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Tessa’s wall hanging is in the process of being bound; the
rug making continues at a snail’s pace; I need more light fabrics to proceed
with the current scrap quilt and so I obviously need to start something new! In
a bid to use up more of my fabric … and that is what this year is all about! ….
I pulled out the drawer of Liberty fabrics. Much of this has been amassed over
the years and some has been donated so I think it is about time to make use of
it and then pass on what I don’t need to someone else to enjoy.
Liberty collection
I have obviously had a few false starts with Liberty
projects judging by what came out of the same drawer. (I usually keep stuffing
fabric into the small spaces in drawers so it always amazes me how fabric rises
like bread when freed from the constrictions of space. It seems to expand as
though it is breathing!) There were a
couple of squares, one dark and the other light, possibly the start (and stop)
of a string quilt! There was a sample of a needle case, many of which I have
made as gifts in the past. I came across a value strip (light through to dark
and back again) and of course the mini Liberty sampler quilt (which still isn’t
quilted I’m ashamed to say!).
Strip work
Pin cushion
Value sequence
Sampler
I believe that most scrap quilts start on the ironing board.
So as I am sorting through the fabric and pressing it ready for cutting, I am
starting to sift through ideas of how I can use it. I have to say that the
value strip has made an impression on my mind so perhaps I will use that
concept to create something; Liberty fabrics are fabulous for blending in this
way. So 3 ½” squares seem like a good idea and as I cut them from the array of
fabrics I placed them in a value sequence. Some fabrics are off-cuts; others
are sizeable chunks so, as yet, I don’t know what I have to play with. Once
pressed, a straight edge is cut, then 3 ½” strips, then squares.
Ironing board
Pressed
Off cut
Straight edge
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