Merry Go Round
"Retro inspired" - that's how Windham Fabrics describes Merry-Go-Round. What do you think?
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| 23 Merry-Go-Round fabrics |
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| 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").
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| 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:
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| 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.
Debby, what did you use to interface the paper pieced curved arches? Do you think appliquéing is easier than piecing the curves?
ReplyDeleteKathy. You don't leave an email, so I hope you come back! I used thin interfacing. Appliqué is probably easier than stitching the curves, though I've made a few of these DWR quilts using the FPP arcs and curved piecing. Do a search here on the blog for more demos on this technique. Thanks for stopping by!
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