This project started with the Purl Hand Picks Fabric Bundle that I put together for Purl Patchwork, called Carolina.  I liked it so much that I couldn't resist buying one for myself.

For my quilt, I also selected three solid colors to compliment and set off the busy prints.  I can't wait to begin! -- Isabelle

This fabric is vibrant, so I want a pattern that will be equally eye-catching.  I was really inspired by the Drunk Love quilt in Denyse Schmidt's book.  Here is my sketch, a variation on the orange and yellow quilt that will add rhythm by mixing my prints and solids with two different block designs.  One block will have three layers, alternating between a solid and a print.  The other block will have four layers, each one using a different solid or print. Does that make sense?  Okay, it's hurting my head a little but I think I like it.

My roommate took this action shot of me hard at work! The two experimental blocks are shaping up.  They are sort of log cabin blocks, but with concentric rings.   I wanted to really let the patterns play against each other, and I thought that would work best with a bigger area of each print isolated between solid colors. I am cutting 2 1/2-inch wide strips of both the solid fabrics and the prints. 

To make the Style 2 blocks, I added a third ring of fabric around the outside.  I alternated between solid fabric and prints.  As you can see, the strips for Style 2 blocks are skinnier than the ones I used for the Style 1 blocks.  Here are a few:

I have twenty blocks in these two styles, which I think should be enough for the center of a medium size couch blanket type quilt. Each block is about 10 inches square.  Now I have to start laying them out to get a bigger picture of where this whole thing is going.