will be back with the final product as soon as it is done!
Happy Quilting!
Deborah
That's lovely! Purple and blue are colours I always gravitate towards. And a really interesting technique, too.
ReplyDeleteThank you! They are two of my favorite colors together.
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