Project Simplify - Day 12
April 27, 2011 Figuring out how to make "Sugar Rush" with these fabrics presented an interesting challenge. I had fat quarters aplenty, but not enough full-width pieces to meet the pattern requirements. I didn't want a crooked line of pieced "cheater" seams across the middle of the quilt AND I didn't want to repeat any prints - that would just be just way too easy.
However, during one of many drooling sessions through the book, I noticed that one of the appliqued flowers is strategically positioned to hide a handful of seams made from piecing FQ strips.
I was able to hide all but 2 seams - one seen below in the yellow and another one on the opposite edge of the quilt.
The other bit of planning was to figure out which fabrics to use for the flowers - based on the prints I'd chosen to be pieced. I didn't want a flower to sit on the same print/color because to my eye, the flower would lose some definition and just look a little weird.
I've done tons of machine applique and I'm always looking for ways to make the job easier. If I can stitch smaller pieces together before joining them to a larger piece, I will. So here I appliqued the centers to the flowers before attaching them to the quilt.
A word if you're planning to make this quilt. There's a small error with the template for the large flower (page 106). It has an extra petal and will result in an oval-shaped flower. I think the quilt would still look pretty with an oblong flower and the integrity of the quilt is not compromised in any way should you use the template as is. But here's what I did ...
The original template:
I drew a pencil line across:
And then cut along the line, removing the extra petal:
Easy bow-breezy!
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Reader Comments (4)
Aren't you clever! That solution would have been hard for me to figure out!
Sugar Rush is so pretty to look at! Quite dreamy if you know what I mean! I love the flowers and the fq's are working perfect! You are a very smart lady and deserve a gold star today in Cognitive Quilts! Good job!
Hi Kristyne! Thanks for the comment .... how fun that you'll be at the QMM, too -- yay! I'm really excited for it!! :)
What awesome projects you're working on.
I love her blog and fabrics -- especially since her new fabric is RUBY (my daughter's name!)
Oh I do love those flowers!!!! :)
Vivienne