More chunky curves this week! I’m using a shape that’s similar to last week’s main shape, plus another related curvy quatrefoil. Let’s get into it!

You might recognise the bigger of the two shapes – it’s very similar to the repeated unit in last week’s design. Really the only difference is the middle: I’ve use more curves this time instead of a cross. Oh, and I’ve put them inside a square.

Then I repeated that square in the other shape, which also features four slightly different rounded bits. So the two shapes are quite complementary while being distinct. Alternating the colouring helps to tie them together too.

I tried over/underlaying the squares, rather than using transparency…

…but decided that I prefer the transparency effect. It also gives me another colour to play with!

   

   

I don’t know why this design brings all the quirky palettes out, but it seems to suit them somehow.

And of course, the transparency doesn’t need to make sense; you can use colours that wouldn’t necessarily mix that way in real life, as long as they look good in the design!

I also tried a larger palette, with the centre colours tying the blocks together, but… I don’t love it. Maybe I just chose the wrong colours, or maybe the connections across the shapes are part of what makes the design?

So, back to the wacky colours!

This week’s sketch would be easy to make using the double drunkard’s path templates from Jenny Haynes / Papper, Sax, Sten. If you follow my blog and don’t have Jenny’s templates, you might think that I bang on about them too much. But honestly, they’re really good, I love using them, and they make sewing these types of curves sooooo much easier and more enjoyable. (I’d only ever spruik stuff I use and love!) If you used the 7″ template, each of the four big shapes in this week’s sketch would measure 28″ square. So the four together, plus a border, would give you a decent-size lap quilt (~60″ square).

I’ve seen a few other quilters making chunky flower shapes lately, so I probably won’t end up making this one (even though I love it). It was fun to design though!