I've been wanting to try a zig zag quilt with no diagonal seams. I remembered seeing one on Crazy Mom Quilts at some point in the past. So I googled it. There is a nice little tutorial here. Of course, in her example, all of the alternate rows are the same fabric. That would have made things much simpler. I wanted three shades of grey to graduate down the quilt which meant making two strip sets for each yellow. There is a bit leftover, but it wasn't too hard to puzzle together once I had the idea started. I'm going to add a narrow band of dark grey at the top and a wider band of light grey at the bottom. Maybe even a duck. Maybe I'll just quilt a duck. In any case, after the original failed attempt, this one came together quite quickly. I'm going to go finish sewing the rows so that I can get back to my mother in laws anniversary quilt. Kurt is starting to wonder why it is taking so long.
Very nice!
ReplyDeleteGreat design - and grey is hard to work with. I bought a few yards a year and a half ago to try out a "modern" look in my quilting and it is still sitting there, being ignored.Good job making the best out of a less than ideal situation.
ReplyDeleteGreat solution! Hope you meet the anniversary quilt deadline.
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! You are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis is quite nice too!
ReplyDeleteI like the zigzag quilt. Looks like the perfect solution to your problem with the first attempt.
ReplyDeleteit's looking great, love the design. Definitely add a duck though. (??!??!!!)
ReplyDeleteLove the color combo!
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