Midnight Glow
Navy
and gold batik fabrics are always a beautiful combination, and
especially so in this week's quilt.
The
block is very curvy, made with Blue Wren's Friendship Circles 8”
die. It's their version of a vintage design of the same name. I had
to piece and press carefully to keep from stretching the edges. It
was worth the extra time to create this beauty!
I
chose a red-violet color blender from the navy batik for the center pieces,
a narrow border and binding. It creates a nice contrast, along with the creamy yellow corners. Midnight
Glow is 48” square. I arranged the layout and drew the block in
Electric Quilt 8.
Light
gold thread was used to quilt around each ring with a walking foot.
I added diagonal stitching across the blocks, then three parallel
lines on the navy borders.
When
I first got the die, I sewed a few test blocks to practice. I made
these into a 16” pillow cover. You can see that color choice and
placement create different looks. I started quilting in the center
and sewed a continuous spiral with gray thread. I named the pillow
design Soft & Sweet.
I
may take a break from curves for a bit, but I'll definitely sew this
one again. I have already designed another for scraps.
Blue
Wren dies used:
6301
Friendship Circles 8”
6015
1½” strip
Accuquilt
dies used:
55017
2½” strip
55032
3½” strip
To
find peace,
sometimes you have to be willing
to lose communication
with people, places, and things
that create the noise in your life.
