Amelia
I've
been staying inside and cool during this Tennessee heat wave.
It's the perfect excuse to retreat to my sewing room, especially
since I got to play with my new Blue Wren dies.
The
block name is Propeller, a vintage design from the late 1930's that was
published in the Kansas City Star under the name Air Ship Propeller. I used EQ8 and BlockBase to lay out the quilt and experiment with color ideas.
For
my modern version, I chose summery fabric in hot pink checks and
stripes, with a touch of yellow and a background of pale pink.
The
curves sewed up nicely as long as I maintained a consistent ¼”
seam. The yellow center piece is machine appliqued on with light yellow thread after finishing the block.
After
assembling the quilt, I stitched on the block seams using baby pink
thread and a serpentine design. Then I changed to straight stitch to
sew across each propeller blade.
Amelia
finished at 50” square, nice for a picnic once it cools down a bit.
I'm too old and delicate to eat outside when it's 94 degrees with a
heat index of 109!
Dies
used:
Blue
Wren 6924 Propeller 10”
Accuquilt
55017 Strips 2½” binding
