Peaks and Troughs ~ A Mini Quilt

Ah yes!  In the mood for a quick but challenging project I turned to Sarah Fielke's book Quilting: From Little Things for inspiration.  It didn't take long to find just the kind of project I was looking for:

Peaks and Troughs is a mini quilt project with diamonds zig-zagging up and down and involves plenty of template cutting and too many Y-seams to call it a simple project.  It certainly lives up to it's 3 star difficulty rating, especially when you throw some linen fabric into the mix!

I enjoyed the challenge of piecing the top together ~ the instructions were clear and concise ~ and I felt a little more relaxed once all the Y seams were done and I had made a start on the quilting. 

I quilted by stitching alongside some of the seam lines and although there were some bulky seams they proved to be a no more than just a nuisance.  I also spiralled around the border, squaring off the corners. The binding  ~ a grey and white pin stripe ~ was machine stitched in just a jiffy.

The printed fabrics used are all from the recently released fabric collection -  Peacock Lane by Violet Craft, and are set on a background of linen.  

Fun stuff!  Exactly what I needed today, and there's quite a few more in Sarah's book that I've now got my eye on.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita