Autumn Boho Quilt

Happy first of September!

I'm always a little conflicted when we enter a new season and a new term.  I love the colours and smells of Autumn, a feast for the senses, but I always grieve a little for the ending of another brief summer.

So continuing the Autumnal theme, I can show you my Autumn Boho Quilt.

This is a bigger quilt than I usually make, at 72" x 89.5".

For a while now I've been wanting to use my stash of large scale prints. I have a number of fat quarters and half metres from wonderful designers like Sandi Henderson, Anna-Maria Horner, Heather Bailey, Amy Butler to name a few.

What these designers have in common is their courage to use colour and pattern, even when it 'clashes'.

So I kept the design large and simple - 17" half square triangles with navy feature diamonds.

This is a great beginner friendly project.  You can work from 20 fat quarters and a little yardage for the contrasting diamonds.  The diamonds are important as it gives the eye somewhere to land among the busyness of the prints.

If you are a regular visitor to my blog then you will know how much I love scrappy quilts.  I appreciate they are not to everyone's taste, but if you like using up fabric, then why not have a go!

The back, pieced using more fat quarters and leftovers

My advice is to be brave.  Don't worry when you look at a couple of fabrics together and think 'they don't go'.  If you can push pass the 'over-thinking' & 'trying to match fabrics' stage you won't be disappointed - the magic happens when you step back and look at the finished quilt.  I even use fabrics that I've fallen out of love with!

I totally love the 'boho vibe' these loud and crazy fabrics give the quilt!

And you can find it in the September issue of British Patchwork & Quilting.

Photo courtesy of BPQ magazine

Happy quilting!