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When this quilt is sitting across your lap or draped over a chair, one sees only stripes of brightly cheerful florals. But look a little closer and it starts to become apparent that something’s… not quite right. This riff on a very traditional log cabin pattern throws all the lines just a *bit* off parallel, mixing a dash of amusing chaos into the strictly ordered concentric rings. Fabric is Pop Garden and Bijoux by Heather Bailey.
This was a custom order through Etsy. All finished and off to the post office tomorrow.
Inspired in part by the art of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, the Modern Rose Garden quilt begins with simple rectangles and composes them into an eye-catching formal garden of interlocking lines. It can be brought alive with nearly any fabric line – and, if you’re willing to fussy cut, can beautifully highlight any designs they feature, large or small. You can use whatever fabric catches your fancy, whether modern or traditional – or you can just use scraps you’ve collected from previous quilts! Finished quilt measures 62″ x 62″.


























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