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Home / My Blog / Classes and workshops / ::Stash Archive Value Quilt::

::Stash Archive Value Quilt::

June 16, 2013 By Katie

I’ve been busy cutting and trading charm squares.  The Seattle Modern Quilt Guild conducted a charm square exchange and then I’ve been exchanging with friends to add some print variety to my charm collection for an upcoming Value Quilt Workshop.

We’ve been pulling a single color and cutting 6″ squares for the trade.  Red, pink, orange, yellow and purple have been covered.  Grey tomorrow.  I’ve been destashing some extra sets here and there on my Instagram if you are looking to bulk up on some extra of a certain color.

sew katie did | stash archive value quilt | Seattle Modern Quilting and Sewing StudioSome of those charms have made their way into this stash quilt.  How delightful to see all the fabrics from my stash and others in a single quilt, no control on color, just value.

Now that I have a few of these value quilts, it’s nice to gaze at them and see the fabrics that have disappeared from my stash.  A Value Quilt is really a great tool to archive a fabric stash.

sewkatiedid/stash archive value quiltSince it kept growing and growing, finally finishing off queen size I decided that an all over quilt design was the way to go and made a date with Sandie to use her long arm.  I’m not even sure what this design is called, but it seemed so fitting.

sewkatiedid/Stash Archive Value QuiltThis was my first foray with wool batting.  I like it’s loft.  It has little grip on the quilt top like cotton, so it will take some practice like all new things.

sewkatiedidI considered serging the edge before applying the binding to help with the shifting, but ended up just going the regular route with little trouble.  This Aneela Hoey print was stuck in my head as the binding.

sewkatiedid/quilt backThis Alexander Henry Smitten Kitten print has been hiding out in the stash for ages.  I picked it up for $6 yard on Ebay ages ago.  I’m still stashing the blue color way for another back.

sewkatiedidIt’s actually a print that I would have happily used solo if the yardage was ample, but it needed some width, so I added the blocks.

With the nights in Seattle still being comfortably cool we’ve already gotten some use out of this quilt.

Happy Father’s Day everyone!  I’m going back to bed, because I got up way too early.

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Filed Under: Classes and workshops, Modern Quilting, Modern Quilts, seattle quilting, Value Quilt, warm cool color quilt Tagged With: half square triangle quilt, modern quilting, triangle quilt, value quilt, warm cool color quilt, workshops

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  1. mandasiefert39 says

    June 16, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Reblogged this on Amanda's Words / starfire8me and commented:
    THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!

  2. Lisa Lisa says

    June 16, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Wow! It’s beautiful! And what a great idea with the charm square exchange Might steal this idea for our MQG 🙂

  3. Paulette Doyle says

    June 16, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    Gorgeous!!! Scrap happy if ever there was one!! Well done!
    P

  4. Jans Art Quilts says

    June 16, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    Your quilt is so pretty. My daughter, Keala owns the Jet Fuel Espresso coffee shop near the airport in Seattle. If your are by there, tell her I sent you.
    By the way, Your photographs really show off your quilt. I haven’t got the hang of that yet but I am working on it. I love the idea of the charm exchange and wish I lived closer so I could take a workshop but I live in So Calif.
    Janis

    • sewkatiedid says

      June 16, 2013 at 5:24 pm

      Thanks Jan! I have loads of family in Southern California, so maybe someday we can coordinate.

  5. Marie says

    June 16, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    Great quilt – I love the fact that there are so many prints in it. And it sounds like you were able to use up lots of scraps as well, front and back, which is always a good feeling.

  6. Karen says

    June 16, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    So in love with this quilt!!!!

  7. Tiina says

    June 16, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    It’s a gorgeous quilt!

  8. bowlerholic says

    June 16, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    Beautiful quilt! This would be a good quilt to use up some of those scraps!

  9. Sarah M. Ehret says

    June 16, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    low-of it!

    a

    Sarah M. Ehret

  10. robin says

    June 16, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    This is one supercute quilt! I just love it!

  11. Linda Fleming says

    June 16, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    Katie,
    I’ve been eagerly following your posts the last few months. Your quilt is just fabulous! The over-50’s class I’ve been going to the last few years has had a charm swap on a regular basis and since I’m a squirrel by nature, I’ve been storing the 30 or so charms from each swap in a shoe box. Each swap was different – we exchanged stripes, spots, florals, black n’white, tone on tone,pastels, geometrics, patriotic – I guess that’s all I can recall for now!
    So, following your directions on choosing pairs of squares based on value,
    for the last few months I’ve been busy sewing 6″ squares together and making half square triangles. I decided not to use the black n’white and patriotic charms. What fun I’ve had arranging and rearranging the others on my design wall.
    Thank you for your inspiration.

    • sewkatiedid says

      June 17, 2013 at 1:16 pm

      Would love to see your finished quilt!

      On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 2:57 PM, SEW KATIE DID

  12. adaisygarden says

    June 17, 2013 at 12:10 am

    Absolutely gorgeous!! Great job! I bought for the first time a few sets of mini charm packs and I can’t wait to make something with them. I’m thinking of either a doll quilt or a crib quilt. Fun! 🙂

  13. Diana says

    June 17, 2013 at 2:50 am

    Wonderful lesson on color value. Thank you!

  14. Alli says

    June 17, 2013 at 5:22 am

    Wowee! I love the front, the back, and the quilting! It’s a beautiful quilt! 🙂

  15. Cheryl Arkison says

    June 17, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    You are so right about a value quilt being a treasury of the stash. So right.

  16. MIchelle says

    June 17, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    Where can we find this pattern? Love it!

    • sewkatiedid says

      June 18, 2013 at 5:35 pm

      Tutorial here:
      http://sewkatiedid.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/value-quilts-tutorial/

  17. jeans manufacturers in pakistan says

    June 18, 2013 at 6:37 am

    In love with this quilt, its colorful and joyful :p

  18. ellisonlanequilts says

    June 19, 2013 at 12:19 am

    Really stunning and expresses total happiness when I see it! Love the back too.

    • sewkatiedid says

      June 19, 2013 at 3:18 pm

      Thanks you!

  19. obsesivcreativ says

    October 4, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    Inspiring project! It just looks beautiful!

  20. Gwen Whipple says

    October 5, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    I finished my table runner. I was probably the only one in the class on 9/25 that made my double trouble blocks into a table runner (now you remember me). I want to send you a picture of the completed project. Let me know how to do that.

    • sewkatiedid says

      October 6, 2014 at 8:25 am

      Oh yeah! sewkatiedid@gmail.com

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