Githerments, one of the Macnas bonus quilts, is a flimsy - the first one of 2026.
(Githerments is an old Yorkshire word that refers to a random assortment or mix of items)
Approximately 52" x 72" and made from the excess cut pieces and leftovers after piecing the top for Fandango, Macnas No. 7.
On the right side of the flimsy in this photo you can see a strip pieced using blocks left after piecing Githerments.
Waste not. Want not.
Onward to the backing for Githerments . . .
After I pieced Trouvaille (which is currently on the pool noodles ready to be pin basted/quilted before month end), I cobbled together this scrappy backing.
Originally I had a panel in the center but removed it and replaced it with more of the one pink fabric already in the back.
I like pink, a lot, but this back was overwhelming so I never sewed it together aside from the left and right columns.
I tucked the pieces into a project box, hoping that another quilt would come along where I might be able to salvage all or part of that fabric.
In that same box I also added a long insert strip pieced with half-rectangles from Pretty in Pink and another long insert strip pieced with more leftovers from Blossom and Fandango.
When I started work on Githerments, I knew I had found the elusive project for all that pink.
But this time, I added more scrappy goodness, creating vertical columns to take advantage of all three leftovers insert strips and two different leftover binding strips.
I like this and will get it sewn together in the next few days so Githerments will be ready to quilt right after I finish Trouvaille and Fandango (similar color palettes and likely the same quilting thread).
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One of my primary goals in the studio this year is to move the remaining Macnas quilts along so that all 12, and maybe even the four bonus quilts (Holus Bolus, Rastro, Motley, and Githerments), are finished by year-end. I've set the studio squirrels a challenge to keep me on task as the year progresses - we'll see if they can keep their end of the agreement.
Quiltdivajulie
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8 comments:
Ah, good strategy to try and enlist the studio squirrel’s help to stay on task, thus hoping to keep them occupied ;-)
Beautiful flimsy is "Githerments" QD Julie!!:))) I like the pieced back a lot...definitely the way to go with all that pinkness.
I hope to search out all my orphans and false starts today...and try to see if i can make some kind of an orphan piece...a puzzle to work on...hugs, Julierose
good to have a plan...love githerments!
Well done in getting the Glitterments top finished! If this quilt didn't already have a name, I'd have suggested Double Bubble (remember that bubble gum?) due to all that pink. I applaud your solution to change the backing to tame that pink!
It's good to have a plan for your sewing this year and I hope your squirrels help you along.
Hugs!
I love the great variety of pinks in your quilt top.
Delicious pinks! And the Githerments design has deceptively simple piecing and such a visual impact.
Oh those colors are gorgeous! Great job!
What fun, Julie! I love that you found a use for all of those previously pieced leftover parts. Happy quilting when the time comes!
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