Meet Corn Maze, from You’ve Got a Point!
Hi, everyone! Today I’m kicking off a series of posts about the quilts in my upcoming book, You’ve Got a Point! (You can find the introduction post HERE.)
I’m starting off with the cover quilt, Corn Maze. Corn Maze comes together quickly with 8” finished blocks, for a nice lap-sized quilt at about 56” square.
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As I worked on the designs for this book, I played around with some “offset” one-block designs – blocks that had setting strips on two sides, which would create a sense of movement with minimal fuss when pieced together in rows. (I was inspired to try this by the block settings in Carrie Nelson’s book Summer Moon. I love the way the blocks seem to float in the finished quilt.)
This was also the first design I came up with that featured triangle-in-a-square (TIAS) units with the triangle point oriented in a corner. It’s pretty close to a kite-in-a-square, but it’s just different enough that I decided 1) It’s still technically a TIAS, and 2) I was going to have to foundation paper piece these bad boys.
Paper piecing isn’t something I do very often, mostly because it’s time-consuming and not well suited to chain piecing, which I prefer. But I tailored the fabric cutting and sewing instructions to make construction as close to chain piecing as possible, and I surprised even myself with how quickly I was able to knock out these paper-pieced TIAS units!
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Rotating the blocks gives the overall design a sense of movement and creates the secondary pattern, which reminded me of a hidden path that you can only see from a bird’s eye view – kind of like corn mazes or hedge mazes, hence the name.
I pieced this quilt using Cozy Up by Coriander Quilts. The colors are soft and beautiful, and the addition of charcoal in the mix adds a nice pop to the overall palette. I picked a couple of small prints in charcoal to use as the accent fabrics for the TIAS units, center square, and flying geese.
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My initial digital coloring of this quilt included some low volume prints in the blocks, but when I had the fabric in hand, I decided not to use any low volumes for the blocks. I also opted not to use the large floral charcoal print because it wouldn’t have enough contrast against the charcoal accent fabrics.
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I love a strong border, so normally I would pick my favorite large-scale floral for the border; but because there’s a lot going on in the main part of the quilt, I decided the border would be the perfect place to use a low volume print. It frames the quilt center without distracting from it. I saved the big floral for the backing!
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Carrie Straka (@redvelvet_quilts on Instagram) quilted an all-over swirly pattern on Corn Maze, and it turned out beautifully! She always picks the perfect pantograph for the quilts I send her. Thank you, Carrie!
When I’m designing quilts, my goal is to make a design that’s style-agnostic as much as possible – meaning, I try to create designs that work in just about any kind of fabric, whether your style is traditional or modern or somewhere in between. So I’ve mocked up a few examples of Corn Maze using a variety of different fabrics to give you an idea of how versatile it is!
First up is a cheerful, summery version using Sherri & Chelsi’s upcoming collection Emma. I love the pops of red!
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Next is an all-blue version using Edyta Sitar’s upcoming collection Blue Escape. I chose a neutral accent fabric for this one, and I like how the secondary pattern is a little more in the background.
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I think this one shows how great this pattern can work with more modern fabrics. This version features Zen Chic’s new collection, Frisky. I loved using the mustard yellow for the accent fabric on this one!
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I wanted to do a Christmas version and decided to try it with the upcoming 3 Sisters collection Poinsettia Plaza. I think it’s a sophisticated option for a Christmas quilt!
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And finally, I think my favorite version is this scrappy, faded Americana take using a variety of Minick & Simpson prints. I’m obsessed with this one! I think I’m going to have to make it. For the accent fabric and the binding, I used a Moda chambray, and the border is a woven from Minick & Simpson’s upcoming Isabella Wovens collection. Swoon!!
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Thank you for stopping by my blog. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about Corn Maze today!
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Stay tuned for the next quilt preview post. I’ll be talking about Spinning Wheels!
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