Yesterday I showed how I used my Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine to make some crumb fabric with little scraps of fabric I had been tucking away for a future project.
Now it’s time to use my new fabric. Of course, I could have kept making these crumb blocks, but I wanted to get on to another project using my dark batik scraps. So I decided to make a little wall quilt which could also be used as a table topper.
Let’s get started!
- From crumb fabric, cut 9 – 6½” blocks.
Arrange the 6½” blocks as desired.
Sew the blocks together to make 3 rows of 3.
Borders
I cut my border strips 6″ wide, but that can be adjusted to any size you like.
- From border fabric, cut 2 – 6″ x 18½” and 2 – 6″ x 29½”.
- Sew the 18½” strips to the top and bottom.
- Sew a 29½” strip to each side.
Now the piece is ready to be quilted! Because of the busy design that’s been created, it’s probably best to do a simple quilt design.
The MuVit dual-feed foot that comes with the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 allows you to do this very easily. There are 5 different feet for the dual feed foot, including a stitch in the ditch foot that makes the quilting process almost foolproof.
Have a look at this video to see the MuVit foot in action.
Many of the decorative stitches can also be used for quilting. The serpentine stitch is a favorite of mine and you can easily change the width and length just by pushing the + and – buttons on the screen. And of course, I love the wide 5” x 11¼” workspace on the machine when quilting!
You could also use these 6½” blocks for a cushion top, tote bag or part of a larger quilt, and you could make larger blocks if you wish. The possibilities are endless when crumb quilting and it feels so good to be able to use up those scraps I can’t bear to part with!
I hope you’ll come back to QUILTsocial tomorrow as I start another crumb quilting project on the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050, this time using my dark-colored scraps.
This is part 2 of 5 in this series.
Go back to part 1: Crumb quilting: What’s it all about?
Go to part 3: How to piece crumb blocks into larger pieces of fabric
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