Tomorrow will begin the festivities with Latifah's Bias Tape Workshop. I do know a little about bias tape, but if you get the chance to learn from a pro you should take advantage of it! I've spent countless hours deciding what my bias tape project will be...fabric wise. I guess I've come to the conclusion it will coordinate with the Glam Clam quilt.
You may be surprised to learn that I am not, I repeat...I am not using solids! Even though every instinct I had was saying 'solids, solids, solids'! And my heart wanted to do the 6" Clammy, but went with an 8", after all it will be my first one.
And so I contemplated. What fabrics. What prints. What colors. Along with, what size of quilt? Scrappy? Not scrappy?
I pondered and pulled fabric. I stressed and pulled fabric. I threw up my hands and still pulled fabric.
In the end I decided scrappy-ish, and I'm going green-ish! I'm using all my funky fabric that lingers in my stash. Stuff that sucks, stuff that I love (but never use...because I love it) and stuff that is every thing in between. Lime green to aqua...it was all going in.
The hope was it would deplete my stash, but no such luck! I cut anywhere from one to 4 or 5 Glam Clams from various prints. Not nearly enough! I need more clammy's!
Tula. Tula Plume. Another love, another fabric that has lingered far too long. I had just enough left over for two and of course, I had to make sure I got one bird front and center.
One thing I knew for sure about this quilt, if I didn't cut every single Clam for it at once...I may never finish it. This way I am sure to make the quilt regardless! I decided to make the throw quilt which required 128 - 8" full size Clams and a handful of partial pieces. It will finish at 64" x 72", which in my mind is a very respectable throw size quilt!
My design wall was a bit small, but I managed to figure out a layout for the most part. At least I have all the rows marked and ready to hit the workshop running! The backing I have already decided with be all scraps, all left over prints and then some.
If that doesn't take care of a good part of my stash then nothing will! Purge quilt #2!
Have you made a Glam Glam Quilt? I'd love to know what fabrics you used. Picking fabrics is always the hardest part!
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