Today is a super fun day because I’m one of the stops on the Turnabout Patchwork blog hop! Turnabout Patchwork is a fun new quilting book by Teresa Mairal Barreau. I “met” Teresa via a quilt pattern designers Facebook group, and was excited to get the chance to take a peek at her book.
Turnabout Patchwork is all about playing with blocks — stitch it, slice it, turn it, and you’ve got a seemingly endless number of possibilities. The book includes options for turning 6 blocks into 23 different patterns, and after looking through these designs I can also imagine using Teresa’s sew-slice-sew technique in plenty of other fun ways.
I chose to start with the Modern Shoofly block. From this basic block, Teresa shows you how to make 4 different quilts. My version is called Flying Confetti, which is similar to the cover quilt (Flying Rainbows). The sample shown in the book has white triangles on a dark background, but I immediately headed in a different direction. I wanted a sea of colorful confetti on a scrappy low volume background!
I used a pack of Anna Maria Horner 5″ charm squares for the half square triangles, and mix of low volume fabrics and larger scraps from my stash for the background. (There’s quite a bit of Carolyn Friedlander in there, among many others.)
Teresa’s pattern included instructions for a slightly larger throw-size version of this quilt, but I chose to scale it back from 25 to 16 blocks and make a nice baby quilt. I finished the top last week during the tail end of the government shutdown, and look forward to getting it quilted soon.
(I’m thinking it might be a great candidate for some free motion practice on my domestic machine?? We’ll see if I get brave enough!)
I’m so happy with how happy this quilt turned out! I encourage you to check out Teresa’s book, along with all the other bloggers who are sharing their Turnabout Patchwork quilts!
Giveaway
Teresa has kindly offered an eBook copy of Turnabout Patchwork to one of my blog readers! To enter, leave a comment on this post telling me what your version of Flying Confetti would look like. I will randomly select a winner from all comments left by Friday, February 8. The eBook will be emailed to the winner. Update: There were 30 comments left on this post. Random.org chose #25! The winner is Kathy L!
January 30 – Quarter Snow Ball
- Arrowhead
- Jen Shaffer blog: Patterns by Jen
- Lorinda Davis blog: Laurel, Poppy and Pine
- Sweet Bows
- Kate Colleran blog: Seams like a dream
- Sandra Healy blog: Sandra Healy Designs
- Tutti-frutti
- Moira de Carvalho blog: Quilt Design Duo
- Lynn Kane blog: Puppy Girl Designs
- Sun Dunes
- Sarah Goer blog: Sarah Goer Quilts
- Tammy Silvers blog: Tamarinis
February 1 – Modern Shoofly
- Flying Rainbows
- Gretchen Wylegala blog: Snug Harbor Quilts
- Flying Butterflies
- Anorina Morris blog: Samelia’s mum
- Raewyn Barge blog: Stitching Farmgirl
- Flying Flags
- Tammy Silvers blog: Tamarinis
- Becca Fenstermaker blog: Pretty Piney
- Flying Confetti
- Laura Piland blog: Slice of π Quilts
- Sarah Ruiz blog: Saroy (that’s me!)
February 2 – Half Square Triangles (HSTs) and squares
- Rose Garden Star
- Anne Boundy blog: Said with Love
- Swirl
- Joanne Harris blog: Quilts by Joanne
- Sarah Myers blog: The Quilted Diary
- Houndstooth
- Becca Fenstermaker blog: Pretty Piney
- Diamond Star
- Sarah Vanderburgh blog: Sew Joy Creations
- Sarah Scott blog: Piccolo Studio
February 4 – Striped Fabric Block
- Shells
- Gail Sheppard blog: Quilting Gail
- Julie Burton blog: Running Stitch Quilts
- Xs and Os
- Linda McLaren blog: The Quilting Biker
- Sarah Scott blog: Piccolo Studio
- Jaws
- Cheryl Brown blog: QuilterChic
- Arrowhead
- Stephanie Jacobson blog: Steph Jacobson Design
February 6 – Coordinated Strips
- Peaks
- Afton Warrick blog: Quilting Mod
- Diamond and Crosses
- Linda McLaren blog: The Quilting Biker
- Brandy Pettit blog: Pampered Pettit
- Knots and Crosses
- Leanne Parsons blog: Devoted Quilter
- Andy Knowlton blog: A Bright Corner
February 8 – Double Disappearing Nine-Patch
- Holiday Trellis
- Sherry Shish blog: Powered by Quilting
- Stepping Stones
- Bobbi Bridgeman blog: Snowy Days Quilting
- Anja Clyke blog: anjaquilts
- Two for One
- Mania Hatziioannidi blog: Mania for Quilts
- Cross
- Sandra Starley blog: Textile Time Travels
- Anjeanette Klinder blog: Anjeanette Klinder
SQ Price says
Beautiful! Thanks for the giveaway!
Sarah says
Thanks SQ!
JoyceLM says
Love your quilt. My version would be bright Kaffe Fassett fabrics on a white & black background. Thanks.
Sarah says
Oh, a white and black background would be so high contrast and eye-catching!
Deborah S says
I love your version of this quilt pattern, looks so scrappy! I would either opt to do a baby quilt like that or monochromatic, shades of mint green on gray possibly.
Sarah says
Monochromatic would look so different but so good — love the idea!
Leslie Bower says
I love your version. Mine would feature jewel tone batiks.
Sarah says
I think you can never go wrong with a jewel tone.
Susan the Farm Quilter says
Love your version of the quilt!! Mine would be red, white and blue and I would donate it to QoV! Then I would have to make another one, totally scrappy, for one of the two new grandbabies I’m expecting this summer!!
Sarah says
Oh, that would be beautiful! Making a QoV is definitely on my quilt to-do list someday. Congrats on the grandbabies!
Rosalind Gutierrez says
Love your fabric choice and background for a yummy quilt. I have some 20’s 30’s fabric that would look great in this pattern design. rozz01(at)cox(dot)net
Sarah says
This pattern would really look great in just about anything, right?
Jane Susan says
I would love to make this with an indigo print background with shirting fabric triangles.
Sarah says
Now that’s an idea I totally hadn’t considered. Would love to see it!
Andrea says
I would do greens (think sage) with greys.
Sarah says
That sounds so soothing.
Jayne P says
I would like to see this pattern make with a black background and a rainbow of triangles
Sarah says
That would look so cool and modern!
Stephanie says
I’d make it solids, probably 3 colours in the blue to purple range.
Sarah says
Oooh, blues and purples are my favorites!
Carol Andrews says
What a beautiful bright quilt. Good luck with your quilting adventure on your domestic. I do quilts on mine quite often. I need to make this quilt, but I think I will use a grey background and a bunch of Kaifeng Fasset fabrics for the confetti!
Sarah says
Thanks for the vote of confidence Carol!
Laura M says
I’ve got a stack of partially used solid colour fat quarters so I’d use these and some left over low volume fabrics. I do so love your low volume background fabrics. Just the right amount of texture. PS Love that there are so many scientist-quilters!
Sarah says
Sounds lovely — and yes, it does seem like quilting is a good creative pursuit for a lot of scientist/engineers!
Kathie L says
I have a pile of leftover batiks in all colors. This would be a great use for them. Thanks for your version.
Sarah says
Yes, it’s perfect for leftovers!
Donna says
I love your quilt. It’s a great pattern for scraps.
Sarah says
Indeed! I love it when I can dive right in without having to buy fabric first.
Liz Horgan says
I would follow your lead and try to use up some of my scraps!
Beautiful quilt!
Sarah says
Thanks Liz!
Gretchen Snug Harbor Quilts says
i love the scrappy neutrals! They give just a bit more interest to a quilt, I think! Wonderful job!
Sarah says
Thanks Gretchen!
Nancy says
Your quilt turned out great. Thanks for sharing. My version would probably be orange and black, to go with the local baseball teams colors!
Sarah says
Sports teams — another good idea! And orange and black would be great for Halloween too!
Janet T says
I would make mine scrappy. Your’s is so cheery!
Sarah says
Thanks Janet!
Beth T. says
What a pretty quilt! I love the choice of backgrounds combined with the focus fabrics; it looks a splash of mosaic tiles to me, a look I love.
Sarah says
Thanks Beth!
Christi says
I would use a bunch of batik scraps but your background fabric is wonderful. Did you buy a FQ bundle?
Sarah says
Nope, I was able to use fabric I already had in my stash! Some of the background fabric was FQ, but some was just leftover yardage from other projects.
Jane says
Beautiful color choices! I hope you post again after you quilt it – I would love to see it!
Sarah says
I definitely will share it! It may be a few months before I gather the courage — ha!
Barbara Colvin says
I’d like to experiment with fussy cut triangles for the confetti. I have some fun novelty fabrics to use, mostly brights.; so a dark or medium for the background would work well. Should make a fun I Spy quilt.
Sarah says
Oh, fussy cutting would be great — love the idea of an I Spy version!
Cynthia Knapp says
Thanks for sharing your inspiration on the quilt! My version would have a light gray background, maybe using grunge. The triangles would be cool colors, various greens, purples, & blues.
Sarah says
Sounds lovely!
LIsa Marie says
What a cool quilt top! I would use this pattern to feature some of my favorite scraps in bright blues and greens. And a scrappy background too, because I just love scrappy.
Sarah says
I agree — scrappy is always a good thing!
Kathy L says
I would use red, white and blue.
Sarah says
Very patriotic!
Kathy h says
Love your quilt. I would make something similar since I’ve wanted to make a rainbow quilt for a while.
Sarah says
You can never, EVER go wrong with a rainbow quilt!
Donna Cutting says
Your quilt is so fun. I would make a red, black and greymquiot or a scrappy.
Sarah says
Oh, that would look great and be a really nice palette for men or women!
Allison Evrard says
Your quilt is beautiful! My version would probably be in pastels to remind me that spring is coming!
Sarah says
Lovely! That’d be a beautiful quilt to have year-round.
Anita L Jackson says
I love Scrappy quilts! This one is fantastic!
Willow Olson says
Your version looks so fun & festive! I think my version would have a light gray background with pink, purple & a splash of teal for the confetti <3