March Mini Quilt of the Month: Masking Tape Quilt

We are so excited about our Mini Quilt project! Each month this year we are bringing you a pattern for a new mini quilt. These small projects are the perfect way to learn a new skill and make something beautiful in the process. To see all of our Mini Quilts so far please click right here. We are all extra excited about March's Mini offering, this Masking Tape Quilt which was inspired by some beautiful vintage quilts that we admire.

We love how the contrast between the shapes creates play between the foreground and background. For instance, if you focus on the darker shapes the quilt looks like hatch symbols, but if you shift your focus to the lighter shapes the whole thing looks like a series of diamonds that are connected by rectangular pieces. The traditional name of this block is "Churn Dash" but we thought these rectangular pieces looked like little bits of masking tape and so we called it our Mini Masking Tape Quilt. 

For the fabric we decided to use our Devon Shirtings Bundle which contains 21 beautiful fat quarters from Windham's Devon Shirting collection. Most of these lovely little prints have an off-white background which makes them perfect for the "masking tape" part of this quilt. From afar these prints are subtle and blend together well but up close there are little stories within each pattern; tiny stars, little dots, thumb tacks and even a mini key. For the darker fabrics we chose a bundle of bright poppy reds, denim inspired blues and grays and used the three dark prints from the Devon Shirting bundle, you can find our March Mini Quilt bundle right here. 

This is a great project if you've just started quilting and want to try your hand at a slightly more complicated block. There is nothing very difficult about it but the sewing needs to be fairly precise in order for all of the pieces to fit together neatly. It's kind of like a very fun and creative jigsaw puzzle.

If you'd like to make your own please visit our March Mini Masking Tape Quilt Project Journal right here.

Happy Mini Quilting!-- The Purl Bee

Comments

[siobhan]

so very sweet

[dutch sisters]

What a lovely quilt, you used great fabrics!

[Sylvia]

I love the three mini quilt patterns you have posted. I have so many UFOs I hesitate to start something new right now but you are certainly tempting me.

[teodo]

Very nice this little quilt.
ciao ciao

[MB@YarnUiPhoneApp]

Yes, a mini quillt would be a great place for a beginner to start. A great baby gift too!

[Loretta]

Beautiful puzzle pieces. The fabrics are spectacular. Love this.

[Christine]

Bingo! The perfect baby gift for a dear friend's Fourth of July due date..! Thanks for your never-ending inspiration ~

[Suzanne]

Fun! I didn't realize you were doing a min quilt series. I'm off to take a look.

[Jessica]

Lovely, this has inspired me to try making my first quilt!

[Martha]

I think it is also called Monkey Wrench but not positive. I had a video that a quilting group made showing how to make this kind of quilt.. I may have to drag it out and watch it and try and make this :-)

[Alice]

I love these little quilts and am eagerly awaiting April's.

[purl bee]

Thanks Alice- April's is coming VERY soon : )