Charley Harper Quilt

First up, I really want to thank all of you for your feedback on my blog's future. Your comments really meant a lot. And whether you comment or not, it gives me the assurance that someone's out there!

My Charley Harper Quilt is finished and ready to hang!! I first blogged about the blocks here. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I had attempted a couple of ideas with this line and knew pretty quickly that those first ideas were not my vision for the fabric. One of those ideas was an improvisational pieced block using the fussy cut motifs in the fabric. One block made and I knew the busyness would detract from the beautiful artwork. That's what sparked this idea - artwork. Treat it like art; frame each piece; and hang them similar to a gallery wall.

I got lots of feedback from others who have struggled with what to do with the line. Here's how I did it! Feel free to copy away!

The quilt is made from two simple 13" finished blocks which are mirror images of each other.

For each block you need the above finished size squares and rectangles and the following strips {unfinished size} one 1 1/2" x 13 1/2", one 1 1/2" x 4 1/2", one 1 1/2" x 8 1/2".

I made my squares and rectangles by fussy cutting the motifs in the fabric and adding various size strips until it was a bit oversized. I then trimmed them to the unfinished sizes: 4 1/2" square; 8 1/2" square and 4 1/2" x 8 1/2".

When fussy cutting the rectangles, I tried to keep the proportions even. A 3 1/2" x 7 1/2" center required a border that finished at 1/2" on each side.

A 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" center required a border that finished at 1" on each side.

The blocks are pieced by sewing the squares and rectangles together with the 1 1/2" strips as pictured.

I made 9 blocks and sewed them together with 1 1/2" unfinished strips for sashing, alternating the two mirror image blocks.

I struggled with a quilting design, but ended up doing organic lines with my walking foot horizontally from edge to edge. I'm really happy with the way it turned out!

My quilt was made with 2 fat eighth bundles of Charley Harper fabric {the earlier collection and the newest collection "Nurture} that I got from Westwood Acres Fabrics.

Hope that helps you make your own! Let me know if you have any questions! I have the perfect spot to hang mine!