mix and match

Atticus, by Jennifer Jones @penelope handmade, is a mix and match quilt pattern. I've wanted to try out the mix and match step for a while, where the blocks are simple, with lots of repetition, and you use fat quarters to create a scrappy look that feels intentional rather than chaotic.

I didn't have a complete FQ bundle though, where everything works together and looks cohesive before the sewing even starts. Still, it's all ok. 

Fabric collection: my stash. I’m really a "print person" and a mix & match pattern gives me the creativity to pick my favourite fabrics and have them in a quilt.

As most of my stash comprises of leftovers & chopped up FQs these days, using each fabric three times in three different positions didn't always work either! So, if when I ran out of one fabric, I simply substituted with a similar value & colour.

 

I'm mostly using pinks & oranges with a sprinkling of blues and just a little rogue pop of black & pink floral, demure it is not! My constants are a light 4 square inner segment and those little Anna Maria "stamped" black centre squares.  

anyways, the BIG decision now was ... to sash or not to sash?

I went back & forth all week. 

Atticus-with-sashing gives just a little breathing room, but without

... it's colourful & extra patchworky✅

until next time, Linda