bohemian TATW quilt

 

This TATW quilt was started back in March 2025. It's a fun bohemian-style quilt, created by making two of the same block construction-wise but they vary in the colour mix. Block A is a playful scrappy 4 colour combo while Block B is a repeat of the same intense b&W stripe, pink & gold colours. And these two blocks flick back and forth across the design with a "pink" pathway in-between.

Marita from quilters anonymous used a large loopey figure 8 panto for the quilting, and it looks lovely. For the backing, I used Kaffe's 'stone flower' in yellow with the pink floral motif - a random purchase years ago - just perfect. 

My TATW quilt is neither shy nor retiring … but it's pieced & quilted ... and now all it needs is the binding. 

I tend to take my time when choosing the binding.  And it's certainly taken me a few days to audition quite a few different fabrics for this quilt. I tried repeating the B&W stripe, then a deeper gold, a light matching pink, but nothing felt just right.

There are no rules about my binding choices ... sometimes I'll use a stripe to add some fun & playfulness, or maybe go scrappy using leftover fabrics from the quilt, sometimes I may want to match my binding to the quilt's outer border for a more seamless look, other times I'll pick a high-contrast colour to create a sharp dramatic frame.

And then sometimes ... just adding an unexpected binding choice to a vibrant, jewel-toned quilt top can create a stunning effect.

Time to get this binding sewn down

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