QUILTsocial Issue 17

Crumb blocks for a wall quilt
Crumb fabric made from little scraps
Arrange 9 – 6½” blocks as desired. Sew blocks together to make 3 rows of 3.
Now it’s time to use my new fabric. Of
course, I could have kept making these
crumb blocks, but I wanted to get on
to another project using my dark batik
scraps. So I decided to make a little wall
quilt which could also be used as a table
topper.
Let’s get started!
• From crumb fabric, cut 9 – 6½” blocks.
Arrange the 6½” blocks as desired.
Sew the blocks together to make 3 rows
of 3.
Borders
I cut my border strips 6” wide, but that
can be adjusted to any size you like.
• From border fabric, cut 2 – 6” x 18½”
and 2 – 6” x 29½”.
• Sew the 18½” strips to the top and
bottom.
• Sew a 29½” strip to each side.
Now the piece is ready to be quilted!
Because of the busy design that’s been
created, it’s probably best to do a simple
quilt design.
The MuVit dual-feed foot that comes
with the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 allows
you to do this very easily. There are 5
different feet for the dual feed foot,
including a stitch in the ditch foot that
makes the quilting process almost
foolproof.
Have a look at this video to see the MuVit
foot in action.
Many of the decorative stitches can also be
used for quilting. The serpentine stitch is a
favorite of mine and you can easily change
the width and length just by pushing the
+ and – buttons on the screen. And of
course, I love the wide 5” x 11¼” workspace
on the machine when quilting!
You could also use these 6½” blocks for a
cushion top, tote bag or part of a larger
quilt, and you could make larger blocks
if you wish. The possibilities are endless
when crumb quilting and it feels so
good to be able to use up those scraps I
can’t bear to part with!
The serpentine
stitch is a
favorite stitch
for quilting.
The MuVit dual feed foot comes with 5 different feet.
6” borders have been sewn on. MuVit dual feed foot with the open toe foot attached
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