Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt ~ Blues

It is back to basics for me this week. Having just finished the Scrappy Apple Core Quilt which involved the sewing of many tricky curves, what I needed was a simple sewing project. This quilt is all about the fabrics and colors, and a traditional checkerboard layout. I love classic patchwork squares and never tire of collating fabrics for a given color palette. Fabric play is the best part and I even enjoy the repetitive (meditative!) tasks required to make this quilt; cut, sew, press, and repeat!

I have many beautiful Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabrics in deep color hues and thought these would pair well with a natural chambray fabric in a traditional Checkerboard Quilt. The background fabric is a Melange Yarn Dyed fabric in Natural by Lecien, which is a 100 percent cotton fabric with a cross weave that creates a textured appearance much like traditional linen. This fabric is similar in weight and cuts, sews, presses, and  feels just like standard quilting cotton. (It seems this fabric is no longer available).

My choice of color for this quilt started with an all blues theme, however it soon progressed into a mixed blue, purple/pink, black/grey color palette. While many of the fabrics are Liberty of London Tana Lawn, I have added quilting cotton fabrics from stash as well as several reclaimed shirt fabrics (including the gingham in blue and purple/magenta).

This quilt was strip pieced and I followed the same piecing method as set out in my Checkerboard Strip Piecing Tutorial (I cut my fabric strips 3" x 10" and cross cut the strip sets at 3 inch intervals). I also spent quite some time randomising the strip-pieced sets by taking strip sets apart, as well as adding individual patchwork pieces (for example all fussy cut fabrics).

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QUILT DETAILS

Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt - The Blues

Quilt top measures 60 inches x 60 inches.

100+ different fabrics. 

I  have made 36 16-patch blocks. 

  A total of 576 patches of fabric (24 rows of 24 squares).

(Refer to the Checkerboard Strip Piecing Tutorial for detailed piecing details).

Each finished square measures 2.5" x 2.5".

Printed fabric:

A mix of Liberty Tana Lawn, quilting cotton, and reclaimed shirt fabrics.

Background Fabric:

2 yards Melange Yarn Dyed fabric by Lecien.

Now ready for basting and quilting. I can't wait to add more texture to that background fabric!

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Strip Piecing Tutorial for a Checkerboard Quilt
The finished Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt ~ Blues
Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray (Black) Quilt - July 2014
Summer's End Checkerboard Quilt - March 2017
More RPQ Liberty of London Tana Lawn projects.
More RPQ projects using reclaimed fabrics.

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