Inspiration
can come from just one small piece of fabric. This quilt wasn't
planned, just a spur of the moment idea on a hot summer afternoon.
I started with the large scale tropical print, cut into five 8” squares. Then I pulled fabrics of solid yellow and pink paisley to make four Windspinner blocks. Tiny coordinating stripes make a one inch border and binding, framing a 4” marbled aqua border. Tropical Breeze is 32” square.
Creativity
continued with the quilting, done in bright yellow thread. I
stitched in free motion on the windspinners, using curved lines to
echo the fan blades. On the large tropical print, I stitched fairly
densely around and inside the leaves and flowers, following the stems and
blossoms.
So much fun...like painting with thread. You can see the
detail better on the light yellow back side. The borders feature serpentine lines, quilted with Elvira ruler.
I
enjoyed this quickie project, especially playing with free motion
techniques. I don't think I'll use the dense stitching on a large
quilt, but you'll likely see it again on small ones.
