SSWP = Scrappy Sewing with Patty, for Project Linus. Having recently completed my challenge to make and donate 50 blankets to Project Linus, I thought I was done with donation quilts for a bit. (And in fact, have made a few quilts for family members and myself!). But then Project Linus announced a new fundraiser! Scrappy Sewing with Patty! When you register for the event, the donation amount benefits Project Linus, and you get 7 patterns released every couple of weeks from April to May. Enough people registered, that they also released a “bonus” pattern to start.
Covered in Intrigue – the bonus pattern
The bonus pattern included 2″ strips, but since these patterns are meant to be scrappy, and my stash has LOADS of 2 1/2″ strips, I re-did the math to work with 2 1/2″ strips. As I was going through my strips, I realized I had a batik jelly roll that would work perfectly with this pattern. I supplemented with a few other batiks I had in my scrap stash. It’s a very cool pattern that really changes the look of the quilt based on how you arrange the blocks. I liked this version of it where some of the areas seem to come forward and others push back.
I machine quilted with a meander on most of the quilt, but did a spiral square inside the three large black squares. I also managed to use some more “frankenbatting”, meaning left over pieces of batting that I stitched together. Binding was more of the scrap batik. It went together pretty quickly, especially using already made 2 1/2″ strips. The backing was one I had leftover from other quilts.
Finished size: 60″ x 40″
Kathy Eager Creative 