Nancy's Quilt

Thought I would start the New Year off right by getting back to my blog! I was able to finish this little beauty today. 

It is comprised of all Stonehenge fabrics from Northcott and belongs to my friend Nancy from Quilters Crossing!

Since it is a simple block layout my idea was to disguise the blocks with an interesting quilting design in the negative space.  

Here is the before shot:

 Here is the after shot:

I think the quilting design makes your eye move over the quilt and enhances it. Making it look more intricate than a the straight grid setting that it is.  The straight grid setting is very clean and simple allowing for a lot of interesting combinations and quilt spaces. 

I played with several designs on paper before settling on this one.

 Close up details:

 Backside:

 backside details:

 Angled to see the texture created:

 Border designs on corners:

 Border design on front:

 Patchwork block details:

I used a layer of 80/20 underneath a layer of wool batting throughout the quilt. I thought the overall effect made it look like a fancy tiled floor. The stone design on the fabric enhances this too!

Thanks to Nancy for allowing me to quilt this for her!

 I really enjoyed it!