The Rural Quilter: August 2020

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The most common meaning for tulip is perfect love. I love the modern feel of this quilt

you can make all the tulips in three shades of one colour or use a combination of

tulip colours to create a truly spring quilt. It also works with non-tulip colors as you

can see in the drawing below.

The finished block size is 8" x 8" and the quilt finishes at 48" x 64"

and uses 5 colors with a total number of 304 pieces.

This quilt is sewn using traditional methods on a home sewing machine, and can

be quilted using either Quilt As You Go methods or in the traditional manner.

Christening Blanket

This Christening blanket with it doves in the corners. Doves are a symbol of

peace and tranquility and what more could you want for the little one.

This quilt is a combination of simple blocks and Drunkards

block with a little applique.

This is an easy quilt to make, that impresses people with its symbolism.

It has 11 colours and a finished size of 32 x 36.

My Scandinavian background has exposed me to the colors that they use in folk-art

and the clean crisp lines of the work. I used their colors when creating

this quilt so that I could achieve a bright, happy quilt.

I liked to alternate the colors in the four patches

between red and yellow to make them pop. The blocks measure 9" x 9" and each

contain 33 pieces and 5 colors in total are used.

The PDF pattern includes sewing diagrams, list of fabrics, cutting and assembly instructions.

The pattern includes crib, throw, twin, Queen and King sizes.