Tartan Plaids and my First Improvisational Quilt
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
I scored this collection of Tartan plaids. All wool, close to 8 x 12 inch pieces. They each had two little holes where they had been on a sampler pack. I was entranced by these plaids.....and just knew that if I continued to percolate with ideas, one would come to the fore. It did.
I am an absolute beginner at free motion quilting, but i went for it Wonky all the way.
Three Cheers for Coziness!
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| I began to slice and dice...to give it a more modern look. As is, the plaid reminded me of parochial school uniforms. LOL. |
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| I LOVE the wonky curvy stripes, don't you? |
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| Then i started laying them out....not sure what the heck I was going to do with these. |
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| And these were just little bits of scraps to insert whereever needed. |
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| You can tell I am struggling here....but I finally went to bed, very discouraged, only to wake up in the morning with a brainstorm. It needed a cohesive idea, some Unity - and for me that was a centerpiece. |
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| This central concept is called a Log Cabin....so here's my rather wild improv on that. |
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| You can see where I inserted those little scrappy color bits. Adds a bit of charm I think. |
I am an absolute beginner at free motion quilting, but i went for it Wonky all the way.
This is the pieced together back of the quilt, and After quilt as one quilter calls it.
Three Cheers for Coziness!
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Blessings, Joanie
Blessings, Joanie