A quilt top always looks so much better than just blocks on the design wall. I love the rich colors in this one. I think it would look great thrown over a leather chair in a wood paneled library.
It would have looked a little better with one more row in length for a better rectangular shape, but I was done working on it. It is 64" x 72", a nice throw quilt size.
How did I choose the fabrics for this quilt? I was looking for some no-brainer sewing so I opened 2 boxes full of 2.5" strips. There wasn't a great variety because this was what was left from 5 drawers of strips cut over a 15-20 year span. As I looked through the strips, the ones that were green with orange/rust in them inspired me and I paired them with dark brown or black strips. Eventually I had to go to yardage to cut strips in specific colors/values. This is the way I usually work. I rarely choose all of the fabrics for a quilt first, but instead just keep choosing fabrics to add as I realize what I am making.
In this case I started out thinking I was going to make a traditional 16 patch quilt and then veered off with the idea to make "the other 16 patch", the one with rectangles instead of squares.
6 comments:
very rich colors and so very autumnal...love it
I love those rich, dense colors too. It made a fabulous quilt!
This turned out beautifully--amazing how he cut rectangles look so different paired together than just the strips you pulled out.
Lovely finish...;))0
47 here again and sunny still; hoping to go for a walk by the river this morning to enjoy this unusually warm weather...
Hugs, Julierose
From 2,000 strips in 5 drawers to 2 boxes! You have been very prolific and I enjoyed you description of your process.
yes I can picture it with a leather chair in a library - the perfect look for that
We have the leather chair. We have the books. No wood paneling, though. I clicked on the link to see all those strips. You've found so many great ways to use them and this is no exception.
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