Happy Friday! We are edging toward the end of the first month for our 30 Days of Quilt Design challenge. Don’t worry, there are sill two months left to rack up 30 designs in total.

I have made some progress with some new designs. Want to see?

Cogs + Stars

day no. 5 in #30DaysofQuiltdesign

I created this one with PreQuilt, using the equilateral triangle layout. The pattern is made with just two blocks. All of the piecing would be simple, straight stitching. I love the effect, but wasn’t so pleased with the colors, so I tweaked and tweaked it until I came up with a new iteration.

Cogs + Stars

day no. 6 in #30DaysofQuiltdesign

I prefer this new color scheme to my original. I think that this design looks best with a touch of black. It adds to the sharpness! It kind of looks like wallpaper though, doesn’t it? I have been shopping for wallpaper lately, haha. It’s on the brain.

Tapestry

day no. 7 in #30DaysofQuiltdesign

I would definitely enjoy sewing this one, perhaps with machine paper piecing for the stars (though they could be traditionally pieced). After coloring it in I can see new possibilities. I could make large diamond background shapes by matching the star backgrounds of neighboring stars. Hmm, interesting maybe? I really love how the plus shapes give it structure. That’s my favorite design detail, so I used consistent coloring for the plus shapes to make them stand out.

Trellis Dot

day no. 8 in #30DaysofQuiltdesign

Here’s another PreQuilt creation, this time using the on point layout. I notice that when I design with PreQuilt my designs tend to become more clean and graphic. Maybe that’s because it is so easy to reproduce a PreQuilt block and play with how it interacts with its neighbors. I wonder if this is a quilt I would actually sew? What do you think? Does it look like me?

If you would like to see my designs as they go live and other folks doing the challenge, you can follow the Instagram hashtag #30DaysofQuiltDesign or #30DaysofQuiltDesign2024. For details on how the challenge works, see this post.

Win a prize from purple stitches!

Any designs shared with the #30DaysofQuiltDesign hashtag from July 19 - August 1 give you chance to win a £30 gift certificate to UK-based Purple Stitches. To be eligible to win, you must follow @thePurpleStitches, @StitchedinColor and have a European mailing address. Every design shared is another chance to win, so you can increase your chance to win right alongside your creativity. You’re welcome!

Winner will be announced August 2nd. Good luck, all!