My medallion quilt

For a long time I've wanted to design and make a medallion quilt but wanted to take some of the hard work out of the process if possible.  So I came up with the idea of designing one around 2 1/2" squares and HSTs which could be cut with a Sizzix die cutter.  I have the long dies of each of these which can cut about 50-60 2 1/2" squares or HSTs in one roll and the HSTs then need no trimming.  Using those, I could cut a lot of scraps up very quickly.


My colour scheme was based around Ansonia by Denyse Schmidt with co-ordinating scraps thrown in to give the quilt a much scrappier look.  The dark in that line is a dark brown which I substituted for black and charcoal which I prefer.  Hence the quilt was called Back to Black because I think it's the black in the quilt which makes the other colours really pop.  The centre medallion was paper pieced because you can't beat paper piecing for a nice pointy star.


The quilt is a whopping 80" square and, although the maths for that would have been a bit of a kerfufle, designing it in Touchdraw (an app for iPad, mac and android) meant the maths was all done for me.  By that I don't mean that TD automatically calculates your yardage etc but it's easy to measure what goes where when you can manipulate the design endlessly in a graphics program - something you just couldn't do with pen and paper.  The backing was the most fabulous Suzuko Koseki print from Sew Me A Song.


And if you'd like to make your own version of this medallion quilt, it appears in issue 13 of Love Patchwork and Quilting.

Comments

  1. LOVE all the white. It give the pattern all the sparkle it needs. Just beautiful!

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  2. Of course 80" square to a foreigner like me means nothing, but one and a bit fences really helps me. And I love it.

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  3. I really love this medallion the best of any I have seen recently. I think it is the white background throughout - it is a more peaceful medallion, less of a riot of colours.

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  4. Thank you! I have a die cutter and this is wonderful! I would live to see more patterns that are easy and die friendly.

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  5. Love the black with the colors - so striking. I have a fat quarter of the Suzuko Koseki print you used on the back and this is the first time I've seen it on a quilt - beautiful! Now I want more of it. ;)

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  6. Lynne! You never cease to amaze me. It's beautiful!

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  7. The medallion quilt is so absolutely beautiful! Love it.

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  8. Wow - this is fabulous! I'm such a big fan of using black and white to give quilts a bit of pop. Can't wait to read all about this!

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  9. Lynne!!! How do you keep coming up with such awesome designs? You're my quilting hero!!

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  10. Your design is wonderful. I love these colors with the white background. It really pops!

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  11. It is gorgeous! Love the colors and the white background, so fresh!

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  12. Been loving this in particular in the new issue, Lynn! I adore the medallion style so. This is on my list, along with your schoolhouse Oakshott quilt!

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  13. Gorgeous quilt, although I think the poster above me might have other ideas about what to do with it...

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  14. The black works great in this, its gorgeous.

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  15. It truly is beautiful!!! Have to get that magazine!!!

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  16. Truly magnificent, I hope it's a keeper!

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  17. A beautiful piece you've done!
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  18. Absolutely stunning!!! LOVE every bit of it!

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  19. How gorgeous I love your colours, I've never seen a sizex die for quilting does it work in the ordinary sized machine?

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