December 6, 2012

The "What Was I Thinking?" Quilt Top

Bear with me, this is a blech-y project.  I really didn't want to put the Technicolor Tidings scraps leftover from this quilt back into my stash closet.  Sew, I whipped the various width strips together and got this.  {Pretend you can't see that it is already cut up again in this picture.}


Before I cut it into equal 7" wide strips, I seriously though it would look awesome to just flip the center strip.  Not so much.  I think I made the first quilt top too balanced, so when I flipped the center strip, it looks BLECH!!


So, figuring I could easily remedy this, I started thinking and remembered the Amazing Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern by 3 Dudes tutorial that the Missouri Star Quilt Company has on YouTube.  I began cutting and sewing and cutting some more and came up with this.  {I do love my spinning cutting mat and can't believe I didn't buy one sooner!}


And came up with this.  Yes, more BLECH!!  Simply BLECH-Y chaos!!

{And, this is no fault of the tutorial.  It makes a gorgeous quilt, but you have to use equal width strips!!  Oh, duh!!}


Quilting has taught me this about myself - I like order much more than chaos, and I find it nearly impossible to make quilts that do not have a semblance of order.  I still haven't finished the "Fit For a Princess" quilt from July of 2011 for this very reason.  You can see that I have tried to make order by positioning the same fabrics in a diamond on each block.

I am going to try to salvage this mess with white sashing.  Maybe make a few pillow covers or pot holders.  Surely there is beauty in this for someone?  Any other ideas?  Or would you TOSS IT?

2 comments:

  1. Don't toss it! But if you need balance try 1" or 2" navy blue or black sashing. The colors are so vibrant and beautiful, much like stained glass. and I love Missouri Star Quilt co. tutorials! Have a great weekend. -April@Little Mama Hen

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  2. Stitch the pieces together and use it as a backing for a scrap quilt.

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