So, Robert Kaufman has this new fabric, called Radiance, that’s a silk cotton blend. SUPER soft and silky satin. It’s gorgeous, but a little intimidating. slippery. so, I, uh, *suggested* that it might be helpful if I worked with it so I could tell my friends/the world what it was like.
I started with something super simple. strips cut from a half yard pre-cut pack. I laid out the back, then the batting, then did a quilt as you go thing on it, strip by strip. (I still can’t figure out the past tense of “quilt as you go,” quilt as you went? quilted as I go? Quilt as you have gone?), starting at the top with the white.
I quilted each strip differently.
and each section has thread that matches, except this one, for which I did not have matching thread at 11pm, so I used teal.
the back is this awesome black n white triangle fabric (babies like high contrast, yes?), and it’s bound with one of those teal-y Kona cottons that I hoard, but whose names I have forgotten (possibly Jade?).
I’m pretty madly in love.
after I quilted and bound it, I washed it, and it all smooshed up (and lost some shininess), and is SO VERY SOFT AND AMAZING. The hubs has requested a pillow from the scraps, it’s THAT awesome.
(it’s on lend at Sew Modern right now, so peeps wondering about Radiance can pet it and love it and make their own!)
I’m going to vot on “Quilted As I Went.” This also looks so amazing. 😀