Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Limington quilt in scrappy


The other project I'm working on at present is a quilt using a yummy fabric bundle I made up a week or so ago - remember that wild, beautiful mix of bright florals. 

When I spotted the 'Limington' quilt, found here at seaminglykate, I could see that solids were a big feature in almost every version. I decided to go scrappy though, as my stash doesn't have many large amounts of any one fabric, solid or print. And I'm changing things up a bit by using a multi-coloured large floral for my chain.
The pattern is written with strip piecing instructions, but going (controlled) scrappy means I'm taking the slower approach and stitching things up one 2 1/2" square at a time. Here's a few progress pics ...










My background is an assortment of neutrals in creams & whites, always a nice balance to help those bright scraps shine without overwhelming the quilt.
My colour palette is quite simple, blue, green & purple florals. I'm adding in a few solids, and mostly all my fabrics are in a medium - dark value, (a few rogue "lights" may have slipped in here & there, but that's fine with me). Checking the B&W pic now, I can see it is going to work, phew!
And my accent fabric is Piecework in Rose, Hindsight by Anna Maria Horner, well hello pink chain.

Super happy with it all so far!





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