Manor Garden is one of my favourite recent designs. It looks more complex to piece than it actually is.
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| Manor Garden by Canuck Quilter Designs Made with Whispering Woods from Island Batik |
As many of my designs do, it hinges on stitch-and-flip corners to build shapes without having to cut triangles or templates.
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| Closeup of Manor Garden by Canuck Quilter Designs Made with Whispering Woods from Island Batik |
The design reminded me of paths in a formal garden. Formal Gardens was already taken, so I had to stretch just a tiny bit for the pattern name.
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| Manor Garden by Canuck Quilter Designs Made with Whispering Woods from Island Batik |
The Whispering Woods collection from Island Batik is inspired by woods more than a garden, but the nature theme still worked quite nicely. Here's my selection of 12 fabrics plus a basic foundation, Sugar, for the accent/sashing. The Sugar has more golden tones that it seems in this photo.
You could also choose to repeat fabrics.
In this mockup I used only 6 instead of 12 fabrics of the Forest Flora collection, also from Island Batik. I also used the accent fabric for the border to lighten up the designs. There are so many choices you can make to create a quilt different than the cover quilt!
(Did you know I offer a whole Zoom presentation all about how to think beyond the pattern cover? Your guild program chair can find out more about this and other lecture offerings here.)
One more picture, just because...
...I want to acknowledge and thank my husband for being such an accommodating quilt holder. He deals with the wind yet never drops a quilt, holds on for "just one more" shot, and happily traipses through the park with quilts in tow. It was particulalrly buggy the day we took these photos last summer, which deserves an extra thank you!
Today is less pleasant outside than last summer, though it is sunny at least and not as cold as earlier this week. Still, I'm hunkered down in my sewing/design space, mulling over new designs and doing the last little bit of planning for my next mystery quiltalong starting on March 13th. More info and signups for that coming this week!
Happy quilting,
Joanne
What a gorgeous quilt pattern...and it's so striking in those batiks. I'm headed to Etsy right now! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI just bought the pattern and it is so simple and well-written. Your diagrams are spot on! The pattern looks so difficult but you've made it very easy and doable! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you like the design. Thanks so much for your kind pattern review! Easy and doable is what I strive for :)
DeleteBeautiful pattern, and well named. It does give the impression of an impeccably manicured English estate "garden".
ReplyDeleteCheers for patient quilt holders!!