Friday, October 16, 2020

It has a REAL Name!

Churn Dash

Thanks to Sandy at Sew High I now know the source of my Colorado Lily quilt!  It is a design by Kim Brackett that appears in her book, Scrap-Basket Sensations: More Great Quilts from 2-1/2" Strips, which she called Churn Dash.  I used to own that book -- even made a quilt or two from it -- but I don't remember that pattern.

But to me it will always look more like flowers than a churn dash so it will remain Colorado Lily. 


I assembled the last two rows yesterday and will work on the horizontal sashing this afternoon.  Gayle/Mangofeet suggested floral fabrics in the cornerstones and that is one of the options I had considered so I'll give that a test run.  I'm afraid that might make the cornerstones too "literal" in the flower interpretation and detract from the larger "flowers."  We'll see.


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6 comments:

  1. swoozeOctober 16, 2020 at 9:17 PM

    Love how this is coming together!

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  2. DorothyOctober 17, 2020 at 4:12 AM

    Whatever you call it, I love it. But I would not use "flowery" for the cornerstones. But it is YOUR quilt, so YOU get to decide what to do :-)

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  3. Twin VioletOctober 17, 2020 at 8:24 AM

    Love it too. How about making corner stones in center of leaves that will suggest buds opening. You could use something that reads as a solid. Want ever you use will look stunning.

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  4. gayleOctober 17, 2020 at 11:10 AM

    Can't wait to see how this turns out!

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  5. The Joyful QuilterOctober 17, 2020 at 3:36 PM

    Nice progress, Libby! Kudos to Sandy for tracking down the pattern source.

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  6. KateOctober 17, 2020 at 6:37 PM

    Beautiful blocks! Floral corner stones would make a nice addition. Looking forward to seeing the completed quilt top.

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