I haven’t blogged in a really long time, but I just finished this quilt, which I’ve been working on slowly for a while. Each (of the 225!) colored squares is one inch. I picked the size because it was so easy to translate from my graph paper sketch. I made the sketch quickly–just coloring squares without a whole lot of thought and ended up with a surprising sort-of hidden pattern that reminded me a little of fair isle knitting. I wasn’t sure how the sketch would translate to a quilt, but I followed it almost exactly. The top is made of 25 blocks with 9 colored squares each. I first thought about making long strips, but breaking the design into blocks really helped keep the grid neat.
Here are some close-ups where the pattern disappears.
Fair isle grid–finished July 2016
I would love to recreate this, with 2″ squares on a steel grey background. Did you use Kona solids?
That sounds lovely. I did use Kona—it’s my go to solid!
Brigit Gail your quilt is simple elegance. I love the pattern and colors. Beautiful.
Thank you so much!
At first glance your quilt seems so simple. With a closer look you created a center motif surrounded by four corner “grid patches”. Love your color choices and find this all stunning! Thank you so much for sharing your textile art. jgd
Thank you, Jan!
Just stunning! Bravo!
Thank you!
This is just beautiful. Thank you for sharing your work. I am a new quilter and cannot imagi e creating something so exquisite.
Thanks! I’ve found that a lot of quilting is easier than it seems. Modern quilts especially are less technically difficult and more about design and creativity, which is why I love them!
Like a classic black dress: this is incredibly beautiful.
I have not blogged in forever either. I have made some lovely quilts and wall hangings but I have not blogged about them. Your post reminds me of the reason to dig out my password and blog again: Inspiration. Your blog has inspired me. We need to inspire each other.
Thank you so much for posting your gorgeous piece of art.
Thanks, Karee! I really appreciate the kind words!
Beautiful quilt.How did you do the quilting?
Thank you! It is just straight-line quilting that I did with a walking foot on my home machine. I used the grid from the piecing as a guide to make a one-inch grid pattern.
Sometimes it is the simplest of designs that speak in volumes! This is fantastic!
Thanks so much for your comment!
I love this! just the perfect combo of graphic yet soft.
Thanks!
I think you are more patient than me! This is a lovely quilt, well done.
Thanks so much!
Crazy beautiful! I like how it looks so much like the graph paper you used to plan. Is it queen-sized? Full? It looks bigger than a baby quilt. I can’t imagine how you made all those little squares line up so perfectly. This quilt is definitely worth the wait for your next post.
Thanks! It is crib size–the squares are really tiny!