a circle in the sun

Here's a crazy clash of prints and saturated colors basking in the sun.

This idea for quilt started when I was researching old quilt blocks. I was inspired by the points and circular shapes in these old blocks and decided to design a quilt with these ideas in mind. I am not skilled in using a computer in making a quilt pattern... so I constructed my design the old fashioned way --- on paper. 

I laid out paper on the floor and taped them together, and taped edges to the floor. Then I drew a grid on the paper, and then started designing from there. I cut the paper pieces to use for the pattern, adding quarter-inch seams on all sides of course. 

Finished size: about 65 x 65 inches. Machine quilted on my longarm using only free motion and rulers.

Fabric: (horses) Melody Miller / Cotton & Steel; Keiko Goke (circles); center flower Kaffe Fassett; outside border Marcia Derse.

Hanging in my studio where the bright colors and crazy prints make me happy.