Funky Frames and NTT

Welcome to Needle and Thread Thursday, my friends!  This week, I've been moving right along with my stash sewing and I'm happy I can share another finish with you today.  I'm calling this one Funky Frames, and it's such a fun quilt.

As I mentioned in my last post, this quilt contains the last bits of several color ways- mint greens and aquas that didn't make it into my Emerald Coast quilt, yellows and oranges that didn't make the cut for Southwest Beadwork, and a couple of maroons, and a few multicolor prints that just didn't fit anywhere else.  

It's a palette I probably wouldn't have put together normally without the goal/necessity of using up every last bit of stash without purchasing more fabric.  Considering this fact, I have really appreciated the creative exercise of this little stash experiment.  Though I haven't been making crazy complicated quilts, I've been stretching my creativity in a different way that feels equally productive for me.

By the way, in case you missed it in my last post, this quilt is inspired by the Stacked Squares tutorial from Kitchen Table Quilting, originally part of Moda Bakeshop.  Her original pattern uses precuts; a layer cake and a jelly roll.  I tweaked the measurements and make it fat quarter/quarter yard friendly since I almost never use precuts.  My modified cutting instructions can be found HERE.

I quilted this one with an allover stipple for lots of great texture, and I had a big chunk of these aqua color gradient chevrons that I used for the binding.  

To make all of the partial squares work, my version of this pattern (in this size) requires at least 18 fabrics/blocks, and it leaves very few leftovers.  Of course I had more fabrics, so I made 20 blocks instead, but used 28 different fabrics.  Of course, all the leftovers got used up on the back!

I sewed the leftover partial squares into blocks, then just started building around them with my chunky scraps, and I just love it!  Somehow the maroon, that I ordinarily never would have put with these other fabrics, adds just the right amount of contrast and depth.

Okay, y'all!  It's time to check out some of the eye-candy from last week.  Let's get to it.  This sweet quilt was shared by Quilting Gail-

Take a look at this finish by Nancy at Grace and Peace Quilting-

Sew Preeti Quilts shared this gorgeous quilt, along with a second full quilt finish in her post, so don't miss it!-

This finish from Maggie at Making a Lather is just WOW!

And finally, I am absolutely in love with this pineapple quilt from Gretchen's Little Corner-

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