Dummer Boy encore
When I moved to The Netherlands summer of 2019, there followed a few months without most of my sewing gear. Fortunately I had traveled with a carry-on machine, my basic supplies and a few projects, so that I could keep creating in the in-between time. That’s how my Drummer Boy Dresdens quilt came to be stitched at three different rental houses!
It was a great project for a time of transition - easy, scrappy and relentlessly cheery. Plus, it didn’t hurt that I had a pint-sized beam of sunshine by my side most days too!
Well, February is a good time for rainbows and sunshine, right? Or isn’t that all the time, haha? In any case I have decided to take advantage of my turn to lead the charity quilt with my quilting bee to make this quilt again.
It’s also pretty relaxed that I have already created a pattern for this quilt, so that’s easy to share with my bee-mates and easy to get started myself!
First, wrangling those scraps. In to time at all I had a pile of Dresden blades and low volume backgrounds at the ready. My color scheme is “all colors in” and I was able to cut into a lot of multicolored prints too. Satisfying.
This block is sewn with one simple pieced curve per block, after which the quarter Dresdens are appliquéd onto the background. I sew it all by machine and don’t even use pins, so the whole process is quite relaxed.
Ta da! My first batch of happy scrappy Drummer Boy Dresdens! I love their bright, positive energy so much that I think I will leave them on my wardrobe doors for the day. Yay!
Happy weekend all. xoxo
The happy, sunny vibe of our this charity bee quilt is just perfect for this moment! After the most amazing, unusually warm weekend, it feels like everyone is smiling in The Netherlands.