Cutting Up Again

Once again, I decided to cut something up. This is where I started, with an already quilted quilt.

I liked it, but realized I liked the left side better than the right.

Cutting Up Again. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

So, after some folding and auditioning, I cut this quilt into two pieces. I set the left portion aside.

Cutting Up Again. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

And started work on the right portion.

Cutting Up Again. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

My plan was to slice into it diagonally and then join the two portions back together, using a loose satin stitch. I was surprised by how easily this technique worked. Even on curved shapes! I added some skinny stripes and continued slicing and reassembling until I got something along these lines.

Cutting Up Again. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

It definitely had more energy! I sliced into it some more.

It was obvious that the overall shape would not be rectangular. I began to think about what those edges should look like. Should I make them even more irregular? To audition this idea I used pieces of muslin to obscure and reshape the edges in places.

Yes! I was liking the spiky nature of these edges. I decided to pick out some stitching and cut new nooks and crannies.

I had to use my sharpest tools to slice away the loose zigzag without cutting the fabric.

Cutting Up Again. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I wasn’t sure how to finish the edges, but I decided to try the same loose zigzag I’d been using for joining, and I liked it.

Cutting Up Again. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

In the next post I’ll show you the finished quilt. I like it.

Ellen Lindner

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4 Responses to Cutting Up Again

  1. Anne September 2, 2023 at 10:49 am #

    I love this! What a good idea to split this piece and rework it. I think too often that when we’re done with a piece, we’re done–and yet there may be more to do to make it really work. Really love the jagged edges. Anne (your Maine workshop assistant)

    • Ellen Lindner September 5, 2023 at 12:39 pm #

      Thanks, Anne. I just thought it needed more. I’m SO glad you love the jagged-edged one. That was a new technique for me and I was happy with the way it worked out.

      Thanks, again, for helping during the Maine class. You went above and beyond.

  2. Sarina Rostek September 2, 2023 at 12:15 pm #

    Gorgeous, Beautiful, Fabulous, Fantastic imagination.
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    • Ellen Lindner September 5, 2023 at 12:35 pm #

      Thanks, Sarina!

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