Fractured Fragments Quilt

Fractured Fragments, 58″ x 68″, finished in 2015

This quilt is made from the leftovers from a king sized Fractured quilt (below) that I made for a friend. When I started playing with the leftovers my intention was to maybe make a baby quilt and thought I’d not go further with it than the center. At some point I looked at the pile of scrap fabrics and challenged myself to use all of them. Piecing this quilt was so much fun. Some steps were really challenging from a design perspective and that was very good for me.

Piecing was only half the fun. Quilting this one took about 2 months ( because I only quilt for about an hour every day) and every minute was pure joy. I did all ruler work in the purple areas and free motion fillers in the yellow areas. All of the free-motion designs came from Leah Day’s book, 365 Free Motion Filler Designs. I actually kept a list of the designs that I used and now I’ve lost the list! But there are at least 40 different fillers in the quilt. Here are too many photos as proof.

I’m Vicki

I’m Vicki Welsh and I’ve been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I’m into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here.

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