Foundation Piecing

I have been wanting to experiment with foundation piecing for a few months. Here is my first try.  I love old-timey log cabin quilts that were obviously made with scraps on hand.  To me, these are the most beautiful quilts of all.  And really, this was their original purpose -- to make due with what you have and create something beautiful and functional from nothing.

These fabric scraps you may recognize from all of the baby quilts I have made recently.  I used muslin as my foundation and in keeping with the this-is-a-fun-weekend-sewing-project, I didn't get bogged down with pressing each step or any other good-sewer's-technique. I absolutely love the results and think this may become my new favorite quilting phase.  I would love to see this block one day in a quilt.

By the way, I have updated the Projects Photo Gallery link to include a gallery for my natural dye experiments and a gallery for my quilts.  If you click on any picture within each gallery, it will take you to the slideshow for that gallery, otherwise you just see the thumbnail.

Comments

[Christina]

This, so far, is my favorite of all the quilts you've made. Though I did love the baby circles quilt, too.

[kathy]

I absolutely love the colors of this piece. I love the imperfect square and how the fabrics all work together. I hope it finds its way into a quilt too.