Windham Wednesdays with Bella

As I mentioned on Monday, if I love the prints in a particular collection I will sew until I have nothing left! That was the case with Windham's Bella by Lotta Jansdotter (2012). Look at these fun prints!

Bella fabrics by Lotta Jansdotter for Windham

These modern, free-form images were a very new concept to me in 2012. No matter where you cut, you were slicing off some part of a motif! It was a little scary.

The first thing I created was a house. I built it from the windows outward! I just pieced until I was done. I had been hoping that Modern Patchwork Magazine (now out of print) would pick it up. Very modern looking, right? But I got pink slipped. I was shocked until I realized that it wasn't that they didn't like it - they wouldn't be able to pattern it! Too improv.

Bella's House outside celebrating with the flowers

Then I made some trivets for my daughter. I used strips and cut them using my 60 degree triangle ruler. I made 4 separate trivets, lined them and then zigzag stitched them together!

Hexagon trivet-table runner

Then I decided to make a bunch of 2" English Paper Pieced hexagons. (These are really from 2012, but the photo date is wrong).

2" EPP hexagons

I put them together into my Zig and Zag of Hexies table runner. Very popular pattern in my Etsy shop.

Zig and Zag of Hexies: 29" x 40"

I had a few orphan blocks from the hexagon trivets and turned them into something for my daughter for Christmas last year. I even had some of the bird fabrics that made a simple block, too.

Trivet from leftovers

And from the hexagons:

Hexagon Pinwheel trivet

And the last thing I made I have been working on for 5 years. I made some simple Cobblestone blocks and tried to capture some more of those awesome motifs. Yes, a few of those blocks were inspired by the windows from my house above.

Then, because I had some leftover 2" EPP hexagons, I gave it a fun border! It finishes at 56" x 56" is a perfect size for a lap quilt. Just scraps of scraps left now!

Look Out My Window: 56" x 56"

I really like the strings of hexies on my borders. Will probably do again. Hope I've inspired you to play more with your own fabrics. Thanks for stopping by. 

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