Minimalist Churn Dash quilt

I almost forgot to tell you about a pattern I’ve got out in the current (and final–so sad!) issue of Modern Patchwork! This quilt is called “Minimalist Churn Dash” and is a play with an oversize churn dash block. I’ve also got some tips on choosing quilting designs for modern quilts in the same issue!

Edit: Please see my pattern errata page for a correction to an error that crept into this pattern! 🙁

The quilt is made from Robert Kaufman’s Kona Cottons, specifically Niagara, Paris Blue, and Riviera. Paris Blue (the medium blue) is one of the newest colors, and it’s such a great true blue.

This quilt has lots of sharp angles, so I thought circles would be a nice contrast in the quilting. I echoed the dark blue churn dash on the inside, then quilted concentric circles centered at the two sharp points of the dark blue. Really large concentric circles are next to impossible without a lot of thread breaks and/or rolling back and forth on a longarm, so I quilted this quilt on my domestic machine. I pre-marked some of the circles with a great big compass to help me keep them even.

You’ll notice that there are two half churn dash blocks in the design–I used the other half of one of them as a fun and super easy label!

If you’re interested in how I came up with the idea for this quilt, you are in luck. You’ll be able to see my design process step-by-step in my upcoming book, The Quilter’s Negative Space Handbook! It’s coming out in February—if you’d like to preorder your signed copy, click here!

Quilt Stats

Fabrics: Kona Cotton in Niagara, Paris Blue, and Riviera
Backing: Kona Cotton Paris Blue
Batting: Hobbs 80/20
Thread: Aurifil 50-weight (#2730 and #1320)