I’ve been a little quiet on my socials,
but I have been madly stitching away behind the scenes.
I've started making a 'Maple Leaf Rag' quilt from Sarah Fielke's book Material Obsession 2. The pattern advises piecing the scraps onto muslin. I've tried that method before and, while the extra stabling fabric kept the bias from stretching, the end result felt a little heavy and I wasn't happy with it.
After some research I realised there were a few different ways to make this quilt. And luckily, I stumbled across Erica's post here at kitchentablequilting, which was very timely & helpful.
First up the fun part, tipping out the basket full of leftover strips & scraps that sits under my sewing table. I’ve been going back and forth picking fabrics and have finally settled on a mixture of smaller scrappy pieces in mainly lights & mediums. I made up some trial crazy-pieced units and then cut out a few of my kite shaped pieces.
Block 1 of many, many more!
12 comments:
Wow! You certainly have been busy sewing! Looks like great fun.
Your left over strips and scraps are lovely!! Thanks for the link to Material Obsession 2, that book is loaded with inspiration.
Oh, I've always admired - and wanted to make - a Spider Web quilt! Your blocks look so good! I think Bonnie Hunter has a method for making them too. I definitely understand that making them takes time. Seems like they'd be good to piece on an away-from-home sew day, or a quilt retreat. I hope you have lots of (mindless) fun making them. They'll make into a gorgeous quilt!
This is going to be so pretty, Linda! A riot of scraps! I ordered some foundation papers to make a similar style quilt awhile back, but never got started on it. Did you end up adding the strips to the kites and then trimming to size? These make a fascinating design!
This looks like a fascinating design. Lots of work but great results.
It looks lovely so far, Linda! I am so curious what you’re doing in place of the muslin foundation.
I like the controlled look of the strings :)
Wow! This is so pretty!
This looks like such a fun project - i hope you'll continue to show us your progress
This is going to look fabulous. Erica’s method does look less bulky. I suppose FPP would also work.
Oooh fun looking blocks all! Love to see Spiderweb blocks done scrappy. You know I have that book but never got around to making something from it. Think I'll pull it out and have a look around for some project ideas for next year.
Thanks Vivian. I’m on a bit of a roll here, loving making these blocks!
Yes, I’ve had the book for a long time too. And seeing one of Sarah Fielke’s 'down the rabbit hole' YouTube videos recently was all the kick start I needed. My tastes have changed over the years, so inspiring looking back over all the projects with “fresh” eyes. Linda
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