This is a continuation of a previous post about the making of the challenge quilt for Mod Squad, which is a modernized version of the New York Beauty block.
I foundation pieced the inner arcs, using my freezer paper pattern as the foundation. It makes things so much simpler for me to precut the shapes with a template piece that is 3/8" larger than the finished size. You can see that the background wedge is larger than the colored wedges. Here are the precuts from my hand dyed fabrics:
Here are two of the arcs pieced and placed back in place on the design wall. I will keep using the freezer paper pattern to piece and cut the rest of the circular pieces.
I had a great idea for the background. It's an ombre fabric from Moda called "Lipstick Cowgirl" designed by Shari Jenkins, and it fades from turquoise to gray. I bought a little bit of this at Sharon's Attic a month or so ago, but I needed 4 more yards. So, I called the store and they had just 4 yards left on the bolt. What luck! Now it's on its way to me and I'll be able to use the background that will be just the ticket for this quilt.
I hope you like it so far!
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