I wasn't very organized yesterday but I got a few things accomplished. This quilt came back from my longarm friend Robin and it was time to trim it to prepare for binding. This one is called Autumn Coneflower 2 and you can see the whole quilt here. This one is made of batiks and it is one of my favorite quilts so I think it needs a hand stitched binding. I need to look for a suitable fabric today.
I also added one more batting strip to a pieced batting to make it large enough for the bright color flannel quilt. I also cut the 2 pieces needed for backing and I'll sew them together today.
I didn't have anything lined up to sew last night so I grabbed box one of two with 2" strips and started making some 9 patches.
There are 2 layers of strips in the box (and the same in the other box) that I started cutting about 20 years ago and continued adding to the boxes for several years.
I started making some strip sets. I'll probably work on these for the next 2 nights as I contemplate what quilt to make next. This will be a long term project that I'll use as a fill in when I don't have anything else planned to be sewn.
Carol, you don't have your email enabled in your Blogger account so I couldn't answer you by email.
You asked how much I buy and how do I decide which patterns of a new line to purchase. I'm only doing fill in for my extensive Kaffe stash (I have every fabric starting with #1 in the 1990s) so the amount I purchase wouldn't be the same as someone who is newer at purchasing Kaffe fabric. I usually only get 1/2 yard, which is the minimum on most online shops, of most of the fabrics. I get 1 yard if I recognize it as a winner right away. As far as which fabrics do I purchase from a new line, it is usually a color that grabs me or a design that I like, no other reason. I will usually not buy any larger yardage until it goes on sale the following year.
Thank you Wanda for answering my questions! I will try now to enable my email, not sure how to do it!
ReplyDeleteA 20-year-old assortment of batik strips! I bet you had fun making pairings from that.
ReplyDelete"nothing lined up" soon becomes a great bunch of blocks!
ReplyDeleteAutumn coneflower 2 is truly a gem. Of course binding needs to be hand finished on this one. Fun just to see the strips you re working with now.
ReplyDeleteJJM
Lovely batik strips you've been collecting--they give you such a wide range of colors to work with--nice!!
ReplyDeleteI also like that autumn coneflower 2..sooo pretty...looks like a Florentine tapestry...
51 here this late morning--we walked on the CT riverside this morning and it looked like a Mill pond--beautiful relections...
hugs, Julierose
What a wonderful array of strips and fabrics that are just waiting for your inspiration of how to best use them and I envy your "just sewing pairs" to be ready for anything that comes to mind! What joy!
ReplyDeleteNice to have a pieced backing to go with the flannel quilt, too.
Hugs!
Autumn coneflower is a gorgeous quilt!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. Love the c olors
ReplyDeleteGlorious colours for your Coneflower quilt and it's been interesting to see your photos of the new KF collection. I bought a few last week, sadly the store here isn't carrying the Reflections range from Brandon!!
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