One of the quilts I’m making at the moment combines traditional quilt blocks (nine patches and rail-fence sashing blocks) with circles. It’s a funny mix of old and new, prints and solids… it’s a way to use up fabric from my stash while trying out a new design approach. At the same time, it’s been prompting me to add new or unexpected shapes into designs that were otherwise languishing. This week’s sketch is an example.
I don’t usually do holiday-themed designs, but I couldn’t help it this week. The basic flower unit in last week’s sketch reminded me of a pumpkin, and with Halloween coming up… it felt like good timing to play around with the idea a little more.
I always seem to have one or two unrealised ideas in my head when it comes to quilt designing – vague concepts or hazy pictures that float around my brain but won’t quite land on paper (or screen). One of these ideas is for an Australian native plants/flowers quilt – I’m determined to design a modern quilt based on banksias or wattles one of these days!
Recently while I was developing banksia ideas (none of which worked!), I came up with an entirely different flower design that felt fun enough to share.
