Here is My Showing My Stripes Quilt!
My quilt measures 64" square to the outside curves
of my scalloped binding.
The blocks, which are my version of the traditional Grandmother's Fan Block,
measure 12.5" unfinished.
When I joined the
I already pulled the small fat quarter bundle from my stash for another project
and realized the stripe fabric was perfect for a quilt that features stripes.
I love this quilt and have enjoyed every part of the making ...
... from Designing My 1st Fan Blade Block
I chose to use this stripe for both the binding and in the blocks.
I like the dramatic contrast with the soft florals and pastels.
When I was cutting fan blades for fat quarters and scraps,
I knew I wanted to feature the stripe in the center ...
... and in the binding.
I had to do some searching to find a yard of the stripe fabric online
to have enough for my binding. This stripe fabric is
Shortcake Fabric by Heidi Staples of Fabric Mutt
it was the perfect finishing fabric for my scrappy pink, white and cream fabrics.
It took my finished quilt outside to catch a few photos in natural light.
It will be snowing again here soon.
I love the combination or creams and white and pinks and reds.
I love the dramatic play between the strip and the soft florals.
I loved the curve so much I decided early on to make a scalloped binding.
I will be posting a mini tutorial on how I cut and sewed the binding soon.
I love everything about this quilt and have enjoyed sharing it with you today.
Please visit all the lovely stripers of the day,
the projects are all amazing and sew inspiring and creative!
Tuesday, February 23rd
Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)
Thanks to the lovely
Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks
for hosting this fun blog hop.
It is a cold rain outside now and I am enjoying my lovely new quilt
inside where it is warm.
My quilty kitty and will also be showing this project for my
so I will be posting more photos of how I made my quilt on my blog soon.
Maestro says thank you for visiting us!
Time for a cat nap on quilt.
<3
