Sherbet Log Cabin

I’ve been making so many things lately that require me to write out the directions or take photographs throughout the progress or even design the whole project. The other day I just rebelled. In a very typical Angela way of procrastination… I chose to make a quilt that had NO purpose. NO directions. No deadline. NO predetermined fabrics.

I started with my scraps and stayed there. This ENTIRE top is from my scraps and sadly they hardly look like they have been touched. I wanted to do something “wonky” but my personal version of wonky is all straight lines…they are just not all pre-measured. I squared up every block at 12.5″ unfinished but just enjoyed the freedom getting there.

At first, I was going to do the entire quilt with green blocks with pink centers, no sashing. There was no particular reason why except that I felt like I hadn’t used my green fabrics in a long time. So I made a whole slew of green blocks. Then I decided to give the quilt a purpose. And Not surprisingly, my purpose became her.

We are getting ready to transfer her to a “big girl” bed and I decided to make this her big girl quilt. And that changed the way I was approaching the quilt just slightly. I opted to add pink blocks with green centers and then eventually also added some yellow and blue blocks. The white sashing was from a jelly roll that I won from the Moda Sliced Competition. Which makes it SUPER simple to sash a quilt.

I deliberately forced myself to use fabrics together that I wouldn’t normally pick because I know that it adds more depth to the top as a whole. And each block blends together when seen in the quilt top whole. I honestly don’t find any fabrics that stick out even if it “killed” me to add it into the quilt. In fact, this is a great way to use up fabrics that aren’t always your favorites. I’m amazed at how well fabrics play together when put in a design like this one.

I do use a lot of precious fabrics I suppose, but I was just so happy to actually use them. A good number of prints I had at least a 1/4 yard of hanging out in my scrap box. That is soooo not a scrap and they were begging to be used. So I happily chopped them into strips and threw together this quilt.

I spent a whole other day piecing together a back to look like a large wonky log cabin using fabrics all in my stash. Now the quilt is basted and just waiting for me to quilt it. I will get to it soon because I think we’re going shopping for her mattress today! So maybe tomorrow?!

But I love it and it was soooo nice to make something just for me (or as it turns out for Caitlyn) and not have to worry that I get the directions right or take enough pictures, etc. This was just for fun.

And it’s good to have fun. 😉