A Peek Into My Process

I've been working on the first of three

holiday-fabric quilts to be gifted at the end of the year.

All three feature fabrics from one Laurel Burch line

plus other Laurel Burch fabrics (etc.) from my stash.

And all three will be made using different patterns.

Speaking of patterns . . . 

Those who visit here often already know 

I don't follow pattern directions well.

This project is a perfect case in point.

The photo above shows the book's pattern photo.

(book title and maker's name included)

Lovely monochromatic look

with beautiful batik fabrics ~

However,

my fabric options were/are limited in quantity

and were/are eclectic in nature.

I also chose to use a single color

for the narrow center stripes.

Even if I hadn't already decided to go my own way,

when I came to this part of the pattern, I quit reading altogether.

In order to maximize what I could do

with my 44 now-stitched-together sets,

I opted for a much simpler sub-cut approach.

There's more than  one way to get to the end result!

And, despite the seemingly-random nature of my fabrics,

there is an underlying rhythm to the final layout.

All sets with a red strip

or this reads-almost-as-a-red print

became Group I.

All others were assigned to Group II.

Group I was trimmed to 20" lengths.

(some came so close that I had to include part of the white selvage,

which, thankfully, fell within the the seam allowances)

Group II's strip sets were cut into two 10-inch lengths,

then paired but into opposing orientations.

(think seriously elongated four-patches)

A couple of power-stitching-pressing hours later . . .

here is an indoor floor photo of the 60" x 76" flimsy!

This Paula Nadlestern print will be used for the backing.

I'll use the skinny-inset-strip purple 

when it comes time to add binding.

(one more way to help tie things all together)

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Now I'm off to play with my RSC14 pink scraps, strings, and crumbs.

See you again on Saturday!

Quiltdivajulie