After watching a Craftsy show called mini mojo’s I knew I had to try these wonky log cabins. Just take a bunch of scraps and haphazardly sew them together in a log cabin fashion. So much fun! No worries about straight cuts, seam allowances - just color. In the class she added stitching like you see on the left cabin and it does add that extra handmade - ness factor that I like. She called it quilting and I suppose technically it is but my mother taught me how to hand quilt and this is not it. Ok Carol, get with the modern program, go with the flow and accept change. It took me awhile to embrace modern quilting and now I really like it so give me some time to call a running stitch with 3 strands of embroidery floss quilting. (Sorry Mom) 😳
Of course I made it into a journal cover and quilt cabana quilts is having a monthly challenge with this month being improv so posted it on her group.
Here is the back.
Have you embraced modern quilts? Would you call this quilting or stitching?
Love you improv block!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I call it "big stitch quilting," and I learned that from others; didn't invent it. Actually I find it harder to do evenly than regular hand quilting (which I never got to 10 per inch smallness). I like your colors. The fabrics look silky, are they?
ReplyDeleteYes! Big stitch quilting and perfectly accepted in the modern community! I love it since I could never do the "12 stitches to an inch" regular quilting...…… Of course, I can't match seams which is why I invented Modern Quilting.
ReplyDeleteI love your wonky log cabin blocks and the big stitching. Such fun and happy colors.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really great journal cover. I find making wonky log cabin blocks or any other improv block so much fun. I would never try to pass of a running stitch as quilting for a quilt show project but I do love the look. I'm all for embracing it since it's so much fun!
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