Textile Time Travels: Berry Fun - Berry Crush Blog Hop

I'm excited to be today's quilter on the Berry Crush Blog Hop hosted by the fabric designer Jennifer Thomas and joining in with Jennifer and 6 other talented quilt designers to create with this awesome new fabric line featuring berries and flowers. Coming soon -ask for it at your local fabric shop. Designed for Jennifer by Jerry Khiev.
Don't forget to scroll down to the end of this post for links to all the wonderful projects showcasing Berry Crush with special patterns and more.

There are 20 different fabrics in the collection and I always like to challenge myself to use every single lovely fabric. I received 10" squares which were perfect since I like to work small.

I played with arranging the fabrics into lights, mediums, and darks and also blue/purples and pinks ...

Then when I decided to make 4 little Log Cabins, I divided them into 4 reds, 8 pinks/lights, and 8 blue/purple/darks. Next step was to decide on a size and number of logs. I picked 6" finished blocks, a good size to work with for a quick pillow. Next, I drew the pattern on 1/4" graph paper (old school) and cut strips and got to sewing. Nothing could be easier than foundation paper piecing with strips. Just add a piece, sew on the drawn line, press open, and repeat.

Trim the blocks, join them together and voila - a top is ready to become a pillow or a table topper. I hope you are inspired to try paper piecing and even taking a spin at drawing your own patterns.
Here's option A