Thursday, May 1, 2025

Welcome May! Scrappy Kaffe Flimsy

May! It's a pleasure to welcome a new month!

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April ended on a super-high note as I finished a flimsy! It feels so good to have a finish to share. Feast your eyes on this Kaffe Fassett beauty.

Last November, I  began sewing my collection of 2.5-inch squares of Kaffe Fassett scraps. A block even easier than the 9-patch, I opted to keep it really basic with a 4-patch. The collection of random fabrics collected here in this scrap quilt date back a whole lot of years. I did some serious reminiscing with some of these beauties.

All the while I was making the 4-patches, I had absolutely no plan for them. I trusted that when I had a while giant mess of them made, I would know what to do next. I knew that an idea would come.


 With my best sewing bud Sharon's input, we came up with the easiest and (as I see it all together now) the very best option. Keep it super simple and use just one fabric for setting squares. Let the 4-patches be the star of the show. And they truly are. I love-love-love this quilt top. 

The nature of scrap quilts - at least in my experience - is that piecing small bits is acceptable as is making blocks with 'near matches' when necessary. Using the scraps is the main goal, so improvise as needed.


Pertinent details on this quilt: Blocks are 4" (finished); 4-patches are made with 2.5-inch squares; it is 18 x 22 rows and measures 72" x 88"; it contains 396 blocks; 198 pieced and 198 setting. It does not have borders, but I may add some. We shall see...

Are you a fan of Kaffe Fassett fabrics? When they first began appearing on the scene, I was not a fan, but they grew on me. And then I sorta' became obsessed. I have a way-too-big stash, and even though I've made quite a few KF quilts over the years, I really need to get crackin' on making more.

Maybe sometime this month, I will devote a post to sharing all my KF makes in one place. That'd be fun.

I'll try to be back tomorrow to do the April collage and share some plans for May.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Jayne

6 comments:

  1. I was the same with Kaffe Fassett fabric. Wasn't impressed and as a long arm quilter, could not figure out why so many were bringing me such ugly quilts with all his fabrics. Now that I've seen what can be done with them, I love them and just bought two FQ bundles this weekend, hoping to use them in a Kim McClean applique quilt! How our tastes can change!

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    1. Completely similar journey for me, too. I still prefer traditional patterns when using KF fabrics. Controlled chaos! *wink*

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  2. Isn't it neat that such a simple pattern can produce a really nice quilt!? I've never bought or used any KF fabrics. I have checked out his books at the library tho' . Maybe in the future...

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    1. I continue to buy the fabrics, even though I’ve got so much already. Hopelessly addicted, I suppose.

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  3. This is a very pretty quilt! I bet one of your granddaughters would love to have it as their own on their big girl bed.

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    1. My thoughts, exactly! And then I’ll need to make another for the one other granddaughter! Yay!

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