Straight Furrows- Planted with Love
Posted by: MadameZenobia in Quilts, tags: Bed Quilts, Intermediate, Nancy, Walt
This quilt has a very classic feminine feel to it.
This is a favorite design. We have done it in a couple of different colorways. I am posting it so you can see that there are no bad quilt designs though there are some awful color selections out there. This first Straight Furrows design in made in a Country colors palette of pinks, blues and cream.
Can you see the 2 types of squares? 9-patch and thangles?
The design is simple a 6″ thangle in the control fabrics of a tone on tone country blue and a pink floral on a cream background. Then you take your other fabrics for the quilt and divide them in to 2 pile, fabrics that read light and fabrics that read dark. You make cut the fabrics into 2 1/2″ strips and make 9 patches out of the lights and a different set out of the darks. Then when putting them together it’s easiest to lay out the thangles first. It’s every other square is a thangle and the same color points touch.
I love the glorious colors of this one
Next you will see the same design in a brighter Blue and aqua colorway in one of my favorite quilts titled “Chicken ofthe Sea” I like this second one better, but then I always choose the brighter palettes of colors.
The layout is very clear in this shot.
Both of these quilts were made by Nancy Lowry and Walter Lowry. Mostly Nancy sews and Walt irons and is in charge of layout and quality control. Walt can spot a block out of place from 10 paces. (actually it’s always easier to spot an out of place block from a slight distance. Something about can’t see the forest for the trees, or something like that)
So if you find a design you like in a quilt magazine never limit yourself to using the color scheme they have chosen. Graph it out and try a different set of colors one that speaks to your heart.
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