Concentric Squares

 

It was the quilt that got away (well one of them).

Thirty years or more, I saw a quilt at a local flea market.  It was really graphic.  Concentric squares--each about 8 inches in wool fabric of orange and grey and a few other solids.  It was a real stunner and would have been wonderful as a wall hanging in a loft or modern house.  I didn't buy it at the time.  

The excuses:  I really don't like orange and the truth is, I could never hang it in my house because it's not modern and also, plaster walls don't accomodate heavy wall hangings.  It was also solid colors.  Remember back then, there was no modern quilt movement.  But...

I couldn't forget the quilt and when I returned to the flea market, it was gone.  I'm happy for whoever purchased it.  

But it also initiated a quest for a concentric square quilt.

I'm not talking about a log cabin quilt or a trip around the world.  Recently, I noticed on the Generations Quilt Shop that they had a concentric square pattern they called "Amish Squares".

Okay so duh--I should have thought of the quilt I had seen as possibly Amish.  So this week, I looked for "Amish Square" quilts.

Here's an antique one from Rocky Mountain Quilts.

Stella Rubin has one with a four patch center here.

Just Folk has a rayon one that they are selling as an African American Quilt.  You can see that one here.

Ultimately, I could make my own and maybe I will this year...just  not orange.

Do you have a quilt or pattern that got away and you regret?

Have a safe  and happy day!