Squash Blossoms quilt pattern now available online from connecting Threads

Hi everyone! I’m excited to tell you that I have my first pattern available for download on the Connecting Threads website. Click on the quilt image to the right for a link to their quilt patterns page.

You may remember this design called Squash Blossoms that was published in the March/April 2014 issue of Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting. I really love the colors and the design for this quilt.

The fabric was from the Quilting Treasures' Cow girl up collection. The colors remind me of the geological formations called The Book Cliffs. I saw them on the border between Colorado and Utah along Highway I-70.

The Book Cliffs are represented by the zig zag horizontal rows. The alternating rows contain a traditional block known as squash blossom. I've had my mind on this block for a long time. This seemed like the right time for including it in a design. This quilt was finished with long arm quilting by Janice Roy.

I’ve posted some pictures sent to me by Katherine Kohler of her version of the Squash Blossom quilt design. It looks beautiful! I especially love the glamour shot. Katherine put together her own group of tonal prints for the grey, brown and turquoise palette. I love her fabric choices. She also sent detail shots of the quilting. Nice work, Katherine!