Would you believe that there are about 2 to 2 1/2 yards of selvages in each block? That means that at least 72 yards of fabric gave their lives so that I could make this wallhanging for my sewing studio. And I still have a lot more left!
I used a quilt-as-you-go method that I mentioned in the earlier post and it worked OK for this, but I won't use the method again. Too many issues.
The back was pieced with various scraps in my stash...(don't look at the long ugly crooked black stitching -- that was one of my issues with this method...)
The fabrics and selvages are all so much brighter in person...and the quilt is really more square than the photos show...
Anya, Just beautiful!! I love, love, love the quilt. So well coordinated with the colors. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt turned out so pretty! I love it so much I linked to it here
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Warmest regards,
Scarlett Burroughs
Quilting Editor, Craft Gossip
You definitely need to send this to Karen over at The Selvage Edge. She is featuring my screen bag today but this is fantastic!
ReplyDeletesuch a cool looking quilt!
ReplyDeleteKaren
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
I adore clever re-uses. And this is more than clever, it is really quite a lovely use of what many throw away. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your selvage quilt! It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow....it is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWow Anya! It's great!
ReplyDeleteI love the salvage quilt blocks. some day I hope to have enough salvages to sew them into something!
ReplyDeleteThis is great Anya! Thanks for sharing the statistics of how many yards of fabric were used to get that many selvages. Very colorful!
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous in the photo Anya and I would love to see it in person. It will look great in your sewing studio. Glad you dealt with the issues and finished it!!
ReplyDeleteAnya, what a great quilt! This reminds me of the one that Linda Robertus of Brisbane, Australia made. Her sashing strips were red. Thanks for the warning about using the quilt-as-you-go method. You did such a nice job.
ReplyDeleteKaren
So beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI would call it 'windows'!
That was the first thought on my mind whe I saw the picture!
Open windows with beautiful curtains drapping in the wind!
It looks great. I have been saving and don't know what I am saving for, but continually see wonderful ideas such as this.
ReplyDeleteHi Anya, Your quilt is fantastic, love the selvages.. The backing is so cute it could be reversible. My friend made a tote bag with her selvages. The center comes together in a diamond shape and it looks so good I'm saving my selvages to make one as well.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the warning about the Q-as-you-go method. I probably would have used it.
ReplyDeletePretty, pretty quilt -- I like the back almost as much as the front. Love you statement about the # of yards that gave their selvages for your quilt. Puts it into perspective nicely!
Hi Anya, I love your quilt! I didn't find the QAYG method such a bother - better than quilting a queen sized quilt!
ReplyDeleteHi Anya!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt ist sooo beautiful! It is also a great idea how to use the selvages. ;o)
With kind regards from Vienna,
Gabi
It's a great idea to arrange your selvages in color groups like that. I love it. And thanks for the tip NOT to make it as a QAYG.
ReplyDeleteI love your selvage quilt. It's beautiful. And I love the selvage postcard I just received too. Leave it to quilters to figure out a creative way of using something intended to be thrown away.
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous! Love the design and the colours, and the backing...very happy! I feel the same about the quilt-as-you-go method. I am working on one and not loving it! Finding is especially difficult to get the blocks to line up.
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ReplyDeletetout simplement magnifique, j'aime beaucoup gkpatch