Other Projects Using Jambalaya

The Jambalaya foundation piecing and quilting pattern is easily adaptable for making other-size quilts, accessories, home-dec items, and embellishing garments in your favorite colorways, such as these: Jambalaya table runner Approximately 17"x47" Download printable instructions - 436K Old-fashioned blues double-flanged pillow Approximately 20"x20" (16" square pillow form) Bright batiks piped pillow Approximately 17"x17" (16" square pillow form) Some garment patterns I particularly like for incorporating Jambalaya blocks are: Vogue 2232, a jacket by Geoffrey Beene "All Around Jacket" by Ragstock (www.deborahbrunner.com/ragstock.htm) "Mission Jacket" by The Sewing Workshop (www.sewingworkshop.com/pattern.htm) Blocks can be inset (such as into the sleeve points of the Vogue/Beene jacket--add extra to the last "round" of piecing to allow for trimming to pattern shape)... used as a border (such as around the collar of the Mission Jacket)... or "scribble stitched" to add surface interest to a simple design (such as the All Around Jacket). Scribble stitching means to applique the blocks to the fabric by straight-stitching back and forth over the block raw edges (just like darning). Alternatively, the blocks could be appliqued using a satin stitch so the edges look more finished. It's fun to make blocks in different sizes (simply photocopy using the reduction feature); for instance, make three blocks at 50% and applique (either by scribble-stitching or satin stitching) in a row across the front of a sweatshirt. To buy Jambalaya pattern: Visit our on-line store