Saturday, March 24, 2018

Traveling Scraps by Diane

Inspired in Sydney, Hand Made in Australia,  PQ 9.6.  I'm so excited to have completed this project while on vacation this week in Australia.  We flew out at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night, before the theme was announced.  I carried along about 18 fabrics, in the hope that, with what I brought, I'd have what I needed.  In our hotel room on Sydney, was an art print  (all rectangles) similar to what you see here.  That,was my inspiration.

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I cut the pieces using paper patterns and my scissors, since I had forgotten a small cutting mat.  I sewed on the tour bus and in our room whenever time was available.  All the seams were measured and marked with a p3bcil so I would know where to sew.  I found a free, thick magazine which I was able use with my rotary cutter to square up the block and the quilt.  It's been completely created by hand, and that was the biggest challenge.  Normally I avoid hand work as much as I can, but this week I didn't have a choice.   The result is something that's not as perfect as I would normally make, but I met my personal challenge to complete it all by hand.  This project measures 8" x 8" and is made from 16 fabrics, counting the backing.

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