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| Dreamtime |
As
many quilts as I make, fabric scraps multiply quickly. Every few weeks I
have a cutting session to keep the remnant baskets from overflowing.
Using Accuquilt dies, I cut my most used sizes of squares, triangles,
strips, and tumblers. I sort
them into inexpensive kitchen storage boxes, then label and stack in
my cabinets. With all these pieces organized, my sewing room is
neater and I'm able to sew a quick quilt anytime.
Today's
project is made up of 4 ½” hourglass blocks in bright, cheerful
colors and cool white/cream/gray neutrals pulled from my stash. It's an adorable 40” square
baby quilt called Dreamtime. After piecing the blocks,
I arranged them on my design wall to balance the colors before sewing
them together.
I
quilted it on Rockette, my latest Singer machine (see last week's post for that story). I
used white thread in a straight stitch 3/8” from each horizontal
and vertical seam line. Perfect, neat and simple. Love that Slant-O-Matic!
Accuquilt
dies used:
55398 4 ½” finished Quarter Square Triangles
55017
2 ½” Strips
Come
with me,
where
dreams are born,
and
time is never planned.
~
Peter Pan
