The Sewing Table - MSQC Quatrefoil Quilt
July has been a full month. Blogging, reading, color palettes, vacation, Taylor Swift, running…you’d think with all of that, there wouldn’t be a quilt finish.
But, oh, there was!
One of my favorite series on the Missouri Star Quilt Company’s YouTube Channel is “Triple Play.” Every third Friday Jenny, Misty, and Natalie take some part of the quilt and show each of their approaches to give you three different versions/options for a quilt. In fact, when Mom and I went on our Doan Girl’s quilt retreat last year, this was the book I had them sign for me (ps, also highly recommend this pattern book).
A little over a year ago (April 2022), the Doan girls each took their own approach to the quatrefoil block. You can find the video here. I immediately fell in love with Misty’s Quatrefoil Shimmer (her version starts around 14 minutes in). I took the fabric requirements given in the video and to help develop my pattern writing skills, I reverse engineered how to cut the material where the video didn’t give the instructions. I don’t remember the fabric line, but I know it is from Moda. While Missouri Star may not like me saying this, you really can make a quilt from many of their tutorials without buying the pattern.
I started this quilt in 2022 and wrapped it up this June and dropped it off with the long armer at guild. Tia did a beautiful job. In fact, so good that when I showed it to my boyfriend, he asked if it was for anybody and when I said no, he went “It’s mine” and grabbed it from me.
I got it bound before my son and I went on vacation - this was important because…well, my take was a somewhat non-traditional patriotic quilt and we were going to DC. I wanted some shot with a few monuments - even if I did get a few strange looks.
I had so much fun taking pictures with my quilt in DC and this has been one of my favorite makes. The only thing I’d change is that Misty used all of the charm from the charm packs and I don’t like the serrated edges of them; I am not as precise when I sew. So, I’d likely reduce the block size so I could trim up my charms to work with straight edges or use yardage.
I do encourage you to try out this quilt. While I wasn’t as precise as I like to be, the block is forgiving, larger, and is a quick sew. Let me know if you try it in the comments below!
