Brittany used
the classic
Orange Peel
block for her
Shades of
Citrus quilt
Fi n dyourfa vouri te
tra di ti on a lqui l torbloc k
a n drea llygettokn owi t.
On ceyou ' vel ea rn edt he
insandoutsit 'stimeto
spicet hingsup!
techniques and set them up for a
romantic evening or two. Light the
candles, dim the lights, press playon
the old smooth jazz and let your two
ideas get to know each other. Findways
to see how they can mix.
Can you subtract certain lines or
shapes? How about offsetting a block,
or rotating elements of that block.
Change up colourways, add an
additional shape or take something
away... keep exploring your ideas,and
be sure to save each one! Take my
Shades of Citrus quilt as an example.
The Lafayette Orange Peel block isawidelyusedtraditionalblock.I used
it in a moderncontextbyspinningit
onpoint,playingwithnegative
spaceandaddinga movementof
colouracrossthedesign.Discoveryour
happymedium
Thekeyis totakeyourtimeandbe
patient.Sometimesyouhaveto
comebacktoandesignonceit'shad
timetosimmer.Theprocesscantake
anywherefromdays,toweeks,to
months,butneverbediscouraged
byhowlongit mayormaynottake
tofindyourperfectidea!It’llcome
toyouwhenit’sready,just
remembertokeepaneyeoutfor
it at alltimes.
AsI’veexploredtraditional
quiltingideas,I’vereallycometo
lovethestylethatI firstthought
wasn’tforme.I cannowproudlysay
thatI’ma memberof myownteam,
whereI canenjoythebestof both
worlds– andI’mprettyhappyhere.BRITTANYLLOYD
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