My scrappy string quilt needs a name. I've thought of four so far:
- Petits Fours - the mix of pastels reminds of these little cakes, but I seem to always name my quilts after food!
- Sugar Frosted - for the white criss-cross strips, which remind of icing. But ditto about the food.
- Summer Romance - because of the pastel florals used in the quilt.
- Splendor in the Scraps - because I used scraps and stash and it came out splendidly!
I used a lot of scraps and small pieces to make this quilt, mostly saved from some of my favorite fabric collections from 3 Sisters - Paris Flea Market and Seaside Rose, as well as a liberal sprinkling of Robyn Pandolph designs, rounded out with odds and ends on hand. This quilt came nowhere close to busting my stash but it did make a noticeable dent.
I pieced the blocks using a paper foundation. This works well for the sewing stage but I find it a pain in the patootie to remove the paper afterwards. If I do something like this again, I am thinking of looking for some very thin, non-fusible interfacing to use for the foundation and then leaving it in place. Not practical for hand quilting but I think it would work for machine quilting. Has anyone done this and do you have any recommendations for the foundation?
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