Something fresh, bright and cheery. Something like Reeze Hanson's "Calypso Carnival" quilt, featured in Easy Quilts Spring 2013.
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| "Calypso Carnival" by Reeze Hanson |
Q. How did you come up with the
design idea?
Reeze: I wanted a simple design which would allow the
fabric to do the work. Putting four-patches on point with a simple
slashing added interest, and secondary designs that work with the bold colors
and large scale prints.
Q. How did you choose what colors
to use?
Reeze: I used Ro Gregg's Calypso line. The bright
colors contrasted so nicely with the white dot/stripe. I wanted to
challenge myself to find a way to use all the colors in this flower print in
one quilt and still keep it unified and simple.
Q. What do you like best about
this quilt?
Reeze: I love the way the colors blend in a diagonal
progression across the quilt from corner to corner.
Q. What was most challenging about
this quilt?
Reeze: Organizing the piecing
was critical. I needed to make lists of each color combination and then
divide the quilt in rows for assembly. A design wall was really helpful
to stay organized.
Q. Who
did you make this quilt for?
Reeze: When I get a grand baby, the quilt will go to
him or her. Hope hope!
Q. Tell
us about the machine quilting.
Reeze: Brenda Weien of Brenda's machine quilting does a
great job complimenting the design with simple but engaging quilting. The
pumpkin seed or melon design in the four patches breaks up the starkly
geometric lines of the quilt and adds some softness to the design.
Click here to buy a kit for this project.
Click here to learn more about Reeze and her work.
Click here to find Easy Quilts spring 2013.
p.s. Psst! Ro has a follow-up collection to Calypso due out in February, called Calypso Frogs. Below is a sneak peek, but you can check out the entire line here.
I love these fabrics...what fun they are going to be to use! :)
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