This quilt was inspired by a quilt I saw at the MN Quilt Show last weekend. They had an amazing exhibit of from the Quilt Study Group on 19th Century Blues - It's More than Indigo.
I saw this quilt by Sandi K. Petsche of Harlan, Iowa. whose quilt was inspired by a quilt by Catherine Snyder, Minneola, Kaansas ca. 1850.
I decided to create my own version of Catherine's quilt.
However, I was not in the mood for complicated today. So rather than drafting the blocks from scratch, I used artistic license and modified blocks that I already had on my computer. Hopefully you will enjoy the ease of working with existing blocks.
The trickiest part of the design was getting the border blocks to be the same size both horizontally and vertically. This did require adding spacer borders. One was quilt large (4-1/2") -- so I decided to add additional Princess Feathers to complement the design.
Here is my final quilt.
Watch the full video here.
As I mentioned in the video, there are opportunities to swap out blocks (particularly the sunflower and the princess feather). I look forward to seeing what you do with the design concept. Feel free to share in the Learning EQ Facebook group. I've set up a post for your pictures.
Loronda Schuler
6/22/2024 02:32:58 pm
Fun one. I did it in 3 colors with a different boarder just for fun. Love your version though. Comments are closed.
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