My mini quilt X Marks the Spot is in the latest issue of
Make Modern magazine (affiliate link)!
This is a great scrap-busting project and can be a quick finish too. It measures 26" square, making it perfect for a table topper or for hanging on a wall. The x's are pieced and then the circles are appliqued to the background, so no tricky inset circles here.
I quilted the spots in my version by outlining the x's and then stitching a spiral that matched the shape of each quadrant of the circle. I love how that makes the x really pop!
For the background, I chose a quilting design called Flourish, from
Christina Cameli's book Step-by-Step Free Motion Quilting. I really love this design! It's pretty, it's quick to stitch and it can fit into just about any space.
I made one extra spot and added it to my pieced back. In this picture you can also see the linked circles I quilted in the borders. One of those circles has a faint x quilted through it as a little surprise for those who look closely at the quilt (in person, though - it doesn't show up in the picture)!
The wonderful folks at
Make Modern (affiliate link) have offered a special discount code for contributors to share - enter
issue11friends at checkout to get your copy of issue 11 for just $6 AU. There are lots of other beautiful projects in this issue, so go check it out!
** X Marks the Spot is now available for individual sale through my
Payhip and
Etsy shops.
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Lovely design, Leanne, and congratulations on another publication! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your publication! This looks like a fun little quilt. Your quilting really shows it off.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your publication! This is a great little mini. I love how the quilting makes the x's pop.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! This is a great project.
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