Modern, summery palette for a strip-based baby quilt. This fabric pull has watermelon vibes and can't wait to be squeezed!
Minimalist Quilt Patterns
Riane Elise Menardi is an inspiration to me. Her soothing minimalist quilts and exquisite photography—both process shots and finished quilt recording—soothe my soul. When her book Inheritance came out in 2017, I knew I was preordering it, and when she asked for pattern testers several weeks ago, I couldn’t think of a better quilter to partner with to get myself quilting again.
This year she is releasing monthly minimalist quilt patterns. So far, she has released the Sola quilt and the Harte quilt, pictured below (photo credit: Riane Menardi). See what I mean about her quilts and photography?
One of the next quilts in her series is the Loome Quilt, which will be released Sept 18, 2020, and I am honored to be testing the pattern before its release. Although, I can’t show you the full quilt yet, I can tell you that it is strip-based, and that Riane does a great job to provide a suggestions for where to put light/medium/dark colors to amp up the composition.
Color Palette
I opted for a summery color palette with watermelon vibes. These are some of my favorite solids that I’ve been vibing with for several years now! Pictured below (left to right):
Swirling - from my fabric collection Coastal Orchards by Benartex Fabrics
Empire Yellow - Art Gallery, Pure Elements solids
Peach Sorbet - Kona Cotton
Coral - Michael Miller, Cotton Couture solids
Soft White - Michael Miller, Cotton Couture solids (not pictured)
As I started cutting fabric, I realized that I had one fabric too many in my palette since I was planning to use white for the background. Empire Yellow got nixed because I really wanted that peach-coral color play.
Next Up: Strip Piecing
Just finished pinning the strips together during a Zoom call. Maybe I can sneak in some quick seams and a few more pics today! Follow other pattern testers and quilters making this quilt on Instagram with #LoomeQuilt and follow my progress @LovelyandEnough
