Plaidish–Color Gets the Credit, Value Does the Work

I found this quilt on Pinterest and followed the link to the directions because I thought it was such a great example of “color gets the credit, value does the work”. Also, it used a lot of scraps! In particular, I had TWO bins full of 5″ charms from a swap group I used to belong to, and I used an entire bin to make this quilt 🙂

You can find the free pattern here: Kitchen Table Quilting

Yes! There were a lot of little intersections to match–good practice!

If you ask Ms. Google or search on Pinterest, you can see many variations made by other quilters.

QUILT DETAILS

Name: Plaidish

Finished size: 63.5” x 63.5”

Made by me

Quilted by Julia Madison

18 thoughts on “Plaidish–Color Gets the Credit, Value Does the Work”

Love it!

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zippyquilts on February 9, 2020 at 8:56 am said:

Thanks, Norma!

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What an achievement — it looks like it took a lot of sewing to get the effect

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zippyquilts on February 9, 2020 at 10:26 am said:

Those tint strips were the main challenge 🙂

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Nice! Matching those intersections would have done me in. Any tips?

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zippyquilts on February 9, 2020 at 1:10 pm said:

Thanks for the idea! I’ll do a post on those pesky intersections 🙂

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- Chela's Colchas y Mas on February 9, 2020 at 1:58 pm said:
  
  Thank you!

This looks like a true plaid, material magic! Love it!

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zippyquilts on February 9, 2020 at 1:11 pm said:

Thanks! You can follow the link to the free pattern 🙂

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These scraps have been sewn together into a convincing plaid fabric…ehhh, quilt. But all those ‘intersections?’ Yikes! Yours look impeccable, Zippy.

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zippyquilts on February 10, 2020 at 8:28 am said:

Thank you. I always appreciate hearing from you 🙂

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I love this quilt!

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zippyquilts on February 10, 2020 at 8:27 am said:

Thanks! Seeing it on Pinterest convinced me I had to make it.

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I love this quilt a lot! but I am also spooked by those tiny little squares in the sashing. I think I can manage that thin sashing but then I might just paint in the squares or hand stitch them. For me it would be faster than trying to match corners. 🙂

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zippyquilts on February 10, 2020 at 8:26 am said:

Aha! At Chela’s suggestion I’m doing a corner matching tutorial next Sunday! Thanks for commenting 🙂

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- TextileRanger on February 14, 2020 at 1:38 pm said:
  
  Ok, I have cut most of my pieces and I have made the tops and bottoms of the dark blocks. Now I am just waiting for your tutorial before I do the precise piecing in the middle of the blocks!
  I started with scraps, but I have three more colorways in my head too. I am not letting myself look on Pinterest for any other versions or I will get sidetracked. 🙂 I am so glad you showed us this quilt.
- zippyquilts on February 14, 2020 at 2:53 pm said:
  
  Wow! Good for you. Tutorial scheduled this coming Sunday. Can’t wait to see your version 🙂