Project 17, part 1 – Look I Just Really Like This Fabric, Ok??
Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! This week I started a new sewing project – and it’s a quilt! I literally haven’t sewn a quilt since I was in 4-H back when I was in elementary/middle school, so I felt like I might be overdue. 😀 (Kind of amazed I still have it, though!!)
My Aunt Sue is a tremendous quilter, and a few months ago when I was visiting her she showed off a new quilt she’d made from Becky Goldsmith’s book called Opposites Attract.
Is that?? Yes, that is DEFINITELY yagasuri; the Japanese arrow-fletching pattern. As you may recall from my yagasuri kimono restoration project, I absolutely adore this pattern. I was also still thinking about the beautiful green and purple fabric I used for my obiage sewing project…and realized that using it to make this quilt would give me the perfect excuse to play with it some more!
So I picked up a jelly roll of the Wild Iris fabric, along with some backing fabric, more purple thread, and a huge wad of batting. I also had to buy about a half-yard more of the plain cream fabric as I could already tell there wouldn’t be enough “whites” in the jelly roll to complete the quilt pattern.
I selected the strips, ironed them out somewhat (they’ll just end up getting ironed more as I press the seams of the sewn pieces so I didn’t make myself crazy with it), and got ready for the endless cutting that is my next step. 😀 If you enjoyed reading this please subscribe below to get a notification each week about my latest post — I look forward to seeing you next week for more fashion, history, and crafts here on Mukashi no Sewing! ❤
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How big is your quilt going to be?
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That’s a really good question 😂😂😂
I think it’s going to be about lap quilt size? But because I’m using a slightly narrower fabric than called for, it may be a rectangle rather than a square.
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