The featured quilt this week is Square Root, another from the gallery section of Every Last Piece. This quilt is composed of four patch and nine patch blocks. The background is a plain muslin fabric and all of the other sqaures are scraps from other projects. I chose scraps that read as dark to give the finished design more impact.
This was one of the first quilts I quilted on my longarm. I did an all over loopy design on it.
There are no patterns in the book for the quilts pictured in the "gallery." They are there to provide inspiration and ideas for the designs presented later in the book.
I chose this quilt to share with you now, because my friend Trudi Wood sent me this photo on Instagram and it made my day. (photo shared with permission) She is making her own version of the quilt. She figured out the layout in EQ, sized it up for a bigger quilt, and has added a border to it. She says she'll use reproduction 30's fabrics. I love that fancy feather quilting she has planned for the border.
After reading the book she says, "I've been thinking very differently about my scraps AND my stash!"
I hope there are others out there inspired to make scrap quilts after reading Every Last Piece!
If you are making anything inspired by the quilts in my book please use the hashtag #everylastpiece so I can see what you're doing.
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