I finished the Crystalline quilt from my Modern Makes subscription, and I’m proud of it for a couple reasons!
An Unfamiliar Technique
The Crystalline quilt is the third project from my subscription, and the first reason I’m proud of it is that I didn’t let half-rectangle triangles intimidate me! I really struggle with making that first cut when squaring them up because I don’t usually have enough fabric or patience to redo anything. I will check my ruler placement 17 times before I even feel ready to cut.
While it’s nearly two years old, Katie Blakesley from Swim Bike Quilt has a really good tutorial that I’ve bookmarked and use every time this block comes up in my projects. It’s the clearest of all I’ve seen and explains the trimming in a way I can wrap my brain around. If I can’t do that before I get to work, there’s no keeping me from making silly mistakes!
New Free Motion Quilting
The second reason I’m so proud is because it’s the first quilt I used some of my Rockstar skills on.
I quilted paisleys on the white background and continuous curve flowers on the dark green parts of the points. I had just learned these motifs in the academy and was really anxious to use them “in the wild.”
And I put switchbacks in the center square. One of the things I liked about the academy was the built-in practice weeks. That time allowed me to keep up with my sampler quilt and apply what I was learning to actual quilts.
Boxes four and five are sitting on a shelf in my studio, so I guess it’s time to get to work on those.