So along with gallivanting through the countryside and embarking on complicated furniture builds, the other thing that kept me distracted from my typical blogging duties was this Mondrian quilt I finished designing last week.
I can. Not. tear myself away from it. I stopped making dinner, I ignored my family, I thought about it when I was trying to go to sleep. I couldn’t get it out of my head. It was like when I was a kid and played so much Tetris on the nintendo that every time I closed my eyes I saw pieces falling into place. I was obsessed.
I am not a fast quilter, and this is a king sized quilt, so I was expecting this to take me ages. But thanks to the obsession, I already have all the blocks pieced. I forced myself to put it away at that step and actually remember what my family looks like, but I don’t think I’ll be able to ignore it for much longer. It’s like sewing myself a big puzzle. I can’t resist it.
Looking good… you have however, considered the drawback of king sized quilts… quilting them is uhm… I can't think of a polite word.. so insert suitable rude word. My friend made a beautiful one for her mum, and machine quilting it involved the pair of us. Her sewing and me holding up bits of it, helping to move it etc.
Wow! That was fast! I'm still ruminating about the pattern and gathering fabrics for my very first quilt attempt!(I think I might try throw size) You are very inspiring!
Can't wait to see more progress on your Mondrian quilt. That's exciting!
Your quilt plans look good. Can't wait to see your finished product. I have some friends who make AMAZING quilts for all the girls we know when then have a baby – it is such an art.
Hello! We have an engaged couple in our family that is interested in this exact type of design based of off Piet Mondrian for their wedding gift. Would you happen to have saved the directions that are shown above? We would be interested in working with those to recreate this pattern. Thank you! You can e-mail us as the attached address or respond here. Thank you for your time!