Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this video, I FINALLY start making a quilt for my Uncle Keith, who brought me some Malaysian sarongs over a year ago and asked me to make a quilt out of them.

I got a bit overwhelmed by the request and didn't get started on it right away as I should have and now we are one year on and I just have to get to it. He asked for a 'post-modern' & 'ironic' quilt and doesn't like anything too traditional looking so I'm trying to find a way to use this patterned fabric in various colors to make something with an improv style but also make it look somewhat modern/post-modern! .....getting the idea why I was procrastinating?

My uncle is also a successful artist and you can find more of his art on his website here:
keithmillerart.smugmug.com

And he has a few YouTube videos (though nothing very recent) here:
youtube.com/ @krm 

In the video, I referenced some of my previous FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING videos. So here are a few in case you are looking for that:

My Scrappy Heart Quilt Block & Pattern - youtu.be/MMz0Idncca8?si=AMTvNZF6KZP9UNz4

Farmer's Wife Quilt Part 1 - youtu.be/KcSUvmCeLP0?si=eZJvetxwsQiUH6xA

Here is another special request quilt I made last year where I managed to get it finished in time to be in one video! - youtu.be/iA8g7xKC_iY?si=nfrkbeWerha31hr_


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00:00 Introduction
01:44 The Brief - a quilt from Sarongs
10:04 Close up view of the Fabric
11:06 The First Cut
16:26 Experiments
21:44 Progress so far!