Ride the Waves

A More Contemporary Quilt

"Ride the Waves" quilt as it came
off the longarm machine.

I actually started this quilt about a year ago. This one was a kit I had purchased about 4 years ago, and when my granddaughter asked me for a quilt, I went through my projects and thought this one would be perfect for her. However, it did not take me long to determine I was short of fabric - hate when this happens - and so I had to hunt down the now not so available fabrics on the web and wait for them to come in to see if they matched. By the time all this was sorted out, this project did not get into full swing until around April. To start, things were quite simple - all I did was sew a bunch of strips together! (Yes, simple, but I get bored easily, so it took me a while.) I actually completed this one before I started on my "Chain of Fools" quilt, but did not think about blogging my own progress until later.

Leftover scraps

Once my strip piecing was completed, I used a template to cut them diagonally into blocks, and this left a lot of wasted material. I cut them all into triangles, when possible, and other various sizes, as the scraps allowed. I knew there would be enough scraps to make another quilt, so I saved everything until I figured out what I wanted to do.

Border added to top and bottom
to make the quilt longer.

In the meantime, I pieced the blocks together - with care!!! (Everything was cut on the bias, so it was too easy to stretch them.) The finished quilt pattern was square, and I wanted to make it longer, so I took some of those left-over pieces and created an additional border at the top and bottom.

Close up of quilting pattern.

Since the patterns in this quilt were so busy, I opted for an edge to edge pattern that reminded me of ocean waves. (And, quite honestly, it is hard to fit my own quilts into my schedule, let alone try to do them as a custom!)

Pattern used for leftovers

As I was sewing the binding on this one,  I found a triangular pattern in a magazine that I could use with the triangular scrap pieces I had reserved, so I laid out my them out accordingly, and then sewed them together. There were enough scraps leftover to make a 45 X 61" quilt, and I still have scraps - I'll have yet to figure out what to do with the rest of them.

The finished 45 X 61" quilt
made with the leftovers

Well, that's all for now. Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful summer - I can't believe school has started already!!!
Until next time, happy quilting!
Cathy

Verse for the day: "For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power." Colossians 2:9-10