QUILT PATTERN | Louise Naples Quiltmaker

BRIGHT BABY QUILT

25 06 2016

BRIGHT BABY QUILT

For a friend’s grandchild, I designed a really bright and playful quilt. I am not personally a fan of pastel quilts, because I know babies react to bright colors; so this square in a square in a square quilt was fun to do. An array of related prints framed in contrasting colors, some of which had appliquéd squares inserted onto the centers worked well for my concept. It was backed with a stash fabric of smaller bright squares in primary colors. The parents-to-be were very happy. I hope the baby will be too.

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Categories : Basic Squares, Brights, Crib, Primary Colors, Uncategorized

HUNTER’S STAR

25 06 2016

HUNTER’S STAR

Using the Deb Tucker process and template I created this quilt using a variety of black and cream prints, while incorporating a mixed array of red prints for the stars giving them a sense of sparkle. Using the Tucker template insured precision in the execution of the stars. It was an enjoyable project. Still on the design wall, needing borders and quilting.

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Finally finished this classic quilt design; meandering in all the cream-colored triangles. I chose a soft cream print for the backing.

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Categories : Black & White, Dark - Dramatic, Geometrics, Stars, Twin

Nested Hexes

1 06 2014

This quilt was born in a set of fantastic and dramatically contrasting fabrics in black, grey and cream. It took a while to decide what to do with them. Cutting strips in varying lengths, adding them to fussy-cut floral centers – log cabin style, created wonderful nested hexagons. Joined by triangles, and set in rows the pattern required me to cut off half of all the top and bottom hexes, which I didn’t like. So, instead, I made neutral half-hexes of various cream fabrics to close the gap. The border is made up of four parts, cream, black, cream, and a multi. Very dramatic!

These are my opening inspiration – seriously contrasting colors

Fabrics cut into strips and bits, and fussy-cut flowers

One hexagon

More hexes

Hexagons joined by triangles

Finished quilt with four borders

Detail of neutral half hex

And all the borders

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Earth Tones, Geometrics, Pastels, QUILTING PROCESSES, Twin, Wall Hanging

LeMoyne Stars

1 06 2014

This quilt grew out of a set of fat quarters with alternating patterns in soft red and slate blue. I decided on eight point stars to illustrate the alternating color ways of each fabric. I used black as the foil to set them off, used red as the inner border and black again for the outer. It is a piece with lots of drama. I added black/grey yo-yos in the center of the stars.

A dozen stars in blue and red in a dark “sky”

Detail of a single star

Detail of another star, – note texture on black

A set of six stars

Corner detail

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Dark - Dramatic, Diamonds, Stars, Wall Hanging

Landscapes

1 06 2014

Landscapes belong not only the realm of painters. Textiles are a wonderful medium for natural scenes. I have experimented with numerous fabrics, cutting and snipping to create three dimensional shrubs, couching yarns to delineate different textures, and moods. Creating “matted” frames or borders makes them wall-ready.

A Lake Scene, with different textures in the cloth and the quilting

Detail of appliquéd tree

Layering of rocks

The texture of the quilting matches its element

Lighthouse scene, moody sky

A variety of textured fabrics create a dynamic shore terrain

Textured quilting, and snipped greens for shrubs
add dimension

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Curves, Earth Tones, Wall Hanging

Square in a Square …

1 06 2014

If you like squares, you will really like this quilt., a square in a square in a square in a square. The process of “paper foundation piecing” assures that all the points are sharp and accurate. I used four colors: red, green, cream and black in various combinations for the blocks. Almost Christmas – but without holiday themes. Small scale prints give sufficient variety, without any one becoming dominant. Sashing the blocks in red sets off the individual motifs, and keeps the cream from overwhelming the quilt. A few wide borders completes the design.

Full picture of Square quilt

Block detail

Another color combination

Corner detail

Corner

Reverse side, a real holiday backing

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Categories : Basic Squares, Holiday, Lap Blanket, Uncategorized, Wall Hanging

Imperial Diamonds

31 05 2014

I made this quilt Called “Imperial Diamonds” for my sister Rita and her spouse, Christine. The design is by Jean Nolte, editor of Love of Quilting Magazine. It is loaded with different batik squares, all different. The wide borders are of a really intensely colorful batik, which draws all the colors of the smaller squares. The center was long-arm quilted by Melanie Vaughn of City Quilter, and I did the outer parts. I can’t manage a king-sized quilt on my home machine very well.

Portage image of king-sized quilt

Detail of batik squares and quilting

Two inch and four inch squares on point.

The rows are joined by deep purple sashing

Dramatic border drapes nicely over bed

Precision counts, the corners resolved perfectly

The corners work well

Double-scaled squares relate very well

Reverse – gold-toneed batik swirls

Happy Colors !!

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Categories : Basic Squares, Brights, Diamonds, Geometrics, King Size, Uncategorized

Baby Braids Green

31 05 2014

I made this pale green version of a quilt I created for my grandniece. I used softer colors, using the same 1930’s reproduction prints. A light green inner border is framed with a darker green outer one.

“Soft as a whisper” child’s quilt

Detail of half-hexagons used to create braids

Pale sashing directs attention to focus fabrics

Folded in half, awaiting the quilting.

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Categories : Crib, Geometrics, Pastels, Uncategorized

Holiday Table Runners

31 05 2014

At Christmas time, I get to sewing gifts for family and friends, and every hostess loves to receive a hand made gift for her table. Here are a few of the ones I made for 2013. Using bright red and green, or an array of frosty blues, or muted earth tones, one can create a great variety of thematic holiday table dressings.

Mixed bright colors for a low wall covering behind my husbands desk.

Detail of wall cover

This one definitely says Christmas

Reverse, stripes on one side, and squares on the other

Frosty Blues, and one for me….

A variety of blues with dark red binding, and snowmen on the reverse.

A small table piece

Reverse side with Christmas stripes

A long piece for a long table

A sample module of long runner

And on the back a green holiday pattern, candy canes

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Categories : Brights, Geometrics, Holiday, Reversible, Table Topper, Uncategorized

Thiel Regatta

31 05 2014

This wall hanging was made for our Lake George neighbors Nancy and Rob to cover an electrical panel in their lake house. So, of course, it had to be boat related. Using many strips of left over fabrics, I created sail boats, and superimposed them on to a teal colored base. Very Lake!