MUST Use These Scraps!
After completing A Little Bit Tart, I had a nice collection of very interesting – and already pieced – scraps. Of course, I had to do something with them!
See what I mean? I decided I could add a lot of blue as the primary color and get an interesting result.
I auditioned additional blue fabrics.
Then it was time for a big Tetris game (puzzle.) What could fit where? My decisions were driven by geometry and a desire to group the red shapes.
Some decisions were pretty obvious. Others took quite a bit if finagling. I made additional pieced shapes to fill in the gaps where needed.
I did lots of auditioning and pieced things together only when I was completely sure.
And, ta-da! This is what I ended up with.
I really like it, and I named it Regatta. (Can you see it?)
Check my website to see it completely finished and quilted. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Ellen Lindner
I really like it too!!!
Thanks, Mary.
Greetings from AnnArbor. I don’t know how you do it!🥇
I looked at all the working pics and decided it didn’t work at all. Then voila, a beautiful, balanced quilt! My very small group is about to do an abstract based on a picture we will choose this week and we feel challenged-especially me! This gives me courage! I will share your post
Hi Michele,
That’s a nice compliment. I hadn’t thought about but I guess you’re right that it doesn’t really come together until the end. Comforting words as I’m working on another one that needs a little time to evolve.
Good luck to you and your group with your upcoming project. Abstract work CAN be challenging, but it’s usually fun, as well.
Love it!~ Wonderful name!!!
Thanks, Sunnie.
For some reason the piece looks like a winter wonderland scene to me. Different stroke— different folks. 😎
Yes, I can see that too, Sandy.
Regatta is a wonderful outcome for those leftover scraps. And the name definitely completes the image. When I get the sailing image, I can almost hear the wind!
Thanks, Martha, that’s a wonderful compliment!
Ellen, how did you stitch it down?
Hi Constance. I stitched the pieces together with 1/4″ seam allowance. (Which was the easy part!)