One of the things I have accomplished during my downtime this past week was to clean my sewing room and go through all my project boxes. It is amazing what one finds!
Tucked away I found a box of some leftover Parson Gray fabrics. They were cut in varying sizes so I decided to recut them into some uniform 6" squares. As I cut, I always stack my pieces in layers of 10 shifted an eighth turn. This way they are easy to count.
I have laid them out on my design wall so I can pull them down in rows and sew them up as a leader/ender project as I work on other things. In the box was a backing and binding so this will be an easy finish!
(And I will have more space in my fabric cabinet...)
Linking Up:
Freemotion by the River (Linky Tuesday)
My Quilt Infatuation (Needle & Thread)
If you need a backing for a quilt you are about to finish, Connecting Threads is having an Open Stock Sale. I always love to stock up when prices are like this.
There are also some great blender pieces on sale too.
28 comments:
What a great find and satisfying project to use as a leader / ender!
Great quilt top! I have always loved those Parson Gray fabrics.
A great find.
This is such a fun set of fabrics! It's so nice to find that you have all of the pieces and parts to make a quilt hiding in your stash!
Oh I like that!!! See you really don't have downtime - you just shifted focuses' ;-)
I wonder how long that fabric would have been hidden if you hadn't had this forced 'time out'? Great find and love the stacking idea!
I keep running across my leftover fabrics from the Curious Nature line. They are such unique colors that they don't always play well with other fabrics. This is a great idea to use them up. I could also add in some solids to help fill out a quilt top. Thanks for sharing!
Great find! Love when you find an entire project.
You certainly found great treasures in your sewing room! The quilt is very pleasing, easy finish - love it when a quilt goes together so well, don't you?
I did some organizing too - such a great feeling to pare down the stash. I'm being good though and not making anymore quilt tops (unless there is a special event for a gift) and finishing up my WIPs.
Many thanks for the Open Stock Sale link - I'm off to check it out.
Lovely find! I like what you did with them. So simple but shows off the colors nicely.
Nicely done too. I love the fabric. Kudos to you for finding and making something out of these lovely fabric. ;^)
Isn't funny how we will sometime abandon a project for no apparent reason? I'm wondering if you even remember why these beautiful fabrics got tucked away. Hooray! for a project that promised to be a fast finish.
Oo, pretty! I did a big clean up of my room today, too, but wasn't nearly as organized as you making nice 6" clean up blocks. Using that as a leader/ender project is a really good idea, too.
What a great find, I love the colours in these fabrics. Always a worry what one will find hidden away in the sewing room. Thanks for linking to Sew, Stitch, Snap, SHARE.
I like the way you placed the lighter fabrics at random places, instead of just alternating them with the darker fabrics.
Those are such mellow colors, and will make a pretty patchwork quilt! My favorite kind!
I learn so much from your blog! I love your 'stacking and counting' tip. I usually stagger them all in a row. Love the slight 'twist'!
It is so much fun to go back in the past to make something new. I need to get back into my UFOs and see what I can find. I love your fabrics.
Very effective, but simple layout. I know where all my projects are, but my fabric closet could use a good clean up.
Great way to set up a nice project! Thanks for sharing.
That's a great find! I had to smile, because I stack my cut blocks in the same fashion - so easy to keep track of how much you have cut.
I was digging through my bins of Asian prints and was thinking I needed to just cut some big patches and make a quilt like yours. It's a great pattern to showcase prints and also a way to use up some of the fabrics which may never get used. Thanks for the inspiration.
Let's hear it for moving a UFO along. And even better you have a backing and binding so no excuses not to finish. (Said the gal with way too many UFOs including several tops just waiting to be quilted....)
Such restful shades, sometimes the last thing you want is a bright quilt when you are feeling poorly or sad. I really like it.
Yes, a restful combination of fabrics. Lucky that it was hiding in your stash.
Hi Cynthia,
What lovely fabrics - I love how you laid them out. It looks like a quick-together quilt, and the leader/ender technique really makes it come together even easier. I'm looking forward to seeing how you quilt it. ~smile~ Roseanne P.S. Thanks for the Connecting Threads link - I will check it out.
Love the look of the quilt top on your design wall. Very "male" quilt. Such a rare "find". Enjoy finishing it.
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