Applique

Swoosh Quilt

I was looking through some of my old posts and I found this placemat from 3 August 2010.

It is made by appliqueing simple swoosh shapes. Each one is about 1 1/2" x 2 3/4".

What if I use this design as the center of a 48" x 72" lap quilt?

I've altered it so that it is a little more square.

What if I repeat the design horizontally and part of the design vertically?

I found this design, which uses the same swoosh, in my 9 July 2010 post.

What if I use it, without the shadows, in the border?

What if I extend the border in green?

I also found this in my 9 July 2010 post. It too is made using only the simple swoosh shape.

What if I use it to fill in some of the white space?

I think this makes a wonderful quilt design.  All it needs now is some quilting in the open white spaces. But not today.




For more applique ideas go to My Posts by Subject in the sidebar on the right and click on Applique.