First time back to sewing/quilting...

[untonuggan]

I finally got my sewing space set up...and then we had to move before I got a chance to sew anything. We are in the new place now (finally), but my crafting table is being used as an impromptu computer table. Today I just had such an urge to sew (after years of not doing much more than hemming pants) that I commandeered another table and set up the ironing board in the middle of the room.

I've been itching to try crazy quilting for ages. So I did:

12" x 12" crazy quilt block in purples, pinks, blues, and teals, mainly batiks I had in my stash:



From another angle:



I'm not sure what I want to do with it, though. I had planned to turn it into a throw pillow, but it doesn't really match the other rooms in my house and it's so distinctly "me in high school when I was buying lots of fabric" that I'm not sure who else would have a space for it in their house. But as a lap blanket, I bet I could find a spot for it...hmm...I do have lots of that fabric to use up...

There are still a few places I want to do some embellishments, mainly so I can secure a few angled edges that didn't get sewn down (the edges are just ironed under and pinned down). So I think I might play with that some and then see how I feel.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

cross-posted to sewing 

Comments

[alee_grrl]

Both squares are very pretty.

[altamira16]

Pot holder?

[raze]

*flail* It's so PRETTY! I've never been particularly talented wrt sewing, but my sister-in-law quilts and I think it's a very lovely form of art. Love the richness of color and pattern of the piece you've posted and hope you find good use for it.

[spring_dream]

So pretty! I especially love that it looks like you can just put the fabric however you want, and it still ends up looking great.