Black and White and Red All Over

You know the old joke, and here's the quilt in the flesh.  Or fabric, as it were.

The pattern is called four-patch slice; you can see the tutorial here. It's super easy to make for maximum visual impact.

At one point as I was quilting this I got it at a 45 degree angle to me and saw what the design would look like on point. I think this looks really cool, too. Might have to try that next.

Four-patch slice on point

The quilt is backed in a nice bright red fabric and bound in black. I quilted a stipple with white thread.

Labeled and ready to go.  If you'd like to learn more about Covered in Love click here. This month's block drive is flying geese blocks, you can find the tutorial here.

Here's hoping your weekend will be full of quality sewing time! I'm linking to Friday Finishes at Crazy Mom Quilts.

Black and White and Red All Over

Q: What is black and white and red all over?

This top for Covered in Love is being sewn up out of scraps and stash. It actually started because I had cut 24 of those red squares for another project but ended up not using them, so they went into scraps. I needed a way to use those squares in a top and then I saw this tutorial: perfect!  FYI, I used 5.5" squares and 2.5" sashing (both unfinished measurements).

And here is the latest progress on my crumb blocks. 8 sashed, 3 to go! I am doing pretty good if I can tackle one of these per day.

 

Also, I had this baby panel and a couple of coordinating prints in my stash for some reason, probably a remnants bin find.  I stitched it together and, in the interest of trying something new added prairie points.  

For anyone interested, this is the tutorial I used and it worked great.  Since the front is so muted I think I may go with something nice and bright on the back ;)

Linking to Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework and Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times.