Some more random thoughts re. my experience in making this quilt strictly with fabrics from my stash:
- My batik stash (supplemented with some tone on tone and subtle textural prints) is working out fine, but one thing I find is that my color selection for each block is dictated by the shapes and quantities I have on hand, not any approximation of the colors used in Jaybird's pattern.
- This block goes together very easily, despite looking a bit more complicated. I see myself adapting the central "flower" shape and using it in another project, maybe a crib quilt or a table topper.
- I'm glad to have the specialty rulers-- super sidekick and the hex n'more. They make accurate cutting so fast and easy. The only times I run into issues with matching key points is when I've got variation in weave of the fabrics -- so for example, a tight, smooth batik next to a kona solid -- sometimes the fabrics are are responding to pressing and manipulaton differently and that's giving me tiny imperfections. I tend to be of the "Never mind if it won't be noted from a trotting horse" school of thinking, so no worries.
The quilt along by Busy Hands quilter, complete with good tips and prize drawings is worth checking out -- click here:
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