Merry Go Round

 "Retro inspired" - that's how Windham Fabrics describes Merry-Go-Round. What do you think?

23 Merry-Go-Round fabrics

One of the 23 lovely prints

There is a large 108" backing that's got a Double Wedding Ring motif printed on it. Now, that's an easy way to get one of those quilts! My friend Julia R (one of my Calendar Girls and a quilt guild buddy) asked for a piece so she could teach her daughter how to hand quilt. I can't wait to see it! She'll be working with a 1 yard cut (36" x 44").

DWR cheater cloth

Here's a simple DWR I made as a teaching sample several years ago using some 1930s reproduction prints. Many are Windham reproductions.

I paper pieced the curved arches and then interfaced the edges to turn them under and appliquéd them to the cream background! The four corner half-square triangles gave me the straight edges!

I have been sewing with the awesome 1930s reproduction prints for almost 20 years. This new collection is begging me to remake my Gretchen Quilt, which is the pattern I designed for the Sugar Sack fabrics from 2018.

Here is how the digital Sugar Sack Gretchen appears:

Gretchen quilt using the Sugar Sack fabrics

I'm already planning which of the Merry Go Round prints I'm going to use. These are 9" blocks and I may go large with 25 blocks for a bigger quilt. 

I've cut out my squares and begun my piecing. I'll be back to show you some of my blocks.