I am making Shimmer using the same main fabrics I used in Atomic Starburst and Baubles ‘n Beads. It started with a FQ Bundle of Radiance by Dan Morris for QT Fabrics. Here they are laid out with background I used in those two quilts.
I only used a 5 1/2″ strip from the width of the FQs, so I had a 12 1/2 x 21 piece left. Each block uses 3 fabrics plus the background. To get the scrappy look, all of pieces of a block are cut from each FQ. The pieces are separated by where they are used in the block.
The large square and rectangle are “A”, the small rectangle and squares are “B”. Not pictured here is “C” the medium squares for the HSTs. Since I didn’t have a true FQ, I opted to use the “solid” FQs (or what was left of them) for “C”. I still didn’t have enough fabric, so each of the “starburst” fabrics I used in Atomic Starburst will also be used as “C” in one block. The colors are not true in the picture below.
Needless to say, I simply cannot make any cutting mistakes. There is no more fabric. Each fabric was cut individually, as if I did make a mistake I wanted to limit it to a single fabric. Sure enough I did make mistakes – most of which I was able to recover from with no issues. But one of the fabrics I had to find another solution. I’m guessing when this unit is in the block and the top is quilted no one will notice.
I finished cutting and sorting A & B last night.
After I make the HSTs, I’ll add them to each of the block sets. But of course before I do that I need to cut the background fabric. This is what I’m using. I had 3 yards in my recent stash. I bought it for Frolic but didn’t use it.
