'Brick By Brick' Stash Busting :: TGIFF!

This will be a triple treat post!!  I have a stash busting finish, a simple tutorial and I'm hosting my first ever Link Party for TGIFF!  

Let's start with the quilt!  My goal this year is to work through my stash.  Fabric I love, fabric I like and fabric that isn't my style, but is worth using.  Stash busting.  So far this year I have worked through my Polka Dot fabric:  Wonky Baby & Polka Dot Magic.  

Next on the list is all my Kaffe Fasset prints.  What I love about Kaffe fabric are the bright, vibrant and bold colors.

BRICK BY BRICK
46" x 61"  

See what I mean?!  Many of my prints had small pieces cut out of them.  They looked like swiss cheese!  After wrangling the mess, I came up with a game plan. I went for the easy solution and cut every single piece I had into rectangles.  If the pieces were too small they became 2 1/2" squares for future use.

I'm calling this quilt 'Brick By Brick' for the simple fact that it was much like laying bricks.  Bricks and mortar or in quilting lingo, rectangles and sashing.



Each rectangle is 3 1/2" x 9".  For the scale of the prints, larger is better.  Once I got all the rectangles cut I placed them on my design wall and arranged them to my liking.  With the variety of prints it wasn't too difficult and there ended up being very little rearranging involved.  



Next up was sashing.  I used a solid that is called 'True Red'.  I believe it was a Free Spirit fabric, but I can't be sure.  In my opinion it isn't true red at all!  It's more like a Paprika to me.  It seemed like a good color to use and I happened to have plenty on hand.

Initially I was going to use solid scraps in every color imaginable for the sashing, but thankfully I came to my senses and kept it simple.

For me the easiest way to go about putting the quilt together was to make slabs.  Three (3) rectangles, three (3) sashing pieces, or sometimes two (2) rectangles and two (2) sashing pieces.  It didn't really matter either combination would get you where you needed to go.  I pressed all the seams open.

Once the blocks were together I assembled rows, and then sewed the rows together.  

This was a quick finish to be sure!  Which when you are stash busting it's important to and for me.



I quilted horizontal straight lines using orange thread.  Crazy color, but it worked.

It wouldn't have been a true stash buster without using more fabric on the back.  I had plenty of rectangles left and decided to add a vertical strip on the side.

Here is a quick reference if you are interested in making this design.







And I couldn't resist making a few options in EQ8!  There are just too many options!

Now it's your turn to share!  What have you been working on this week?  You can link from a blog, Facebook, or Instagram post.  Please share the love and take time to check out a few of the other links!  If you'd like to learn more about TGIFF and host a link party on your blog, you can read all the details here:  TGIFF!

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LINKING:

OH SCRAP! ● MAIN CRUSH MONDAY ●  MONDAY MAKING 
MIDWEEK MAKERS ● NEEDLE & THREAD 

PEACOCK PARTY  ● TGIFF ● WHOOP WHOOP FRIDAY

BRAG ABOUT YOUR BEAUTIES ● FINISHED OR NOT FRIDAY