Scrappy Sundays with Stash Bandit: Surround Sound

Written by Diane Harris on May 4, 2026. Posted in Classes, How-tos and Ideas, Inspiration, Open Classes for Everyone, Quilt Lifestyle

Today I finished piecing the featured quilt for the next Scrappy Sunday session. It’s called Surround Sound and I hope you like it.

As so often happens with ideas, one thing led to another. There is the featured quilt, which I quite like, but then there are several more interesting designs that were inspired by it. Ticket holders will get them all!

Surround Sound by Diane Harris

I’ll be sharing how I make small, medium and large half-square triangles along with other methods so you can find the one that works best for you.

We’re going to talk about scale: the size of the printed motifs on a fabric, and how it relates to the size of the patchwork you’re creating. And I have several other tips for this quilt and for scrappy quilts in general.

Here’s another version of Surround Sound created in EQ8 from Electric Quilt Company. I like the yellows so much on the navy! I might have to make this quilt, too. You may notice that the piecing in the two images above is not exactly the same. That’s the beauty of this design: there’s a lot of flexibility. I’m excited to share the specifics of that with you soon.

I do my best to pack each session full of great info and inspiration. I want you to feel like you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck. And as always, the session will be recorded so you can attend live, watch the recording when it’s convenient for you, or do both.