Open Squares

open squares quilt

Sometimes life gets away from me…well honestly it does that quite a bit. Β So when I realized today that I had never blogged about this quilt, I just had to laugh. Β It’s been available as a pattern in Modern Patchwork, Winter 2015 for quite a while now.

In all honesty, this particular issue of the magazine has some really interesting quilts and projects in it. Β I would recommend it without hesitation. Β I’ll admit that the photography of my quilt is a little funny…you’ll have to pick up a copy to see what I’m talking about. Β But it involves a pair of dirty tennis shoes and a black men’s hat.

Ha! Β That got you wondering didn’t it?

open squares quilt

It’s a good size lap quilt…probably 50″ x 70″ or so. Β (This is why I should have blogged about it a while back, so I wouldn’t forget these things). Β But my husband is holding it up and he’s 6’2″ if that helps anyone. πŸ˜‰ Β I made this entirely with solids from Modern Solids by Alissa Haight Carlton for In the Beginning Fabrics.

open squares quilt

I was experimenting with a different type of straight line quilting. Β I’m doing that a lot lately. Β I love the texture that was created by stacking straight lines very close together and then leaving a portion unquilted. Β And then of course running those lines perpendicular with the same pattern.

open squares quilt

I backed the quilt with yet another delicious Anna Maria Horner fabric. Β Her fabrics work so beautifully for backings because you can really show off her full motifs. Β Plus this fabric happened to have all of the colors of the solids I used and was in my stash. Β Win win!

open squares quilt

This quilt is made from a single block pattern that is rotated throughout the quilt and varies the color placement. Β But it’s a simple block with straight line piecing and squares and rectangles. Β The quilt comes together quickly for a modern design. Β I think it would be great for a guy especially though I might change the background color from white to … well… almost anything else. Β Because…you know…guys. πŸ˜‰

I hope you enjoy the quilt and get a chance to try out the pattern!

9 thoughts on “Open Squares”

    1. Thank you! I enjoyed doing that quilting. I'm really loving experimenting with straight line quilting lately. It can take longer than free motion, but I like the graphics I can achieve with it.

  1. That's a great design for simple squares and I love the rows of stitching. I might try something similar for my son, as his room is just about to get a makeover to something a bit more grown up and he could use a quilt like that forever. Unlike the Marvel curtains he wants which he'll grow out of in no time!

    1. Haha!! I understand. I tend to make my daughter a pillowcase in fabric for something trendy like that and a quilt in colors that will last a lifetime. πŸ˜‰

  2. I too have fell back on my blogging a bit. But I love the finished quilt here and we don't care when you show it, we are just amazed at what it looks like when it is done! Thanks for sharing!

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