CROSS CUTTING A QUILT

As usual I'm catching up with all my blog posts.

I still blog after 12 years, because its my personal journey.

Today I'm sharing a fun post about an inspiration I saw on Pinterest.

It began with a PINTEREST pic, of course,

CROSSCUT. A word, a photo, that caught my eye

And it all felt a bit wonky!

Thanks to

A Quilter’s Table

I was inspired to give it a try!

So to begin…blocks are made the same

BUT

For two different designs,

A traditional and a more modern 

Or wonky design.

The layouts were the same

This is the traditional design blocks.

And a second traditional

CROSSCUT

Using a 6.5” sq ruler

To get this WONKY design blocks.

Then sew them both designs into tops and

Pick a backing.

This is the traditional CROSSCUT Design

Quilted and binding is ready!

This is the Modern CROSSCUT design 

Quite wonky!

And here’s its quilted and 

Binding selected 

All set for my 'Let’s Get Wonky'

Trunk Show!

A QUILT FOR LARESSA

Laressa lives in Myrtle Beach and has always helped me

with my resort reservations when I visit Eric

She also looks after him and treats him like one of her own.

Last Christmas when I visited, she said, I have a wish

for next Christmas.  I’d love a quilt.

And so that wish is being granted. 

I had some batiks in beachy colors

that were perfect for her quilt.

A quick and easy patter

and this one was finished in no time.

I even had enough batiks for a backing

and binding.

For this one I sewed the binding by machine. 

I forgot to take a picture of the finished quilt but

you can see here...it's a great finish.

Laressa wasn't at the beach in October, when I visited.

So I've left this one with my Elf, Eric, to give to her for Christmas.