New Pattern Alert: Rapids

 Let's keep this one short and sweet! This is Rapids.

I lacked a quilt holder for this photo shoot.  I have some photos from January, but leading with a picture of it in snow when it's so hot and humid outside right now seems wrong somehow.

Also, the Radiant Wings prints from Island Batik are all about big bold buterflies, dragonflies, and leafy things so the snow doesn't match.  (The light accent is Whip Cream, an Island Batik foundation.)

I chose plain squares to showcase the prints so the eye would focus on the prints instead of the shapes, but I wanted something a little more interesting than rows of squares. The zigzag layout fits the bill, and the accent triangles defining the zigzag path also draw the eye to the print squares.

The cover quilt was made yardage of six prints for the squares, but you could cut the squares from scraps for a scrappier quilt.  If you want a scrappier effect but don't have scraps or you just don't want to sort through them, you can use a package of 5" precut squares and just a little yardge to cut a few extra squares to make up the total number of squares required.

What else do you need to know about this pattern?

• You won't need to cut and sew any individual triangles
• It's suitable for a confident beginner.
• The quilt measures 61" x 77.5"
• It is Rosie-approved.
• You can buy the PDF download version in my Etsy shop, or you ask for a printed version at your favourite quilt shop.

I didn't lead with the snowy picture, but perhaps gazing at it will help counter the current heat.

The snowy picture is helping helping my brain think cool.  I think hunkering down in the sewing room, downstairs where it's cooler, will also help.  I guess I'll just have to go test a few new design ideas.  It's such a hardship :)

Happy quilting,

Joanne