Sulky's Block Party
I am thrilled to participate in Sulky's Block Party to
celebrate National Quilting Month. I had
no idea what I was going to make, but when Sulky asked I happened to be
experimenting with lines and trying to stretch how I use one of my favorite
techniques, slice forward, insert backwards.
SF/IB is a slice and insert technique that allows me to create blocks
with precise lines with no matching. Who
doesn't love no matching? I created my
Starline block to test the blocks for a linear star quilt that I want to make
for my family room. I made the test
block 30" x 30" so that it would make a nice class sample and so the
final quilt will finish at 60" x 60".
My Starline block is made up of four identical blocks and
since they are symmetrical they can be rotated around the center to form the
star. The diagram below shows the order for cutting and piecing. I stacked four 15" squares and cut them
all at the same time. I sliced the lines in order from one to seven and then
inserted 1" strips from the last line cut (seven) in order back to
one. I pieced my block using Sulky 50
weight thread, perfect for piecing. This technique require precision and
accuracy in piecing, but I love the challenge!
I am
pretty happy with how the block turned out. The second photo shows the colors a
little better. I used two shades of aqua
for the sample block.
I
decided to quilt the block since I plan to use a quilt as you go method for the
Starline quilt that will be composed of four Starline blocks. I used a heavyweight thread, a beautiful
Sulky 12 weight with a Sulky 40 weight in the bobbin. With that combination I get great stitch
quality and perfect tension. The heavy
12wt thread gives the quilting stitches loads of presence on the quilt and look
at that gorgeous chartreuse color!
I'm
still in progress on the large four-block version in orange. I can't wait to show you the quilt. I love how all the lines come together and I
think it has loads of potential for some color play too. Thanks Sulky for the nudge to play and create
something new! Have a great National Quilting Month!
3 comments:
That is amazing! Idea and execution!
Fascinating process and result! And thanks for the thread weight information. Are the inserted strips cut 1 inch or finished 1 inch?
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