Scraps and Strings: Zigging and zagging and sitting on the fence

Friday, 13 August 2010

Zigging and zagging and sitting on the fence

I've been playing with scraps, just using values to create this two-rail fence. I made large 16-square block in different colour ways as a leader-ender project, and now I decided it was time to get them together. Now it will measure 48 inches by 64, which isn't quite wide enough for an adult-sized throw. Or maybe this would be better with a fleece backing and donated to the children's hospital? Does it need borders? Is there too much red in the middle? (not that I'm going to take it apart.) I'm not inclined to make more blocks, but since these are old fabrics from my mom, I don't have piles of options for sashing if I want to get it wider.

I made a quick bag to go with a baby gift the other day -- denim weight kiddie prints left over from my boys' clothes. I think it's cute and versatile (the new baby who is getting it will be big enough in a year to carry the bag himself) and it was fast -- only 15 minutes.

9 comments:

Purple Pam said...: The fleece backing idea is what I vote for. No border needed. Great way to get a quilt made, the user-ender method.; 13 August 2010 at 13:50
Cyndi loves to stitch said...: What a cool leader-ender quilt. Absolutely love the ric rac effect of the blocks!!!!! This will be my next leader ender project, beginning this weekend. I have to throw a quilt together this weekend!!!! As far as border, i vote binding only! and far as backing? what ever you have to use. Some little kid will LOVE that no matter what is on the back!; 13 August 2010 at 14:22
Pat said...: No border and any kind of backing would be great. This quilt is very nice. I like that cute bag you made, too.; 13 August 2010 at 15:54
Dolores said...: What a cute bag. The zigzag quilt is quite striking.; 13 August 2010 at 16:23
Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...: great zig zags! it's growing so nicely!
(gotta love the 15 minutes bag!); 13 August 2010 at 23:32
Jessica said...: your zig zag is awesome~
I'd finish it as is (fleece or sandwiched) -- it has a lot of movement and borders might stop that..; 14 August 2010 at 06:48
Joyce said...: I am usually a border person but in this case I like it the way it is.
Having met your sons, that bag fabric must have been in the stash for awhile! Lol. Cute bag.; 14 August 2010 at 06:56
Mary Keasler said...: I really like the zig zag rail as it is. Unless you want to add a border of words :); 17 August 2010 at 09:09
Helen in the UK said...: I'm a little behind on blogs, so this comment might be too late but .... I really like the zig-zags as they are, no border necessary :); 18 August 2010 at 02:46