Whimsical Child's Quilt Top from a Panel and Scraps
It's December with Christmas right around the corner, and the world seems to be spinning very fast. Yet we all find time to escape by sitting at our sewing machines letting our brains unwind the stress of the season. That's an ideal world, and might not be the whole truth, but I'm shooting for it.
I am working through my lists with the intent every day to find a little time to stitch something. It may not be a grand project--most are not. It's more along the line of finishing up every last thing I can see in my way. All that stuff stopping me from moving on with new things. WIP, UFO, yada yada, but it's easier to move through things than put it away never to be seen again. I have time invested, and I value my time as should we all. I'm getting things done in those few minutes of downtime when I can catch it.
I first introduced this piece as Scraps and a Panel Make a Quilt: WIP. At two plus months on the floor of my studio, it's probably a world record for speed these days. Jokes aside, it's a cute little top all finished, and on the rack to quilt soon.
Curious about how you piece something like this? Work from the scrap block measurement first. When you have the width determined from the first horizontal row, make every row beneath it the same. Strip out the space around the panel cut outs with leftover scrap strings, and keep it square. Symmetry isn't the goal. Overall balance will happen as you move pieces around. Get a friend's opinion when you think you have it or leave it in place as you walk by it several days. This is working organically, and always makes me feel happy when I experience that creative flow. I'm not a perfectionist. Or did you know that already?
Come on, Doxie girls.
Let's go sew.
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