4 Patch Posey Stack n Whack Project in Progress
Hi Ladies! I haven't posted in awhile but have been busy working on some new fun projects. I joined a local quilt guild last month and we had a Stack n Whack workshop last Saturday so now I am becoming addicted! This is such a fun concept, finding a fabric pattern with just the right design, colors and repeats and then waiting to find out what block designs you can make after you cut your squares.
Anyway, I have been working all weekend playing with my blocks. I cut enough squares to make a couple different projects so thought I would start out with a smaller wall hanging and then later make a larger quilt size. I like to test new techniques on a small scale first before applying them to a bigger project. My problem is my mind keeps changing directions and I keep adding a little more "here and there" until what was supposed to be a small test project turns into a major production! LOL.
I started with a fabric I would not have normally used but thought it had good potential for creating lots of different block patterns. Now that I have been working with it and found some coordinating fabrics for sashing and borders, I am falling in love with it!
I decided to pick one block and frame it with my coordinating fabrics to make a small square wall hanging to test the process before tackling the larger quilt. After adding a few borders to the block I decided I wanted to give Trapunto a try so added some thick poly batting to the center block, gold/black border and purple border. The green border and floral outer border I am leaving with just the normal batting. I'm going for a bit of a 3 dimensional look and hoping that once I do the quilting it will accent the center block and the purple border will stand out a little like a frame. The wall hanging will be 25" x 25" when completed. I already started putting blocks up on my design wall for the larger quilt and will follow similar assembly pattern as the wall hanging, but may decide to add corner stones. I will no doubt change my mind multiple times before it is done!
SO....I was up all night piecing and sewing and just this morning used my design wall to spray baste my backing, batting and top together! I am ready to tackle the quilting this evening after I make my final decision on the quilt pattern, stencils etc I will be using. Wish me luck! The free motion quilting using stencils on the trapunto center will be a first for me...
I have just posted pics in my new Stack n Whack album. I'm a photobug and take tons of pics of what I do, partly because I like a visual record but mainly because I forget so quickly how I did something that I need to come back and look for a reminder!!
Anyway, I have been working all weekend playing with my blocks. I cut enough squares to make a couple different projects so thought I would start out with a smaller wall hanging and then later make a larger quilt size. I like to test new techniques on a small scale first before applying them to a bigger project. My problem is my mind keeps changing directions and I keep adding a little more "here and there" until what was supposed to be a small test project turns into a major production! LOL.
I started with a fabric I would not have normally used but thought it had good potential for creating lots of different block patterns. Now that I have been working with it and found some coordinating fabrics for sashing and borders, I am falling in love with it!
I decided to pick one block and frame it with my coordinating fabrics to make a small square wall hanging to test the process before tackling the larger quilt. After adding a few borders to the block I decided I wanted to give Trapunto a try so added some thick poly batting to the center block, gold/black border and purple border. The green border and floral outer border I am leaving with just the normal batting. I'm going for a bit of a 3 dimensional look and hoping that once I do the quilting it will accent the center block and the purple border will stand out a little like a frame. The wall hanging will be 25" x 25" when completed. I already started putting blocks up on my design wall for the larger quilt and will follow similar assembly pattern as the wall hanging, but may decide to add corner stones. I will no doubt change my mind multiple times before it is done!
SO....I was up all night piecing and sewing and just this morning used my design wall to spray baste my backing, batting and top together! I am ready to tackle the quilting this evening after I make my final decision on the quilt pattern, stencils etc I will be using. Wish me luck! The free motion quilting using stencils on the trapunto center will be a first for me...
I have just posted pics in my new Stack n Whack album. I'm a photobug and take tons of pics of what I do, partly because I like a visual record but mainly because I forget so quickly how I did something that I need to come back and look for a reminder!!
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