Partial-Seam Herringbone Quilt

 I finished my herringbone quilt, finally! I finished it a few weeks ago but just got around to posting on my socials recently.

I used scraps from the library quilt and some other fabrics that I thought would work- girly pinks and blues, fabrics that make me happy, and lots of scraps. 

I had always wanted to make a braid quilt but didn't like the type that has you cutting off the edges of each row to make straight sides. Boring! So when I discovered Victoria Findlay Wolfe's partial-seam herringbone technique I was determined to learn it. It comes from her book Modern Quilt Magic.

There is no specific pattern but the strips I used were 2 1/2 inches by 7 or 7 1/2 inches, I forget to be honest. But you can make the strips any size you want as long as you are consistent. You can even piece your strips as long as they are all the same size when you sew the strips together.

It took about 2-3 weeks to piece the top (maybe longer? I can't remember now.) And then it took me about 7 months of pandemic time to hand-quilt it. I used my favorite Quilters Dream Green batting and a fun red fabric for the backing.

I also took the opportunity of this quilt to learn to do the jagged binding because I didn't want to cut the points off at the top and bottom. That was actually not too hard but a little challenging. It was fun to have a learning curve at the beginning- the partial seam herringbone- and the end- the binding- of the process.

I think the herringbone would work well with a jelly roll, and it would work well with a collection of scraps. There is also a designer named Tina Curran who makes some great pictorial patterns with Victoria's technique. You can find her Etsy shop here. I've bought a couple of her patterns and they are sitting in my digital "maybe someday" pile.