I am going to make you crazy for a little while until I finish piecing FOTY 2015, because I have started cutting for FOTY 2016.
A few weeks ago, I started a new donation quilt with Gerre. We cut some neutrals and I had to decide ASAP what the shape and size for 2016 would be. I hadn’t finalize on a shape or size, but had been thinking about it so I just took the opportunity to make a decision. The size of the cut FOTY squares (yes, only squares this year) will be 4×4″. Finished size will be 3.5×3.5″.
I had the few neutrals and one or two blues on the wall and then over the weekend the squares exploded as I cut the centers for the Food quilt and then even more when I cut the blacks.
All of these are old fabrics – well, fabrics that have been in my stash awhile. A few of them had nothing cut out of them so I know they were pre-2008 fabrics. I am not going to differentiate new vs existing fabrics this year even though I really like that look.
I made a good dent with all of this cutting and was able to move some yardage off shelves and into bins after all of this cutting.
I see lots of pretty prints Jaye! Have you thought about cutting larger squares/rectangles, to cut them down to diamonds later? Or a pyramid quilt for example? That’s on my to-do list
I have done both pyramids and diamonds. You can see all the FOTY quilts at: https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/quilts-2/series-quilts/fabric-of-the-year-quilts/
FOTY 2010 was made from diamonds and ended up in a show. I used 6o degree diamonds in FOTY 2011.
I choose different shapes and sizes every year, but my favorite is combining squares and rectangles. I can’t make the pieces too big or the layout won’t fit on the design wall.
Thank you for the link, they are all stunning! I meant the larger size to have rom to cut down to the desired shape later.
Cutting down adds a step and I don’t like to do it. I have done it though, so it is a possibility. If I am going to make a quilt diamonds I’ll cut them from the start.