Go Fly a Kite

We have had a number of windy days -- perfect kite flying weather.  I've never been a great kite flyer -- but I was thinking that kites would make a great baby quilt.  So for the next month, I will be presenting a kite quilt with both Electric Quilt video tutorials and Art and Stitch video tutorials.  This will be a bit of a mystery as I won't reveal the layout until later in the series.

The finished quilt will be 38" x 50".  This is a great size for either a baby or a toddler quilt.

This project is for you --- 

• For those that want to work on their Electric Quilt skills or just want the practice, you can work along with me to draft the kite blocks and create the layout.
• For those that want to work on quilting designs,I will cover drafting a complementary design in Art and Stitch.

I picked up a layer cake bundle of Girl Crazy from Robert Blake Designs at the theme fabric for this quilt.  I'm going to pull in a few tonal fabrics (the ones on the top in the photo).  I think 23 10" x 10" pieces will be sufficient for this project.  Electric Quilt is telling me I need 1-3/4 yards for the background.  That seems like more than I need -- but I would suggest buying that quantity to be safe.

Drafting the Kite Blocks

For those that want to play in Electric Quilt this week, I am providing an Electric Quilt video tutorial on drafting a series of kite blocks.  I will admit that I was planning to do just one -- but once I got started, I kept coming up with more ideas.

This video will take less than 7 minutes to watch.

Here are all the blocks.

Featured Pattern - Modern Maze

Traditional fabrics can be used to make modern quilts.  This quilt features Molly B's fabrics from Marcus Brothers.

Create your own maze with these asymmetrical blocks.  There are endless rotation possibilities. The quilt may be completed with four fabrics or may be made from scraps.  
Finished sizes includes:

• Wall Hanging (50 x 50)
  
• Lap (70 x 90)
• Full (80 x 90)
• Queen (100 x 100)

Recommended (optional) Tools:

• Tucker Trimmer 1™

Purchase here.

Happy quilting.

Kari