This week’s sketch is definitely one I could’ve designed in Excel! Sometimes that’s the best way for me to get stripe-based designs onto the computer quickly, but in this case, I figured it out fairly easily using Electric Quilt 8. It’s a block-based design that uses just two block types plus sashing.
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I designed this week’s sketch before last week’s, but they both use that double/nested curve that I’ve been thinking about more lately. The basic block in this week’s sketch is different – basically just a double drunkard’s path unit – and the overall design is much more regular/repeated and symmetrical. Ahh, my happy place(s) 🙂
The last few quilts I’ve made have featured curves, and I’m getting better at piecing thinner curves. As a result, I’m thinking about curves and their possibilities a bit more!