Sparkler quilt
My newest quilt pattern, Sparkler, is now appearing in the Spring 2013 issue of Fons & Porter's Easy Quilts! Yay!
I'm so happy to finally be able to show you this quilt! The unbelievably beautiful quilting was done by the talented Jenny Pedigo of Sew Kind of Wonderful. I didn't give her any requests when it came to the quilting, I asked her to do whatever she saw fit—and I'm sure you'll agree that she knocked it out of the park. This is hands-down my favorite quilt right now, and Jenny's quilting is the reason why. You can read more on her blog about how she decided to quilt it.
"Easy quilt" is definitely an apt description of this pattern. It's just straight-line sewing and some half-square triangles. The entire quilt is made up of one very simple traditional block that is often seen as a tessellating pattern. But rather than tessellate it, I used a single background color and reversed out the colors for half of the blocks, giving the design a whole different look (and making it far easier from a color-placement and planning perspective!).
My version is done entirely in Cotton Supreme Solids from RJR Fabrics, a collection of beautiful, rich colors. I chose cool greens, blues, and purples and graduated them diagonally across the quilt. It would be fun to see this pattern done in warm colors or in the full rainbow as well.
Quite a few of the colors I used are available on Amazon: Including Electric Green, Raging Rose, and Riviera Blue.And can I just say how thrilled I am to see that there are several modern quilts in this issue of Easy Quilts? The issue also includes quilts by Amy Smart from Diary of a Quilter and Corey from Little Miss Shabby, along with several others of a more modern bent. It's nice not to have the one lonely modern design in a sea of traditional patterns!