Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Floral Universe and Soulful Strings : :

Floral Universe QAYG

Floral Universe and Soulful Strings

One of my recent Soulful zipper pouches inspired me to begin this new Quick Quilt As You Go project and I am loving it!

Herringbone Pouches

Over the Summer I spotted a similar traditionally pieced block to this one, likely on Instagram, and I put it away in my quilty brain for future quilt as you go use. If you happen to recognize this block pattern, please do share so I can update my post. I'm certain I saw something similar, somewhere.

While you can transform any quilt block into quilt as you go by simply quilting the finished block to a square of batting, I particularly love block patterns like this one that are perfect for the Quick Quilt As You Go method that I teach in my Craftsy class! With this method you sew your fabric strips and patches through the batting itself, creating the string patchwork and quilting it to the batting all in one step, with the quilting lines hidden on the reverse side of the cotton batting. Easy, fast and so much fun!

Floral Universe and Soulful Strings

For my qayg blocks I'm featuring the Floral Universe Plum print from my Soulful collection with Art Gallery Fabrics with 1-2" strings cut from all twenty Soulful quilting cottons.

Floral Universe Plum

Floral Universe QAYG Blocks

I love the combination of having a feature print paired with the super scrappy patchwork that I love so much! I'm not yet sure how I'll arrange my blocks, there are several great options, and I'm still undecided on if I'll use them for a new Fall table runner or if I'll have the time for a quilt. Once I finished the first four blocks, I particularly love the way they look set in this arrangement with the feature fabric on the outside. Just eight more blocks and I'll have a pretty great table runner! What do you think?

Such a fun QAYG!

I'm excited to read your thoughts on this new project! In the meantime, I'm going to keep adding to my stack of blocks. Maybe I'll have enough for a runner and a quilt!

Floral Universe and Soulful String Blocks!

xo Maureen 

19 comments:

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    1. Me too! They still have that herringbone look that I love and you're all probably sick of me sharing so often, Haha! But are unique enough to feel new and interesting. I'm excited to see more of them together!

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  2. Gorgeous fabric and I love the herringbone! I can't wait to see how you arrange them. That's half the fun for me. :)

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  3. love this pattern so much!!! Do you have a tutorial for it? Thanks

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    1. Thanks! No tutorial for this one. I was hoping to see if someone recognized the block from somewhere because I know I saw something similar a few months back. However, it was not made using quilt as you go. :)

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  4. Thank you for sharing another lovely project. Is there a pattern for this particular block? I purchased your Craftsy class but I checked and none of the patterns look exactly like this particular one.

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    1. This is something brand new that I just started this week. It is made using the same quilt as you go method I teach in my Craftsy class.

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  5. I like your idea of including the solid triangle with the strings, and that touch of peachy color really sets off the plum. Can't wait to see the whole quilt!

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    1. Thank you! Peach and Purple is the main color story for my Soulful collection. I love these colors together, they're so perfect for Fall sewing!

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  6. STUNNING!!! I'd love to see BOTH :)

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  7. Very pretty. I like your arrangement. The blocks are cleanly trimmed ....not seeing any batting around the edge. How are they attached to form the large block?

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    1. Thank you! You can see how I attach my quilt as you go blocks by following the link to my tutorial here -- http://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-quilt-as-you-go-tutorial.html

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  8. Please get us a pattern & tutorial. It is gorgeous and I love the fabric.
    What is the name of the fabric?

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    1. I'll see what I can do! This fabric is my Soulful collection for Art Gallery Fabrics. This is my most recent collection and is in stores now. Thanks!

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  9. Great for those of us with limited time in front of the sewing machine! Also would love to hear how you attach the blocks to one another.
    Love the florals.

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    1. Yes, exactly! I have a million things going on these days with very little sewing time, so these qayg projects are perfect. You can follow this link to my quilt as you go tutorial for sewing my blocks together -- http://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-quilt-as-you-go-tutorial.html

      Thanks!

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  10. I enjoyed reading it and I think other readers might enjoy reading it as well.Thanks.

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