And I'd always admired the quilt made from striped fabric in the banner on Red Pepper Quilts (bottom row, in the middle), so I started searching for other stripes every time I'd go out.
I was pleased and surprised to find so many with that peachy/pink color.
I'm not sure about the one on the far right, and the latest addition, the second one from the left, is introducing a couple of blues that I'd love to see more of in the quilt, so this is not the final stack. But I've been wondering since I started how hard it was going to be - if I was going to be able to do it all.
My power went out today, right in the middle of me working, so instead of sitting in a dark house with nothing to do, I gathered these up and headed to my friend Mandy's house. Somehow, we managed to share an iron and a sewing machine while I worked on these and she pieced rows of a quilt she is making for her son.
The fruits of my labor:
Aren't they stunning? I just love them! And getting the stripes to line up was much easier than I was expecting. I had read that you might want to use a walking foot, and somewhere someone suggested temporary glue rather than pins - I just stuck a few pins in, sewed very slowly and didn't have any problems at all. I can't wait to find a few more fabrics with the blue and make more of these. I think it's going to be a beautiful quilt. I have no idea what size I'm aiming for, or even where it will live when I'm done - I'm just making it because it's fun. Isn't that what it's all about?
Those blocks look really good and will make a great quilt when put together. (my first comment said the same thing, but I dropped some words and didn't realize until after publishing. I didn't know how to edit my comment. sorry)
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