There is something that I find extremely appealing about a pile of fabric scraps. Maybe it's the feeling of having accomplished something, yet I don't think that's entirely it. Am I the only one that feels this way?
Being somewhat late to the game (a sports metaphor -- will wonders never cease?), I recently discovered charm packs. Well, not so much discovered them since I knew they were out there -- I just didn't think they had any real purpose. Was I ever wrong! My least favorite aspect of quilting is the cutting -- I demand perfection of myself and labor over each cut. These charm packs remove this from the equation almost entirely. I did still have to cut up the white fabric, but that was a breeze in comparison to cutting up squares out of 40 different fabrics. Yikes!
When I was at the quilt shop the ladies there told me about a fun little tool called the Quick Quarter, which led me to making lots of triangles which I decided to turn into pinwheels. After going through one charm pack, I decided that this was so much fun that the originally planned mini quilt was to become a full sized quilt and luckily the quilt shop had several more packs of the came fabric in stock.
I have a feeling that this will be done soon as I can't seem to stop working on it!
I too love the fabric scraps left over from when you cut something out (I sew but don't quilt) - at least if they are cotton. And I have no idea why - but it is always hard for me to throw them out!
Posted by: Donna | Monday, June 29, 2009 at 02:53 PM
Have you ever sen the quilts from Gee's Bend in Alabama? They had an exhibit here in Baltimore at the Walters Art Gallery. Amazing folk art.
http://www.quiltsofgeesbend.com/
Posted by: michael | Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at 01:34 PM