Oh, the wonders of quilting project fabric scraps. They hold
so many possibilities – you’ve just got to let your imagination go and think
outside the box!
You know me and those triangles…I just can’t throw them away!
After sewing the triangles together and playing with
layouts. I wasn’t entirely convinced and felt the quilt blocks needed a little
more oomph. A few small squares and some
stitching and my HSTs had been snowballed 😊
They looked really good together in pairs of fours, but
while thinking about my design options, I had a visual of plus signs. Small
ones for the corner blocks featuring the HST layout and a larger central one to
unify the pairings. I’ve been wanting to make a plus quilt for quite awhile
now, so I guess this is my foray into the realm of pus quilt designs!
but Spring-like. We still had snow storms and below freezing temperatures going
on. It was a welcome relief to get to play with such gorgeous fabrics! They
reassured me that Spring would be here soon bringing its sunshine and flowers.
exactly what I went for in the large central plus sign. Instead of just going
from top to bottom, I echoed the corners of each block so that I wouldn’t have
any intersecting lines. I was hoping this would further emphasize the plus sign
as well as give it some nice quilty texture. I think I succeeded!!
quilting. I opted to use not one. Not two. But three different coloured
threads. I would have gone for four, but I don’t have any green thread on hand.
Clearly a sign I need to expand on my quilting thread stash 😉
down, but I really wanted to add some extra texture. So, I added a little pop
of yellow with the big stitch hand quilting using Aurifil thread in 12wt. Only a
couple of lines in the white background, but I think it finishes it off
perfectly.
They are perfect for binding! I used Tresse in Citrus for my Spring is in the Air quilt.
And since I love all 4 colours, I decided to feature them all and go scrappy.
Scrappy bindings are so fun and in these colours, it’s just perfection!
And to finish it off…a little homemade quilt label 💓
Haven’t a clue where I’m going to hang this, but I know
she’ll look amazing and bring such vibrancy to the space once I find her a
spot!
on my fabric scraps. I think it’s quickly becoming one of my all-time fav ways
to play! So, give it a go and see what little beauty you create!
designed by Tamara Kate for Michael Miller Fabrics hits your local quilt shop this Thursday!! Hurry and snag some for your quilty
stash!!
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I really like the 3D feeling this block has. Lovely!
Thank you, Yvonne! It was a fun one to create and I hope to make a larger version soon!
Do you have a pattern available for this quilt?
Not yet, but it's in the works!
Beautiful! Isn't it fun to play with scraps? I just love it.
It’s the best!! I honestly think it’s my favourite part of quilting 😉
Very pretty and a great way to use those triangle scraps!
Thank you, Marla! I’m a little obsessed with keeping all my scraps – I just can’t seem to bring myself to throw them out 😉
Gorgeous use of scraps! Thanks for participating in the FAL!
Thank you, Ella! I do love a good fabric scrap project 😉