Scraps and Strings: Liberated Amish challenge

Thursday, 4 March 2010

Liberated Amish challenge

I took another run at the Liberated Amish Challenge.I decided to combine my two previous starts (the words and the strip piecing) in a liberated version of #31, Center Square. The center square is framed with bigger and bigger strips in different values. I've done that, and then framed the wide borders with a narrow one to provide a break between the crazy piecing and the calm center borders, which lead to the words "Be Well." Sort of Amish Zen, if that makes any sense. Right now it's 36 inches square, and after the crazy border I'm going to put wide borders top and bottom to turn it into a rectangle like on the original, then another border to get it to throw size. In the inspiration quilt, the quilting motifs brings the quilt to life, so stay tuned for that.

6 comments:

Pat said...: You come up with some interesting ideas!!!; 5 March 2010 at 06:35
jovaliquilts said...: It's very compelling -- I would never have guessed so to think about it, but it is!; 5 March 2010 at 07:13
Selvage Quilter said...: I like that Amish style quilt. Quilts with words speak to me. haha
Can't wait to see the finished top.; 5 March 2010 at 08:00
Joyce said...: I really like it. It will be amazing when all the borders are attached.
BTW the word verification is stringsb. Funny.; 5 March 2010 at 12:15
AMIT said...: Its stylish and mixed color.

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Helen in the UK said...: Love the message you've used here and the way you've done the letters :); 9 March 2010 at 03:53