The traditional guild I’m a part of has issued a challenge to create a quilt using the shape formed by two squares superimposed on each other, one rotated 45 degrees. It’s a shape found often in Islamic art and mosaics.
I’m not always very good at completing challenges, but I was trying to draft a completely different block, and as I was drawing guidelines I realized I had drawn the shape in the challenge. So I drew it a few more times. And then made the quilt top once before figuring out a more precise way to piece it, so I made it again.
But eventually I ended up with this, which I’m very happy with!
The Artichoke is available in the Flying Parrot Quilts pattern shop.
This quilt is actually paper-pieced and didn’t involve any Y-seams! I’m working on writing up a pattern for this and am hoping to have it available soon.
Here are a couple shots of the back.
Beautiful pattern, beautiful color progression, beautiful quilting!
This is gorgeous Sylvia!! Cant wait to see it in person!!
Wow! This is amazing! All your quilts are outstanding!
Your pattern is adorable!!!!!! I need to try it! I tried to buy it on craftsy but I don’t know why, it didn’t worked! I will try again later!