One of my quilt guild buddies, Norma, brought me an adorable quilt made with 30's fabrics. It consisted of blocks of appliqued primitive flowers with pretty sashing in between and a nice border.
Now, I shudder when I have to quilt around applique, but Norma saved my day by wanting a nice old fashioned grid over her posies! We agreed on a quilt map, and I went to work:
The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the somewhat cold or harsh appearance of the points where the grid lines met, so I found a sweet new pattern where those points were softened into curves. If you click on the map above, you can see what I mean.
Here are some blocks from her quilt. Aren't they pretty?
She chose feathers for the wide sashings:
And a scalloped pattern for the outer border, but, as usual, I forgot to photograph the entire finished product. However, you can see the pattern on the map.
I used the same soft grid on another quilt made by my Sisty, but that will be for another day.
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