Challenge 2 – Improv Wedges What is a wedge? A wedge in this challenge is just another name for a trapezoid (think of a triangle and chop one point off). It has 4 sides unlike a triangle with three sides.
Materials: ✓ Rotary cutter with BRAND NEW blade and mat ✓ Sewing machine with neutral thread – i.e. cream or light grey, etc. ✓ The fabrics in your palette – leftover cuts from challenge #1 Preparation: a. Cut 6” - 7” x half of a width of fabric (WOF) strips (6”-7” x 20”-22”) from each of your fabrics. You will be cutting these strips to make the wedges for this challenge. You should have some left from Challenge #1. b. Trim the selvages off the strips.
Things you might like to try in this challenge: (You’ll be making 3 units. Maybe try something different in each) • •
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Colors: Consider using only 2 colors or 2 colors and a pop of another color every so often. Widths: Try varying the width of the wedges within the unit or try all skinny or all fatter units. Random: Try a totally random draw of wedges and sew them together. You might even end up with two or more of the same colors next to each other. Give up some control!!
Challenge: 1. Press all of your fabrics before proceeding. 2. Stack 2 – 6 fabrics on top of each other as shown in the picture.
BNMQG Modern Mystery – Challenge #2
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Nancy Norem Powell