Connected Stripes - Week 3
As part of the Connected Stripes sew along I wanted to share one of my favorite design techniques, curves and stripes! I love designing with stripes. They can quickly communicate the mood and feeling of a design,e.g. calming, energetic, chaotic. They also, instantly add movement and interest to the design. Stripes make their way into so many of my designs and so do curves. Curve piecing can be intimidating and piecing curves and stripes together can seem seem too much for a first time curve sewer but much for curve piecing is no different than straight piecing, each seem is sewn one stitch at a time. You can incorporate a printed stripe in your design, like the 1/2'' aqua stripe fabric in my Clambake quilt shown above. Finding the best or even perfect stripe for a project can be a satisfying treasure hunt and often will lead to even more breakthrough inspiration while designing. Sometimes the perfect stripe isn't out there and in those cases making your own str