Boundless
Fabric- Ooh lala!
Recently I was asked to sew one
sample block out of a quilt kit for Craftsy, who now has their very own fabric
line called Boundless. I sewed up one- 24” block out of a 80” x 108” quilt. It
is all red and white fabrics and I have always wanted to make a red and white
quilt. There were a few rules. The first one was no pre-washing- WTH? That one
freaked me out as I am an avid pre-washer. The other was I was not allowed to
put steam in the iron when pressing. I was not sure I could do this project
after all. But, since I am my mother’s daughter (stubborn) I plugged away.
Thank goodness I was allowed to use starch!
I decided I would
cut the whole fabric kit up and get the rest of the pieces ready to sew at a
later date. I figured if I am cutting for one block I may as well cut
everything. Well, after ten hours (not really but it seemed like it) of cutting and a new 60MM rotary blade I
finally got it all cut and was ready to sew, but it was lunch time. God forbid I sew when I am hungry. As I
grabbed George the cat off of the ironing board to take her out of my sewing room so
she didn’t screw around with my 100,000 tiny pieces of fabric while I was gone. However, instead of going willingly,
she did this- accidentally. I almost cried-
After a pitcher of
margaritas at lunch I was ready to start sewing. The block came out great, although once it
was done and feedback was sent I do admit I hit it with a shit load of steam
after the fact! I did enjoy working with the fabric, and I look forward to
finishing the quilt- someday. Maybe in 2020.
For my own sanity
(the little I have left) I did soak the
red fabrics in hot water overnight, and the fabric did not bleed at all. I was
impressed. I am very pleased to know that as I was a tad worried about the
finished quilt bleeding. Whoo Hoo!
Craftsy is having a
nice Boundless sale on their website- if you would like to shop, follow my link below so they know I sent you
(I might even get a little credit).
Have fun!!!!
