Diamond Tread quilt
My Diamond Tread quilt is complete! And the pattern for this quilt is now available as well! Woot!
• Click here to buy Diamond Tread as a PDF pattern •
I created this design a few months ago for my post on the Threadbias Quilt Design Tool blog hop. I was excited about the block that I came up with using the Design Tool—but not so excited about the 9 million half-square triangles an all-over design would have required. I realized that this type of design is where negative space really becomes your friend. : ) It looks great, and it rescues you from making so many HSTs that you start seeing them in your sleep. Who wouldn't love that?
I was so in love with the resulting design that I had to drop everything and make it immediately. When I blogged about it, someone suggested in a blog comment that this design resembles
that is sometimes stamped into metal. Sure enough, that's exactly what it looks like to me. I also like how the long, narrow section of Diamond Tread blocks looks a little like a tire track. So "Diamond Tread" was the perfect name for this pattern.
I was pleased with this design right from the start, and I love the finished quilt even more, so I'm extra thrilled to be making the Diamond Tread pattern available now too. The PDF version of the pattern is now for sale via my pattern shop and Craftsy.
This 8-page, full-color pattern is perfect for beginners, since it's just half-square triangle units and squares. As always, I've included plenty of diagrams and illustrations to take you through every step in the process. And of course, I know not everyone is as big a fan of negative space as I am, so my pattern includes full instructions for two design variations: One variation features the negative space (as shown in all my quilt photos on this post), while the other is an all-over pattern, shown in the digital mock-up above. One pattern, two designs, three sizes (Crib, Lap, and Twin)—how's that for bang for your buck?
Pattern Stats
Name: Diamond Tread Pattern
Skill level: Easy
Finished sizes: Crib (45" x 60"), Lap (52-1/2" x 75"), Twin (76" x 90"); two design varitations
Price: $9.99
Available: My pattern shop