@Edel made a quilt back in January 2021 and it intrigued me, I planned back then to try one myself but house building, grand children and a myriad of others things took priority, finally, I have one made. One thing I learned, I don’t like sewing triangles!
I cheated by not binding it, instead serged the edges since it’s for our personal use.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the original fabric, when I went back to the store it was sold out, so just have a small piece to show. My original plan had been to use an ‘ugly’ fabric but couldn’t find one in colours I liked and I didn’t want to put in all the work for something I wouldn’t use.
It’s absolutely stunning! This pattern works really well with a floral fabric. @Edel’s transformation of that ugly fabric was remarkable, but if you have to buy fabric new anyway, then I wouldn’t want to buy ugly fabric either. You still absolutely transformed this fabric.
Also, really clever to just serge the edges. I had never thought of that as an option before, but it’s probably quite fast and also very sturdy.
By the time I got to the binding, I was so tired of working on this I decided to give it a try, knowing I could add binding later if necessary. I’ve wash this several times and it’s held up well.
I encourage you to make one, just one The transformation is truly amazing.
My neighbour wanted to try one, even though she’s not a quilter, so I’ve been helping her with it. She’s using old curtains and it’s looking nothing like the original fabric.
The transformation is truly amazing.