I've spent months working on Christmas and kids' quilts. It's fine and I'm happy to be using up the fabric. But here's the thing...after a while, it feels like I've been eating nothing but candy for weeks. Eventually we all want a piece of meat, baked potato and a vegetable. This all brings me to the evenings when the tv is boring (usually), and I look at antique and vintage quilts online for inspiration.
My meat, potato and vegie dinner are two color quilts these days. In particular, I gravitate to navy and white quilts. I don't know why, perhaps it is calming, perhaps it is just a cleansing of my visual palette.
I found this one last week at Etsy (here):
At first glance, I thought it was a modern (today) quilt. But on closer scrutiny, realized the quilt is about a 100 years old (give or take). The graphic nature of this piece is so unusual and yet it fits so well in the two color category.
This pattern is known as quarter log cabin and Barbara Brackman did a nice post about the pattern here. The pattern is really popular with current quilters. It's easy to assemble, often has a festive look about it, and you can see some examples here on pinterest.
Years ago, I made a variation of the pattern but with a much bigger middle section. I'm most inspired by fabric itself and wanted to show off this poppy fabric. I can't find a photo of the finished quilt (gifted long ago) but you get the idea:
All of this is well and fine but I think at this point I prefer the graphic simplicity of the simple blue and white quilt.
When I look at antique or vintage quilts anymore, it isn't with the thought of actually buying them but instead making something similar myself. In fact, I rarely make quilts that have the same pattern as ones I've collected.
I am sure I can easily draft a pattern for the blue and white quilt and hope to make one someday soon. I'm just not sure about the stripes on the piece and wonder what you think about them.
Do you like this quilt? What are your thoughts? What is your favorite two color combination?
Wishing you a safe and happy day!
