Saw this quilt in a vendor booth just as we were getting ready to wrap up our second day at the Quilt Exposition in Birmingham. I didn't buy the pattern - I don't even know if they were selling it or were just using the quilt for decoration. And I didn't take the time to even ask.
I had a layer cake that I had purchased at a private sale and thought it would be great to use for practice. It's pretty loud and I did add a couple of fabrics to settle it down a bit. I call the pattern a "cut and switch". Basically you
1. Layer 2 squares of fabric right sides up
2. Cut twice vertically and twice horizontally ( in roughly a plus sign)
3. Switch the arms and legs of the plus sign
4. Sew the pieces back together
5. Press and trim if needed.
The blocks are about 9 inches unfinished -I haven't sewn these blocks together yet.
My second attempt was using a constant batik in all the blocks. This time I started with 9 inch squares.
Added a few more fabrics each day and it took much longer than the layer cake for having to pull, press, cut squares, refold and return fabrics etc.
I sewed these into a top that measures 52.5 by 67.5".
Will make a nice lap quilt or throw.
May try this again but not right away.
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