The
fabric that inspired my latest quilt is bright, cluttered, and loud. I
bought eight yards of it at a closeout sale in 1995...yeah, I know,
but it was only 25 cents a yard! I've used it for backings and in
scrap quilts.
I
chose a granny square design to showcase individual prints used in
the material. I cut 2 ½” squares with Accuquilt, then sorted them
by pattern. I added red, blue and purple blenders as the four center
squares, with light beige prints for the triangles. Layout was done in Electric Quilt 8.
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| original fabric |
The
sashing is a grape Quilters Candy chambray from Connecting Threads.
Binding and backing is the original wild and crazy fabric. Quilting
in a medium purple, I used a straight stitch horizontally and
vertically across each square. Then I added the wide zigzag stitch
on the sashing.
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| I Shall Wear Purple |
I
am so pleased with the result; it finished out even prettier than I expected.
The 44” x 54” size is handy for naps or display.
Jenny
Joseph's poem, Warning, has encouraged many of us to keep our
playful nature alive. I Shall Wear Purple seemed like the
perfect name for a granny square quilt made by an old lady whose
favorite colors are purple and red.
So,
go out and do something unexpected today and don't forget to wear
purple.
