rail fence - layout and sewing

[tielan]

Just a short post:

The rail fence quilt is a ridiculously easy quilt for a beginner, featuring strip-quilting, simple blocks, and a very effective pattern when the fabrics are appropriately contrasted.

Me, being me, didn't want to do the standard tri-colour or quad-colour pattern. So I went for something more art-y.



It looks a lot more cohesive than the last layout I had - although that last pic was more to show the blocks and what could be done with them.

All in all, it's more or less what I wanted the quilt to look like.

I may have to take time out to make a couple of quilt blocks for the birthday_blocks challenge that I've joined for this year, but when those are done, the next quilting project will be Agam Darshi's quilt made from the Sanctuary fabric range in a kaleidoscope pattern.

As a matter of fact, that's a project I'm really looking forward to starting and finishing - mostly because I've never done a kaleidoscope before, I like the fabric, and I like giving gifts to underdog actresses who play characters I adore.

Comments

[zillah975]

Oh, I really like that!

[tielan]

It does look rather good, actually - and it's all in the colour placement!

[beatrice_otter]

ooh, pretteh

[tielan]

Thank you!

[rhianona]

pretty. Not my style but I appreciate the aesthetics of it.

[tielan]

Probably not much my style either. But looks quite dramatic.

[thothmes]

This layout gives lots of ripples and eddies for the eyes to wander around in.

I really like the way you've played with the possibilities here.

[tielan]

It does have a lot of movement, doesn't it! Very Mondrian!

[snow]

That's really pretty.

[tielan]

Thank you!

It'd be interesting to do it in softer colours, not so stark. Maybe with scraps rather than yardage? So many possibilities!