Recently, I found this vintage fabric, it is 100% cotton, 35" wide.
The graphic design and modern looking colors really appealed to me!
There is only one yard so I had to decide how to use it well.
I had though to cut it up with the Accuquilt but when I cut out the center
square of the Churn Dash block,
it was too small for the design and I lost the
paint brushes!
So I cut them all out myself after a little bit of math.
The finished block is 12" instead of 9";
not a big increase but now just right!
Here is the first block all assembled!
The pile sits by my sewing machine so I can stitch one up in no time!
Since I was on a roll, I pulled the left over fabric from my last QOV
and only cut out a few more
white squares to round out the design.
This will be a large lap quilt when completed.
I also came across a few fat quarters of boy prints-fish, rockets, trains, planes and firetrucks!
I used plain black as the alternating blocks.
Now to get stitching!
You've got the best stash of material!! Having no sense of color I tend to just stick with collections. Dad was good for picking up the odd yard of interesting fabric. Me-not so much.
ReplyDeleteYou weren't lying when you said you got busy cutting! Love the paintbrush fabric!!!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, LOVE that paint brush fabric!! I think you did a great job choosing a project to showcase it.
ReplyDeleteFun colors on all of those!
ReplyDeleteaw cute paint brushes
ReplyDeleteSuch cute fabrics, although I love them all, I'm partial to the firetrucks as we had lots of firefighters/paramedics in our family.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy