Blackberry Winter, 2023 Useful Remnants
We
had a little cold snap last week, light frost when the wild blackberries bloomed.
My granny always called it Blackberry Winter, so I decided to name this rich
purple quilt the same.
These
fabrics match so well that you'd think they were a collection, but I
bought three of them in 2018, 2019, and 2020 from different
companies. The fourth was an estate sale find this year. Neutral
gray pin dots from Marshall's Dry Goods made the perfect background
sashing and binding.
The
block is Jackaroo Star, a Blue Wren die. Since I had scraps left
after cutting, I added an extra border, cutting the small triangles from Hattie's Choice die. It was definitely worth the additional work! All piecing was done on Laney, our sweet
painted Singer 301.
For
quilting, I kept it simple, straight stitching with light gray thread
in a 2” allover grid. I used my Janome walking foot and ruler as a
guide. Blackberry Winter is 49” square.
Purple
is one of my favorite colors and this quilt turned out gorgeous. I
believe I will keep it for myself!
Dies
used:
Blue
Wren
6369 Jackaroo Star 12” block
Accuquilt
55220
Hattie's Choice 8” block (small triangles)
55017
Strip 2½” for sashing & binding
Never let a fabric scrap go to waste!
