Tile designs are found
everywhere, on walls, ceilings, and especially underfoot.
The hard part is getting
people to move on so you can get photos of floors without the legs and feet of
strangers in them….
Well dang!
Right in the middle!
And find yourself taking more
photos of tile floor designs from entryways, pub and shop floors. There is so
much quilty inspiration!
These photos that I have saved for inspiration have been
calling me to finally “DO SOMETHING” with them.
I don’t know a single quilter who would not exclaim “Look! A
Quilt Design!” when walking into a restaurant, pub, church or other public
space where tile designs can be found under foot..
“Ordinary folks” may think nothing of these entryways and hallways, but I don’t know a single quilter who would not feel just a bit giddy when walking across these floors!
Even more fun – these designs can easily be worked up in
fabric, using simple shapes and units that we already know by name. Square,
rectangle, diamond, triangle, and even more complex units such as
square-in-a-square or flying geese.
I set out to interpret the design that became Brookgreen by
digging into my burgeoning stash of scrap strips and squares, going for as much
variety as I could within the color families of taupey caramel, deep rust to brown,
springy grass green and neutral. (more white than beige.)
I found myself on a mission!
I started this quilt last fall, also surrounded by these same colors as the leaves began to change. I love sewing WITH the seasons instead of ahead or behind them.
I talk about this a lot, and it is always worth mentioning – chain piecing is your friend, but do yourself a favor and cut your chains from behind your machine when they reach ironing board length. It keeps things from getting tangled, and pulling on your chaining threads!
Variety is key! I also use cookie sheets (that have never seen an oven) to lay things out, along with little baskets to keep other pieces sorted.
Many of my squares simply came from my pre-cut squares drawers – adding more variety cut from strips I keep on hand as needed.
I quilted Brookgreen with a sandy tan thread in an edge-to-edge design called Swirling Leaves by Jessica Schick. Swirling leaves were exactly what I was seeing around me!
And while it looks complicated, it’s not! Brookgreen is a ONE BLOCK quilt. And I’ve included pressing instructions so you won’t be fighting seams or wondering which way to press.
And now that we are reaching spring, these are also the colors I see as the grass on the hillsides go from golden tan to verdant green. Trees are getting their buds. It won’t be long now until spring leaves appear.
A dark rust print cut in 2’’ strips binds the edge in
a double-fold 1/4’’ finish, keeping points intact at the quilt’s edge.
Introductory Pricing: The PDF pattern for Brookgreen is currently 25% off in the Quiltville Store, no coupon needed! Price good through 3/31/26.
And about that Gift-Away!
I’ll be drawing for 2 winners who will each receive a Brookgreen PDF pattern from me and:
Color rolls are the perfect way to enhance your fabric stash by color family. Each roll contains 20 different fabrics 8” X 20”.
Yes, they also have beautiful grassy greens!
And rich and earthy rusts to browns!
And don’t forget to grab a Notable Neutrals roll while you are at it!
Are you ready to enter?
We’ll draw for our winners on Saturday, 3/28/26.
I can’t wait to see what you do with your own version, be it in these colors, or perhaps a color theme of your own choosing!
While our trip to Romania in June is closed to new reservations, I want to get the word out there that spots are still open for our trip to India in September!
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