Quilt Design I

We're about to embark on an ongoing project.  The idea is to draw and color quilt squares and then hang them directly on a wall or attached to ribbon in order to make a quilt wall hanging.  For this project we're going to use some of the designs that I learned in a mini-course that I took this spring.  The designs are easy to create and result in some awesome patterns.

This first design is done by laying out a square of dots that are equidistant apart.  On the samples shown the dots are 1.5 inches apart. A smaller distance would work but I wouldn't get much

Dots and Beginning "S" Lines

larger than that.

After the dot pattern is set begin by making the letter "s" from one dot to the dot directly below.  When all the dots are connected in one direction, turn the paper 90 degrees and repeat, creating "s" sided squares.  Don't worry if all of your "s" lines are not exactly alike.  It will still look great.

Finished Square

When your designs is finished you can color in the squares in any number of patterns.  The materials used in the examples are card stock and a black sharpie.

We'll be showing more simple designs in the next week or so and also our final quilt.  What a fun and easy way to quilt!