A Summer Harlequin Quilt : :

Happy Monday! Today I have another newly finished quilt as you go quilt to share, my Summer Harlequin Quilt! This one started back at the end of July, when my friend April Rhodes sent me a gorgeous bundle of her newest collection, Bound for Art Gallery Fabrics. The addition of Pure Element solids made this collection so perfect for late Summer sewing. Just look how pretty!



I wasted no time turning my bundle into a quick QAYG quilt top, a simple pattern of Windmill and Four-patch blocks. These traditional quilt blocks became modern, combining my quilt as you go using batting as foundation with these beautiful fabrics, turned on point!





The bold diamond design had me thinking of a Harlequin pattern with a twist, and so, I named this one my Summer Harlequin Quilt!





To finish I chose Bound Survey Ochre as my backing, a warm sunset yellow, using the qayg quilt backing technique I share in my Craftsy class!





For the quilting and binding I kept it all April Rhodes' using coordinating threads from her Aurifil thread collection and more Bound, Homebody stripe.









I love how this quilt turned out! The pattern is one I will absolutely be making again!

I wish you all a wonderful start to your week! ♡ Maureen

A Summer Harlequin Quilt Top : :

It must have been a great Summer for harvesting and baling hay. Large round hay bales are scattered across nearly every field around, it's so beautiful! I couldn't let such a perfect quilt photo shoot opportunity pass me by. So, Sunday night, after a busy weekend away, I finished up a new quilt top to take to the fields. These Bound fabric colors & prints are such a perfect pairing to the landscape and warmth of these Summer days!





My quilt pattern is just a combination of Windmill and Four-patch blocks turned on point. Since I've been wanting to experiment with traditional quilt block patterns and quilt-as-you-go using batting as my foundation, I took the time to do so with these blocks. It worked perfectly!





To add a little twist to my simple patchwork plan, I added in a mix of solids to form a band of stacked diamonds down the center of my quilt. Inspiring this quilts' new name, my Summer Harlequin Quilt!



I haven't yet decided on how I'm going to quilt finish this one, but I'm leaning towards hand quilting using Aurifil's new AuriFloss at the moment. I have some time to think it over, since I turned my one and only quilting hoop into a dream catcher last year, HA!



I'd love to hear your ideas, if you care to share?

I wish you all a beautiful day! ♡ Maureen