A Finish for Christmas 2018
I have dipped my toes into the improv method of quilt making. I have started this adventure with a Slash and Insert attempt. I wanted to make a bed quilt for my son, Peter. The piecing was fun and quick. I used a Craftsy layer cake, about half of a Kona jelly roll and additional yardage in black for the sashing and borders. The piecing was quick and fun. I used one inch strips for the inserts - some cut straight from the jelly roll. For others, I pieced scraps and then recut into one inch strips. The piecing went well, but then I had a two week wait for my backing fabric. Eventually, because there was only 1 week left until Christmas, I ordered 4m of black Kona cotton from another online shop. My original fabric arrived the day after I pieced the backing. C'est la vie! I pieced a strip of 12 inch blocks for the back of the fabrics from the jelly roll to give the backing a bit more interest. I used random widths of coloured fa...