I'm back with another plus sign quilt! This time however, I decided not to follow a pattern and use a bit of improv piecing to make wonky plus signs. These are so much fun because there are no seams to match up - they are perfect when you're tired and need a more relaxed, less precise kind of piecing.
I used black, white and grey scraps for the background squares and pink and purple scraps for the plus signs. I didn't have quite enough scraps for all the plus signs so decided to leave some of the background squares intact. I tried to piece the blocks in a way that would hint to a gradient, but not sure it actually worked. I do like how it looks though so I'm ok with that.
I went back to my favourite free-motion quilting design - some big flowers. I used pink Aurifil 50 wt thread and it's a pretty light pink. So you get a hint of pink in the stitching but it doesn't really scream pink... know what I mean?
The binding is also scrappy - I used strips of black, white and grey fabrics - although you can't really tell from this picture.
The backing is a super soft pink flannel with cute little cat faces all over it.
The details:
I used black, white and grey scraps for the background squares and pink and purple scraps for the plus signs. I didn't have quite enough scraps for all the plus signs so decided to leave some of the background squares intact. I tried to piece the blocks in a way that would hint to a gradient, but not sure it actually worked. I do like how it looks though so I'm ok with that.
I went back to my favourite free-motion quilting design - some big flowers. I used pink Aurifil 50 wt thread and it's a pretty light pink. So you get a hint of pink in the stitching but it doesn't really scream pink... know what I mean?
The binding is also scrappy - I used strips of black, white and grey fabrics - although you can't really tell from this picture.
The backing is a super soft pink flannel with cute little cat faces all over it.
The details:
- Pattern: None (this is my own improv design)
- Size: 68" x 81" square
- Fabrics: Black, white, grey, pink and purple scraps from my stash
- Thread: Pieced and quilted with Aurifil #2415 (light pink) in 50 wt
How fun! I love that it's your own design. Really nice!
ReplyDeleteI have a soft spot for plus designs too and I particularly love the wonkyness in this one, Izzy!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic; I love how the black and white works with your purples and pinks.
ReplyDeleteIts so great! I like how the Plus's sorta fall thru the quilt!
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