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  fabric and blocks cut from some fat corners.