Here I go again! Busting the stash! This time I was inspired by a stack of white charm squares I've had for nearly a year. The have been staring me down almost daring me to use it, and so I did!
But first I had to come up with a plan. What would I make? After weighing my options the idea of a snowball block smacked me in the head. Not only could I use the charm pack, I could use more neutral scraps and...my stash of 2 1/2" print squares.
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| SCRAPPY SNOW BALL 34" x 43" |
Knowing that the charm pack wouldn't be enough to make something substantial, and knowing that all whites are never the same white, I opted to use more neutral scraps to round out my plan. The subtle variation of the white, snow, natural and whatever I had on hand is pleasing to my eye!
The first thing I did was trim the 2 1/2" squares to 2". Crazy I know, but I felt that size would best suit the 5" neutral squares. I was able to pick and choose which prints I wanted to use from my previously cut stash, plus I was able to use other scraps that I crammed away. A lot of trimming and cutting, but I was sure it would be worth it.
The white charm pack wasn't going to be enough as I needed 80-5" squares for this quilt. I gathered other fabric and in no time I had all I needed.
The basic block is simple. Sew a square in each corner. There was a lot of mindless chain piecing involved. I didn't want to put too much thought into each block, so by randomly picking a print each time, I cut my 'overthinking' out of the process.
With each block I pressed two opposite corners in, and the remaining two to the outside. Nesting 101! This was going to be a breeze to assemble.
There seems to be a cohesive 'modern meets vintage' vibe to this quilt. Modern because of the open airiness and vintage most likely because of the mixed neutral background. My opinion of course!
You aren't seeing things! The top and bottom are different shades! This was another way for me to use more stash squares and keep the theme throughout.
