From the Ashes

From the Ashes

Ah, the things you can make with leftovers! The starting point for this piece was the remaining cut away scraps from my last, much larger quilt: Embers. It was done with a combination of appliqué and reverse appliqué.

First the fabric scraps were laid out on the burgundy length of fabric:

Appliqué stage

After these contours were needle turned under and appliquéd in place, the piece was put on top of a second length of a lighter color. This lighter color would become the background:

 The beginnings of reverse appliqué

I have taken to using a thin crepe tape to experiment and think through the placement of lines I want to highlight, as can be seen in the lower left area of this photo. This has been so helpful as the tape can be moved around until the right shapes are found without damage to the fabric.

Needless to say, now I have scraps in both the burgundy and "creamsickle" (reads more like peach to me.) But they must be put aside for now. I've got two pieces already in progress. 

Stay tuned. 

😉