Category: Sunday sketch

Sunday sketch #491

I made a quilt recently (which I’ll share in a few weeks’ time) that used loads of wide curves – the same size/shape that I used in my quilts Blue Wave, Whirlwind and Quattro. Basically a 7″ (finished) drunkard’s path unit with a 3.5″ (finished) drunkard’s path cut out of it. A bit like a macaroni! It’s such a great shape, and so easy to piece thanks to drunkard’s path templates from Papper, Sax, Sten.

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Sunday sketch #489

Would you believe that I designed this week’s sketch and drafted this blog post almost two weeks ago, and only realised last Wednesday that the basic design is the same as Sunday sketch #440 (posted last December)?! I always knew it would happen eventually… I’ve copied myself! 🙂

I thought about ditching this post, but in the end decided to keep it for a few reasons. First, it’s the lead-in to next week’s sketch, and next week’s blog post refers back to this one in a few places. And second, I’ve explored different colour placement (and palettes) here, which shows off the versatility of this design. So let’s get into it!

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