Quilts can help stave away the chill when there's a deep freeze outside—whether you're snuggled up beneath one, or piecing the top for a new one. This is
Pandora. It's a pattern designed by one of my fabulous pattern designer friends, Chris Hoover, at
Whirligig Designs.
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| "Pandora" made with a package of Spring Bouquet pre-cut strips |
I just finished piecing this top using a pre-cut strip collection called
Spring Bouquet. (Gee… if we "Think Spring," will the frost melt??) This is a strip collection of all metallics: swirls, mini leaves, small scale geometrics and tiny flowers. "Spring bouquet" adequately describes the rich, warm and vibrant colors in this color scheme.
After auditioning several possibilities for the setting triangles, I chose a creamy white metallic. The neutral color provided an unobtrusive background which did not compete with the saturated colors of the 9-patch blocks. It framed the composition nicely.
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| Spring Bouquet pre-cut strips from Blank Quilting. |
The centers of the 9-patch blocks are various fabrics from additional collections. If you decide to create a
Pandora quilt yourself, you could pull fabrics from your scrap basket for these 4.5" center patches, or the pattern provides a yardage amount.
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| Strip sets await. |
This is the next strip quilt project for which I'll be using the Prairie Wagon collection. These strip sets are patiently awaiting assembly while basking in the morning sunlight. I hope the sunlight and your quilts are keeping you warm these cold, frosty days.
