My quick weekend quilt piecing project is almost completed. I finished the middle main section of this simple selvage quilt, but I still need to add the borders. So, here it is before adding the borders and the quilting:
I love the details, looking at where the selvages came from. No inexpensive fabric used here- LOL! My favorite selvage is from the “Dysfunctional Family” fabric:
Next step is to audition fabrics to add as borders. Since this is a recycle and reuse project, I need to find enough border material laying around or in my junk material pile. I have to get creative, but I did find these materials:
Hmmm… I need to put more thought into it. Keep watching to see how this turns out!
By the way, this isn’t my first project where I have incorporated selvages, I’ll take a photo of some earlier work from years ago where I incorporated selvages into a purse and crochet purse.
Be sure to save your selvages!! I’m not above begging you all for some either… I have no shame. LOL
Happy Quilting! Carla
How absolutely fun! How did you sew all those skinny pieces together? Now I’ll definitely save you my salvages.
Hi Barb! Yes, there were sewn onto the black squares in strips, overlapping them all. It helps to have an extra 1/4 inch of fabric attached for the overlapping part.
I left the blank spaces for me to quilt on- LOL!
Oh, I love the way this turned out.
I did a Red Zinger with selvages a few weeks ago and it looks great on my office wall. I love this HST log-cabin-esque setting even more. The color dots are what intrigue me. Can’t have too many dots. I can’t wait to see how you quilt it.
I hope that you will post a photo of your previous projects.
I LOVE all your quilting!!!!!! Just gorgeous! can’t wait to see how it turns out once you’ve quilted it!
I lvoe the quilt! I see a lot of my favorite designers on your salvages.
OK, I am now officially out of the habit of simply turning these under and using them in the piece…well, the inside of the piece. I am not sure I would ever use them, they certainly don’t accumulate all that fast around here…but if I get a collection together, they’re yours.
Carla: I am doing a program for our quilt guild with selvages and what can be done with them. May I use a picture of your selvage quilt? I have made blocks of this type but did not lay them out in this fashion. Thank you. Jan from Huntley
Hi Carla,
That selvge quilt looks wonderful. You make the coolest stuff!
Karen