Wonky Plus Signs Finish

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:
  • 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
I'm not quite sure yet where this quilt is going to end up, but I'm really tempted to keep this one. 


Comments

  1. How fun! I love that it's your own design. Really nice!

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  2. I have a soft spot for plus designs too and I particularly love the wonkyness in this one, Izzy!

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  3. This looks fantastic; I love how the black and white works with your purples and pinks.

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  4. Its so great! I like how the Plus's sorta fall thru the quilt!

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