Design Serendipity

It was a moment of serendipity that brought about this quilt design. I was creating a different design in PreQuilt when my mistake caused this X-oriented pattern to emerge. Ever since that moment, I have been wanting to bring Crossweave quilt to life, in one colorway or another.

Well lucky, lucky me - now is the time! I have used PreQuilt to mock it up in bright, happy hues with sharp black diamond contrast. Just looking at the design gives me such a good energy! I’m quite excited to begin.

Although for simplicity I have mocked up the design in solids, I plan to use prints for the X shapes. It’s been awhile since I have sewn an Anna Maria Perry (formerly Anna Maria Horner) quilt, and this seems like a great opportunity. Its large half-hexagon shapes lend themselves well to her showy designs.

First, I made this collage to collect my ideas for Crossweave quilt. My confidence thus bolstered, I took the plunge and ordered fabrics.

If you are a fellow Anna Maria fan, you really should check out Little Fabric Shop. They have a HUGE selection of her fabrics, recently restocked from FreeSpirit, including many of my favorite favorites. All of the fabrics in my collage are available at Little Fabric Shop.

And, tada! Here they are in the flesh. Yum.

I spent a nice afternoon arranging and rearranging the fabrics into possible combinations for my Crossweave quilt. At the moment, these are the ones that I think I will use. The solid yellow I had ordered seems too stand-out in combination with the other prints, so I brought in a yellow printed fabric from my stash to deliver sunshine to the mix.

Today I have started cutting half hexagons, using the Hex N More ruler. This fabric is New Flame from Anna Maria’s Made My Day collection. I adore the plummy purple background. It gives such a lush feel to everything.

Can’t wait to see how things look together once I do a lot more cutting! The only problem is I am sewing two quilts at once, which begs the question: which one will I put up on my design wall?