Monday, July 11, 2022

Sliced & Stitched

Did ya miss me last week? I needed some down time so I took a mini break to chill out.


Now I'm back with a luscious purple and gray quilt. Before cutting, I laid out the design using EQ8 software to audition different arrangements.


It didn't take long to stitch this easy modern block. For quilting, I sewed three simple straight stitch lines 1/4” apart, along each side of the slanted seams. Light gray thread blends well and emphasizes the lines while adding texture.




Sliced & Stitched finished out at 49” square.


Dies used:

Blue Wren   6600 Sliced Squares 6” finished
Accuquilt   55017 Strip 2½” for binding


There's absolutely nothing wrong with shutting things down, putting your feet up, and doing a whole lot of not much.

 ~Brian Gardner 



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