Six years ago, I started this blue and green Strip Twist quilt. It’s a free pattern from Bonnie Hunter. You can get it HERE. I started it at a retreat on the Kenmore Ultra that I used to have. I was struggling with my 1/4 seam and the blocks weren’t going together correctly, so I tossed it in a bag. At some point I pulled more fabrics to make more blocks, but those too got shoved in the bag. I finished it a a sew day exactly six years to the day I started it. This morning I loaded it and I’ve started the quilting.
I pulled the blocks out last weekend and discovered the 1/4″ seam wasn’t that bad and more importantly discovered I was putting the blocks together WRONG. No wonder I was struggling with the quilt! I stopped in the quilt shop and looked for something to use for a border, but ultimately decided to just make more blocks and bind it with a striped fabric.
I found this batik and plan to cut the binding strips lengthwise instead of crosswise to give the illusion of stripes.
