We just has a dusting of snow here, so I feel like I'm a season behind posting this one. Wreathed, made with Island Batik's beautiful Flowing Meadow collection, looks like a fall quilt to me, with lovely rusts, golds and deep greens and just a touch of something that reminds me of cranberries.
You might remember Wreathed Squares, which I designed for Connecting Threads and tweaked a little in this quilt this past fall to work better in a different fabric collection.
I tweaked it even more and named the new and improved pattern just plain old "Wreathed". I liked the original just fine, but I love this new take on it even more.
Just a few more wreaths so you can see some of the colours better (though the golden tones Island Batik's Doughnut neutral basic doesn't show very well in these closeups).
I really do love this as a fall quilt, and I think it would make a great spring quilt as well in soft pastels, but what I really want to try next is a Christmas version. Wreaths and Christmas just go hand in hand, so it's a logical leap. I'm out of time for this Christmas, but the Merry Moments collection will be in stores in time for me to make a version for next year.
On second thought, I don't know if I can wait. Maybe I can at least squeeze in a pillow cover using just one block for this Christmas?
What sewing are you squeezing in this December? I hope it's stress-reducing rather than stress-inducing!
Happy quilting,
Joanne
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| Wreathed is available as a digital download in my Etsy shop |
Ooh - that is a really pretty pattern!
ReplyDeleteIt does look like a luscious fall quilt. I like it in the red and green, too. In my mind I am playing with how all of the wreaths could be in greens, but red introduced--in the corner triangles of the blocks, or in the "corners" of the wreaths?
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