Another scrappy quilt! I am sure that I am not alone in saying that scrappy makes me crazy happy. I love working from stash and using "all the fabrics", even though it does make for a messy sewing space! Some of the fabrics used were rescued from my scrap bin, but most fabric pieces were cut from stash. And returning fabrics to stash is something I continue to struggle with. There are now numerous piles of fabric awaiting my attention. It is a good creative mess though.
Well, I did start this quilt with a limited color palette in mind - I think it was a green/blue theme - but as usual things get out of hand pretty quickly and more colors were added ... deeper shades of blue, a touch of black, lots of yellow, brown, and purple. I have a long running battle with using the color purple but it is slowly becoming a color that I like. Love even.
If you study the quilt top closely you'll see that I have included many different fabric prints and designs; from reproduction and floral prints, to modern fabrics and Japanese fabrics. As always fabric stash basics (dots, stripes, checks, gingham) and naturally also text fabrics have been thrown into the mix. How could I not. Some of these fabrics have been part of my stash for a number of years, others are very recent arrivals that were still sitting in (what were) neat piles on my cutting table..
I love Spool Blocks! You can easily piece this traditional quilt block with squares and half square triangles however I designed my Spool Block (in EQ8 - quilt design software) with inset seams (Y-seams). I played around with the relative proportions of the center square and the "border" of the block until I was happy and then printed templates for a 5 ½ inch finished Spool Block.
If you study the quilt top closely you'll see that I have included many different fabric prints and designs; from reproduction and floral prints, to modern fabrics and Japanese fabrics. As always fabric stash basics (dots, stripes, checks, gingham) and naturally also text fabrics have been thrown into the mix. How could I not. Some of these fabrics have been part of my stash for a number of years, others are very recent arrivals that were still sitting in (what were) neat piles on my cutting table..
I love Spool Blocks! You can easily piece this traditional quilt block with squares and half square triangles however I designed my Spool Block (in EQ8 - quilt design software) with inset seams (Y-seams). I played around with the relative proportions of the center square and the "border" of the block until I was happy and then printed templates for a 5 ½ inch finished Spool Block.
QUILT DETAILS
Scrappy Spool Block Quilt
The quilt top measures 60.5 inches x 60.5 inches.
121 Scrappy Spool Blocks
11 rows of 11 Blocks.
Each finished block measures 5 ½ inches x 5 ½ inches.
605 patchwork pieces.
484 inset seams.
100+ different fabrics.
Inset seams are not difficult! It does however involve marking seams with a pencil, a lot of back stitching, and stop/start sewing. Each individual block has 8 seams, four of which are inset seams. A total of 484 inset seams! I think I've got these inset seams down pat now. All of my blocks have been machine pieced. (See here for a Spool Block Tutorial with Inset Seams).
Ready for basting and quilting.
Thank you for stopping by,
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
The Finished Scrappy Spool Block Quilt
Spool Block with Inset Seams Tutorial
Spool Block and Nine Patch Quilt - September 2014
More RPQ Quilt Projects with Inset Seams:
Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt - August 2016
Kansas Dugout Quilt (and Tutorial) - April 2014
Pink Flamingo Hexagon Quilt (and Tutorial) - January 2017
More RPQ Scrap Busting Quilts
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Love it! So cheerful.
ReplyDeleteCool spools!!😉
ReplyDeleteLove it Rita!!
ReplyDeleteI always love how flat you get the Y-seams. The blocks look like little rows of windows. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is simply gorgeous! Love your work to pieces.
ReplyDeleteI do love a jumble of color ~ wonderful quilt!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet, I love all of the fabrics, and finding so many that I am very familiar with (a great brain exercise haha)
ReplyDeleteThis turned out so pretty
I adore all your quilts - especially your scrappy ones.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
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