This quilt was created for the Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon Together Floral & Vine fabric challenge. I wanted to create something with bold, geometric shapes that highlighted the floral print. I headed to Adobe Illustrator where I came up with this design:
While working with this design, I wanted to create the effect of depth. I achieved this by layering colors and shapes on top of each other, with the off white and periwinkle on the bottom, followed by lime, coral, and finally the floral. I also tried a new-to-me technique using inset circles. Of course, I wanted to learn the technique a few months before I was already signed up to take Cassandra Beaver‘s class at QuiltCon Together (face palm!). Instead I used her video tutorial on YouTube, found here. They turned out OK, for my first time trying the technique! I also got to practice my no-pin curves I learned in a 1-2-1 online class with Jenny Haynes last year. Both Cassandra and Jenny are excellent teachers and create beautiful quilts.
I used my Adobe Illustrator design to create templates for the shapes, and similar to the quilt Chirality, I pieced it in section. The title of the quilt comes from a line in the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice. I have no idea why, but this move was on repeat for most of 2020 in my apartment. I just love Elizabeth Bennet’s snark, and this is one of her funnier lines. My sewjo, like many others, also disappeared in 2020, so finishing this fabric challenge was indeed a small kind of accomplishment. It did not end up being juried into QuiltCon Together but I am pleased with how it turned out and I ended up liking the floral fabric more than I thought I would!
The Details
- Finished Size: 48″ x 48″
- Fabric Front: Moda Apricot & Ash – Coral Dotty Plus & Ash Rosebuds; Moda Bella Solids in Off White, Lime, & Periwinkle
- Fabric Back: Moda Apricot & Ash – Coral Dotty Plus, Light Lime Dotty Plus, White with Coral Dotty Plus
- Binding: Moda Apricot & Ash Gingham Cloud
- Batting: Hobbs 80/20 Bleached
- Thread: Aurifil Dove (2600)
- Shows: None
- Publications: None
- Awards: None
