Another
winter project complete! I've used more leftover black and white
print fabric plus a modern teal and black print that I've been saving
for a while. The result is a high contrast nine block quilt called Center Crossroads. Even with the little
pieces, I finished this one in a day and a half.
My
secret? A disappearing four patch technique. It starts as a large four patch block of two contrasting
fabrics, which is then sliced up and rearranged. As long as you keep
your rotary cutter sharp and your ruler steady, the seams match up
nicely. I experimented with a diagonally sliced block for the back, so
this lap quilt is reversible.
Whoever
thought of this method is a genius. I imagine it's a rotary cutter
invention. I don't remember seeing the technique in older quilting
magazines or patterns. And I just can't imagine Granny Rose or
Granny Hill cutting up a completed quilt block with scissors to
rearrange it, but maybe they did. Those women were pretty resourceful
and could have used short cuts that they kept to themselves.
Useful
Notion: Cutting fabric into little squares and sewing it back
together may sound like insanity, but it actually keeps me from going
to pieces.
Any
day spent sewing is a good day.
