STRIP-IT - Design-It-Yourself Strip Quilting Fabric - Part II

Fabric by Faye Burgos
Projects by Lisa Shepard Stewart

STRIP IT features (17) 2½" wide print sections running across the width of the fabric, allowing you to creatively cut and piece sections for a variety of special effects. We’ve come up with a few project ideas, shown here in high-contrast BLACK & WHITE. Try them in the black & white as shown, in neutral STRIP IT ELEMENTS, rich black-on-black NIGHTSCAPE, or in one of the new STRIP IT designs to coordinate with upcoming collections in the near future!

1. Cross-cut STRIP IT fabric into 3" wide strips.
2. Reposition the strips, staggering each by one print to create a wave design as shown, or make your own arrangement. Sew using a ¼" seam allowance to maintain the 2.5" square design throughout.
3. Square off the top & bottom (use these sections to make matching pillows!)
4. Add your favorite NIGHTSCAPE inner border.
5. Cross cut additional STRIP IT strips for the outer border.
6. Layer, quilt and bind as desired.

Contemporary Bars Quilt

1. Cut three different sections of STRIP IT fabric.
2. Add your favorite NIGHTSCAPE print(s) between the strips and at the outer edges.
3. Complete with strips of NIGHSCAPE across the top and bottom.
4. Layer, quilt and bind as desired.

Table Runner

1. Cut three STRIP IT squares, measuring 6 strips across by 15". Arrange them vertically, turning the center square so strips run horizontally.
2. Cut two NIGHTSCAPE strips, 2.5" x 15" and sew them between the three STRIP IT squares. Cut two wider strips of NIGHTSCAPE, also 15" wide; sew these to top & bottom of runner.
3. Finish the sides with NIGHTSCAPE. Add cross cuts of STRIP IT to the top & bottom.
4. Layer, quilt & bind as desired.

Fancy Flying Geese Border

1. Try Strip It sections, either identical or varied, for interesting Flying Geese border effects.
2. Use a coordinating print from your chosen Strip It collection for the background section of the geese design.

Pinwheel PillowQuilt Block

1. Cut four identical 45-degree triangles and join them as shown to create a stylized pinwheel effect, depending on where you cut the fabric.
2. Try working from photocopies of the fabric, or a 90-degree angle mirrors, to test the effects before cutting the actual fabric. Then border it with your favorite coordinating Marcus print.