Quilting my blades

It's taken me nearly a year,

but I'm almost finished quilting my small blade wallhanging,

which measures 17 by 34 inches.

I made it from a set of Denyse Schmidt solid charm squares

at the beginning of 2016.

I machine quilted it with  Aurifil threads

of various weights and colours

and then threaded a crewel needle for some big stitching

inside the blades.

I still like it, and I'm wondering why it took me so long to quilt.

Diagonal blades

Inspired by Sujata's Instagram postings,

I decided to make a cultural fusion quilt of my own.

I unearthed a partial charm pack of solids

and started layering and cutting.

At first I started with wide blades

but then experimented with narrower ones.

I laid out the blades according to colour and size

opening up the slices as they moved across the quilt.

Here is the whole top.

The 5 inch charms were cut down to 4 inches after the blades were inserted.

The flimsy measures 17.5 by 35 inches.

I'm ready to handquilt.

Thanks Sujata for the inspiration!