Geometry Lesson II :: Baby Geo

I I love this design so much that I had to make a baby size quilt!  But first I had to redesign the original: Geometry Lesson, in order for it to make sense and fit the size.  Plus, I got to use different colors and you know how fun that can be!

BABY GEO
34" x 46 1/2"

Teal, aqua, pear, turquoise and everything in between!  Put it together with a background of Kona Ash and you are sure to have an amazing combination!



Jumping right to it, quilting.  I've learned over the years that quilting can make or break a quilt.  Thread matters, or in this case colors.  I used Aurifil 50wt Light Emerald #2866, Bright Turquoise #5005 and Spring Green #1231 for all the quilting.  It felt right to use a few different colors, but not too many.  The fine line was drawn at three.



I had a plan when I started, but it quickly proved to be far too much for me and this quilt.  Which is weird since I've done it before.  For some reason it didn't want to take hold and I ended up grabbing my seam ripper...twice!  

In the end settling on 1/2" lines instead of the original plan of 1/4" lines.  One thing that stayed steady was having a curve element in the quilting.



With this design, I tend to work off the Drunkard Path blocks as the beginning of the curves.  After that it's whatever the quilt wants.  Strange, I know.  It hasn't failed me yet, so I'll continue to work that way until it tells me otherwise.  Grids, curves and a straight line section here and there.

I keep telling myself simple isn't a bad thing and maybe I should do that instead.  Then for one reason or another it ends up like this.  Mind you, I'm not complaining especially after seeing the results.  Can I say I long for the days when I would quilt simple and not so dense?!  Then again when I did that I'd wish I quilted more detail!  It is what it is!



Part of the design created this grid.  I wasn't expecting it at first and was delighted when I saw it starting to happen and come together.



The back ended up being pieced together using some of the colors from the front and finishing it off with a Jade Green binding.  I was tempted to match the binding like I did on the original quilt design.  Maybe that was the area where I subconsciously kept it simple!



A close up of the grid shows two different thread colors and would you look at that?!  It looks almost perfect!  You know how it can get trying to keep things straight...it doesn't always happen!  

There are always inaccuracies when it comes to quilting.  I tried to keep my lines as straight as possible while quilting on my domestic machine, as well as keeping the lines straight with the rectangles or strips of the design.  But honestly, as hard as we try (or maybe it's just me) nothing is ever perfect.  So we adjust our quilting by adjusting our widths and lines.  Always in hopes of making it better or perfect or good enough. 



You would be right if you think I'll be making this quilt again!  I rarely make the same design twice.  But the possibilities are endless with this kind of design.  My mind goes crazy with color combinations.  Believe it or not, I'm seriously considering a muted palette for the next one.  

What color combination would you like to see?! 

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