A few months back it was my turn to design the quilt for the Love circle of the Do. Good Stiches charity quilting bee. I love designing the quilt– I let the other women in the circle know what type of blocks I want and in what colors, and within a month they all begin rolling into my mailbox! This time I chose an improvisational chevron block (using the tutorial from Six White Horses.) I asked the members of the group to use turquoise and robin’s egg blues paired with oranges, yellows, and greys.
I have creative license to put them together however I want, and it’s always fun to play with different layouts. Usually I would use some sashing to break up the crazy patterns in blocks such as these, but this time I thought they were playing well together and I sewed them all right up next to each other. I love how bright and busy the quilt is, and I’m really hoping it will brighten up the day of the child that receives it through the charity we donate to, wrap them in love.
For the back of the quilt, I pieced together a number of fabrics in coordinating colors for a bright and patchwork-y back. I just love reversible quilts! Plus, I was able to incorporate the one extra block I had from the front as the focal point.
Thanks so much to all the women in the love circle who contributed to this quilt! I couldn’t have finished this one without you!
Hurray! What fun to see it finished!!! I’m glad you didn’t sash it. The craziness is perfectly pitched. Also, loving that first picture hanging at the door. It’s awesome when something different like that works outs!
it is so beautiful! it was because of the blocks i saw everyone making for you that i asked for the same block to be made for me in the bees i am in. i love the blocks i have received and cant wait to put my quilt together!
That’s so bright and cheerful! What a lovely quilt for a child 🙂
Without wishing to some repetitive. Fab quilt and fab pictures!
Looks amazing! And I love the background of the photos as well!
I just love the craziness of this! And the colors. Fabulous job, Natalie!
I love it in all it’s craziness!
Always love your photos! Gorgeous quilt and I love the back too!
I was seeing these blocks pop up on different blogs I read and I could wait to see that finished quilt. It’s even more gorgeous that I could have thought ! The colors and the design are perfect !
New to finding your blog. Love the crazy chevron quilt. Great colors and no sashing was definitely the way to go. The little specs of what looks like black add a nice tiny punch.
It was so much fun to make the blocks. You picked a great assignment, splendid colors, and you executed an amazing quilt!
wow, it looks amazing!
This is such an amazing quilt!! I can’t believe I got to be a part of something so cool!!
I love how this turned out, Nat – it looks almost marbelized! I definitely want to make this block again… maybe a table runner?
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