I’ve always wanted to make a string-pieced quilt, and so I decided that this last quilt for Round Two would be a good time to try this technique. And what could be better than string-pieced Kaffe Fassett fabrics? Perhaps some of you Mavens and other friends know about my passion for his designs and his fabrics. And I keep every scrap of his fabric left over from my larger quilt projects.
So then I started looking through my KF scraps. And
guess what? Very few of these were predominantly blue. Blue is present, but mostly it’s mixed in with
many other colors. Also among them,
there were few “true blues,” though lots of purplish-blue and greenish-blue. But those, I decided, would just have to do. Too,
with a quilt this small, I could do lots of fussy cutting. So that’s what I did—snipping out sections
from my scraps with various versions of blue.
After the cutting and then the piecing was done, I
hand-embroidered a running stitch alongside each of the “strings” or strips of
fabric, using a variegated Perle cotton thread.
I backed the quilt with a Kaffe Fassett leaf pattern fabric, and I bound
it with leftover binding from another KF quilt.
I love all of your Kaffe blues. They have nice movement. The binding is perfect.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blues! Kaffe never fails! I love the front, back, and binding equally.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun you had with your Kaffe scraps! Great idea that went together very well. Love the added texture of the hand stitching.
ReplyDeleteKaffe would be so proud of you Alice! What a fun quilt. I love the lightness of the center, which draws one's eye inward. The fabric on the back is one of my Kaffe favorites. Very nice indeed!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful. You have informed and inspired me!
ReplyDeleteAlice -- STUNNING ! I absolutely love everything about this quilt... the fabrics (of course!), your thought process, how you constructed the quilt, and adding the hand embroidery ! I can relate to your love for KF's fabrics... I haven't had the courage to cut into mine !
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Alice. I love the color- so vivid!
ReplyDeleteThis is the prettiest string quilt I’ve seen. KF fabrics have so many interesting textures that it gives nice movement and a lightness to your piece. The binding and backing fabric are the perfect touches to it. Beautiful blues!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun quilt and I imagine it was a lot of fun to make - playing with treasured scraps of previous projects always brings me joy. I do like that little bit of green and light you added. It makes a great focal point.
ReplyDeleteKaffe opened up his garden to the world of knitting and needlepoint and then to fabric - I love being a quilter in the 2000's. This pieced block really turned out beautifully. should we send you our blue scraps so that you can make a few more blocks (toward a larger quilt?)
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