September is National Sewing Month. I have been sewing away this past week. I had to make some more masks for Hazel to take to school and I have been working on a quilt. The quilt instructions I found in Sensational Quilt for Scrap Lovers by Judith Gauthier.
This book offers eleven projects using scraps. The book uses 3.5-, 4.5-, and 5.5-inch squares as the start of the projects. The book first starts by talking about scraps as well as color. There is also a section talking about working with curves since on of the quilts includes one with circles.
I however wanted to change the colors for mine. Now a few years ago my parents moved into a condominium and my mother had to downsize her fabric collection. I "inherited" a lot of her fabric including some 5-inch squares as well as varying size strips. I have fabric to make scrap quilts every which way. You will be seeing many in the future. Fractured Four-Patch called for 5.5-inch squares but I decided to make it with 5-inch squares since I have so many. This is my collection after I took out what I needed for the quilt.
Now I looked at the sample quilt and thought I don't want yellow and green but pink and purple with the blue. Since I was using smaller squares I need to add a column and a half row to make my quilt big enough. I adjusted and resketched it out. Then I got to work. So far I have a one row finished and the start of the other pieces for the other rows.
I love how the pattern has more diamonds built into it. I lay a few extra parts of the quilt around my row to show you.
I have to get back to my sewing machine to finish this quilt. I think it will go on Hazel's bed when I'm done. She has a full sized mattress. I love the different options of quilts in this book. I do wish she would use the 5-inch squares that can be bought as precut charms, but with a few adjustments you can use them. I hope you will check out this fun book. It is perfect for anyone who has scraps they want to use up!
