Now I had the thread and I had picked the fabric, all I needed was a pattern idea!
Then March came... and kept going... and I still didn't' have a pattern idea.
I spent most of the month mulling over different ideas of what to create. I originally envisioned making a landscape quilt, but I couldn't settle on a layout I really liked. Finally as the end of the month was nearing the idea came.
Something a little more blocky than curvy.
I jotted it down. A rough sketch on a very small piece of paper. This was my working pattern. I even taped it to the sewing machine so I could look at it for reference as I put the quilt together.
Since the challenge this month was to be a small wall hanging I went with small pieces. The small squares measure 1 inch finished. The rectangles measure 1 x 2 inch finished.
The quilting was fun. Even though the pattern was blocky, I used the thread to add some curves.
The curves and waves contrast quite nicely with the sharp edges of the squares and rectangles.
To me the thread has created movement of rolling hills, climbing mountains, and a windy sky.
I added some extra Aurifil colors to finish out the quilting.
And of course, sewn together and quilted with a Schmetz microtex needle.
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