Free Wheelin'
Now
this is a scrap quilt! I was reorganizing my fabric storage and
found two bins of medium size scraps that got pushed back under my
cutting table. Nothing to do but start cutting a new project.
At
first I was just going to cut Mill Wheel blocks, but then I decided
to go a little crazy. I used bright colors to cut 4½” HST pieces.
I randomly sewed those together, making 4½” squares, then cut
them again on the Mill Wheel die to make perfect quarter circles. I used
neutral white and cream prints for the middle sections.
Then
I cut black, white, and gray scraps to make 2½” sashing to go in
between the blocks. Light prints went next to the colors, grays
beside the neutrals, and black for the cornerstones. I created the
quilt in EQ8, then placed the pieces on my design board to better
distribute the fabrics before I sewed them together.
This
one was so much fun to create and sew, although it did take longer to
finish. It's a summer throw, so I chose lightweight flannel for
batting. I used light gray thread to straight stitch along the
sashing, then switched to free motion for filling swirly loops across
the middle sections. I like the way it gives the impression of
movement.
Free
Wheelin' finished out at 52” square. I think it's fabulous that I
can use remnants to make bonus quilts. I have so many bins of scraps
that I may have to re-evaluate just how small a piece to save. I did
throw away a big bag of tiny unusable pieces last week. I'm running
out of storage space!
Dies
used:
Blue
Wren
6865 Mill Wheel 8” block
Accuquilt
55031
4½” HST
55159
2½” x 4½” Rectangles
55059
2½” Squares, multiple
55017 2½” Strips
