This 1 easy step creates the fractured landscape within the quilt

by Jackie White January 6, 2017

written by Jackie White January 6, 2017

Yesterday we made all our HST blocks and sewed them into vertical rows. Today we’re going to fracture them! Don’t you love the earthy look of Northcott Fabrics Naturescapes Collection?

The first thing we need to do is cut 1½” strips from the black fabric. I used 8 for the vertical strips and 2 for the horizontal for the top and bottom.

Starting with the first vertical row, sew a border strip onto the left side of each vertical row. When you get to the last vertical row, sew a border strip on each long side of it.

Quilt top with black sashing sewn to rows

Shift the vertical rows up and down until you find a pleasing arrangement. Or, maybe you just like them with the black strips all lined up. Sew them up in your favorite arrangement! You’re the boss of your own imagination!

$Quilt block in rows shifted uneven to create a fractured look.$

Shift the rows up and down to create a fractured look.

What I find helpful is to take a picture so when I’m pulling them down from my layout to sew, I have an image saved.

Taking two strips at a time, marking where you start sewing at the top, sew right sides together. Continue until all the strips are sewn together. Press.

Trim the top and bottom and add the remaining black strip onto top and bottom.

Quilt and bind. I did the quilting in long even rows emphasizing the vertical part of the quilt. For the sky, I used white thread and for the remainder I used green thread, matching the stitching rows up as I went.

Enjoy your beautifully fractured landscape.

Straight stitching on light blue fabric, evenly spaced rows.

Straight stitching in even rows.

This quilt is perfect for a nature lover or those with camps or cottages or those who love greens and browns.

Finished blue and green and brown nature fabric pieced quilt on wall - Northcott's Naturescapes fabric collection

Finished fractured landscape quilt using Northcott’s Naturescapes fabric collection

This is part 5 of 5 in this series.
Go back to part 4: Making a fractured landscape quilt using a simple piecing method

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Jackie White

I am a quilter who loves quilting outside the box especially when it comes to 3D and embellishments. My work has been published in books and magazines and I currently sit on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Quilters’ Association. When I am not in my studio, I am working as a Social Media Manager.