Red Pepper Quilts: Summer Rain Quilt

Summer Rain Quilt | Work in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts 2016

Summer Rain Quilt - Work in Progress 2016
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I am keeping it simple this week with squares, squares, and more squares. Simple but effective, and it is once again all about the fabrics; the use of color and the layout.

My quilt this week is a traditional quilt design with chains of four patch units alternated with a square, and set on point. The layout is inspired by a quilt that I made in 2006 ~ the Beaded Curtain Quilt from the book Caravan of Quiltsby Kaffe Fassett. You can see photos of the Beaded Curtain Quilt here. We continue to use the Beaded Curtain Quilt year round and is much loved in our home. For my current version of this quilt I have tweaked the size of the units, varied the layout, and mixed up the color palette to suit my fabric stash.

For the four-patch units I have contrasted dark with light fabric and created a chain of colors that graduate from light to dark and vice versa. The four-patch units have been alternated with a low volume background fabric and I have further created a background pattern with the use of a solid fabric - Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Highlight.

Kona Cotton Highlight is Robert Kaufman's Kona Color of the Year. It is a limited edition color that will be retired at the end of 2016. I love the color yellow and I am always keen to use more of it in my quilts. This was therefore a great opportunity to work with the color yellow - and a bright yellow at that - and make it zing without overwhelming the quilt.

QUILT STATS

Summer Rain Quilt

Quilt top measures approximately 51 inches x 72 inches.

192 four-patch units each measuring 3.5" x 3.5".

Contrasted with low volume background fabrics (3.5" squares)

and Kona Highlight (96 squares each measuring 3.5" x 3.5").

All measurements include seam allowances.

More than 180 different stash basics were used for the four patch units and

more than 150 different low volume background fabrics.

I am thrilled with how it turned out! The yellow is bright and refreshing, and the background design sits comfortably alongside the chain of colors created by the four-patch units; neither overwhelming the other.

Now ready for basting and quilting.

As always ~ thank you for stopping by,
Rita