APQ 4-patch quilt-a-long 2015
‘Four patch units are anything but boring!’ is the opening line of the article in the current American Patchwork & Quilting magazine Issue 133 April 2015. I totally agree with that statement.
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Lissa Alexander, April Rosenthal and Edyta Sitar show how the humble 4-patch block can become fun designs perfect for scrappy quilts.
I joined the #APQquiltalong and designed a quilt using all 3 blocks. I am fascinated with tiled floors so the layout was supposed to mimic an intricate tiled floor.
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| Finished Block Size : 6″ x 6″ Finished Quilt Size: 66.5″ x 66.5″ |
The background fabric is Grunge (Blitzen) by Basic Grey for Moda. The text prints are a combination of Moda Passport and Sweetwater Feedsack fabrics. The lime greens, aqua and teal prints are a collection of moda (origins / grunge), Denyse Schmidt, Laura Gunn fabrics.
The pieced backing was created from scraps I had from other projects. The IKEA text print is my favourite ‘go to’ backing. 54″ wide and quilts beautifully.
I chose a very simple wavy quilting pattern to add the illusion of movement using Aurifil 2085 light aqua blue 50wt cotton. I used up some old bobbins with colours ranging from light grey to dark teal on the back.
Pick up your copy of the magazine today and join in the fun of the #APQquiltalong. Don’t forget to use the hashtag when posting to FB, Twitter and IG. There are some fabulous 4-patches in the making by:
April Rosenthal of Prairie Grass Patterns
Barb and Mary of Me and My Sister Designs
Camille Roskelley of Thimble Blossoms
Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts
Jane Davidson of Quilt Jane
Jo Morton of Jo Morton Quilts
Linda Collins of Quilts in the Barn
Lissa Alexander of Moda Lissa
Shea Henderson of Empty Bobbin Sewing
Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life
Thelma Childers of Cupcakes N’ Daisies
American Patchwork & Quilting staff
Stop by their blogs and see what they have been making.
10 Comments
Béa
Very beautiful, love all of this quilt .
Melissa Corry
Absolutely gorgeous Jane 🙂
kshackabq
Wonderful quit!
mypiecedlife.com
I love the combination of all of the 4 patch designs! An amazing quilt!
Karen
What a beautiful quilt, and how creative to combine the three patterns. I think your color choice is very striking too!
KMSC
I love your quilt! It looks complicated but is made with simple blocks. Beautiful!
Helen L
I've been working on this same quilt along, but on my!! Your quilt is just stunning!!! I love your layout and the colors that you have used: so wonderful!!! Can I pin it? It does look like a tiled floor! You've just done a fantastic job on this quilt: thanks for sharing with and inspiring us!!! Hugs, H in Healdsburg
lovetostitch
I think you succeeded the tile floor. I have come back to this one so many times, even though it looks modern and I am more traditional, maybe it's the combo of the fabrics. I keep looking at each fabric and oooohing and ahhhhing, telling myself I must find that one, or this one, so thanks for telling what you used. Love it! It looks amazing!!
Allison CB
Lovely quilt! Love the combinations you picked!
Gemini Jen NZ
Absolutely amazing! Wow, you are clever, super work!