BE told me about a strip piecing technique where you can create crazy quilt blocks. The steps are:
1. Cut sets of strips 2″, 3″ and 5″ wide. Each should be a different, but related fabric.
2. Sew strips together into one big piece of fabric in the following order 235235235235 etc.
3. Take new piece of fabric and cut strips 2″, 3″ and 5″ wide on the bias.
4. Reorder the strips into an attractive grouping and sew them together again in the 235235235 etc order.
5. Take new piece of fabric and cut strips 2″, 3″ and 5″ wide on the bias.Cut them in the opposite direction as step #3.
6. Reorder the strips into an attractive grouping and sew them together again in the 235235235 etc order.
7. Cut blocks from the new fabric in a variety of sizes.
8. Sew blocks together with sashing in between.
9. Label and finish as you would normally.
BE got the fabric from a fabric company that was going out of business, so she made the ends of the bolts and the strips do for this quilt.
neat “system” for creating the blocks. They are stricking…
My friend’s blocks are made from silk, which makes them fabulous. It is a pretty easy technique.
It works well with those packs of 5″ squares that Moda has been putting out.