Day 91 – Fossil Bed

So we were able to combine tree roots and circles for Sprouting Seeds yesterday. Now let’s combine Slinkie texture and Peppermint Candy to create Fossil Bed!

This design combination takes two simple, graphic designs, and combines them together for one outstanding texture!

Now let’s learn how to stitch Fossil Bed:

Inspiration – I’ve really just been playing with a lot of combination designs lately. I figure, if 2 designs can stand on their own, they can probably work together nicely too.

It actually reminds me of a Kirby’s Dream Land Video game where the character can gain different skills by swallowing different enemies. When you swallow two enemies, you get a combo of their skills. Pretty cool, huh?

Difficulty Level – Advanced. This is a tricky design, but I honestly think it’s easier to quilt when you place it in a circle like this. Just keep your shapes consistent and have fun with it! 

Design Family – Stacking. This is definitely a unique design because the way you create the shapes is a bit different from all the other designs. I think this will work nice in big, open areas of your quilt, but probably not as well in tight areas. 

Directional Texture – All Directions. The fossil beds are really attention getting! Be careful to fill the weird areas around the circular shapes with spirals so that the design keeps a nice consistent look.

Suggestions for Use – Again, I think this would be a neat sashing design, especially in cornerstones. If you really wanted to show off, you could also stitch it as your quilt background, but keep in mind that it’s fairly time consuming!

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day