QUILT STATS
A selection of almost 180+ different quilting cottons make up this quilt.
Each finished rectangle measures 2.25 inches x 3 inches.
Warm & White batting from The Warm Company;
a low loft batting perfect for use with low volume and bright white fabrics.
The finished quilt measures 54 inches x 72 inches.
This patchwork quilt is all about the fabrics and at the same time it is an excellent scrap and stash buster project. Working from stash is very satisfying and I love pulling out the many fabric "favorites"; working out what does and what doesn't go together, although generally I find that most of my stash plays nicely together. And of course sometimes the fabrics that clash the most make the greatest impact.
Whilst this quilt was strip pieced I did spend a lot of time and effort into randomizing the patchwork strips so that the eye isn't immediately drawn to the same fabrics that sit alongside one another. All of the fabrics that are fussy cut - the fabrics that feature an animal, bird, chicken, glasses - rather than randomly cut into, have been individually cut and pieced into a strip set. Some strip sets were taken apart and sewn together with pieces of other strip sets. Choosing and cutting fabric, and then piecing the quilt top is my favorite part of the process!
The quilt is quilted by ditch stitching all seam lines. Simple and functional rather than decorative quilting, and at the same time giving the quilt a lovely texture and a very nice drape. For the back of the quilt I have used a single fabric from the Strawberry Biscuit collection by Elea Lutz which is a nice variation to my usual quilt back fabric!
But I could not go past using my signature black/white stripe fabric for quilt binding (by Timeless Treasures).
This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.
The quilt is available for immediate shipping and will be sent by
Express Post (for both domestic and international shipping).
Thank you for stopping by!
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store
Rectangle Checkerboard Quilt 2 - Work in Progess
Rectangle Checkerboard Quilts #1 - May 2016
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Another gorgeous Red Pepper quilt. Choosing the fabrics and piecing are my favourite aspects of quilting too.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletemakes me happy looking at all the different fabrics, love those chickens!
ReplyDeleteI love your signature black and white striped binding. I recently bound a quilt in black and white spots (your influence - I didn't have any stripes!) and love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt and finish - love the backing and binding you used for this quilt!!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are happy quilts. Timeless Treasures should name their black/white stripe "Rita's Binding." I see more and more people using it for their binding. Merry Christmas, Rita.
ReplyDeleteAnother happy eye candy quilt. Love the backing! Thanks Rita.
ReplyDeleteI love the mix. This is a sweet quilt. A little happy in every square :-)
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