Twelve Quilts of Christmas 2018 – #6

This quilt has been so carefully planned out and beautifully executed. The moment I saw it , it went on my favourites list (this is the one I had to dig deep into my hard drive to find!).  I know about this quilt because a dear friend, and non-quilter, saw it on a website she was looking at (for another reason) and then sent me the link, thinking I might be interested.  Thank you LK.  It’s great to have friends who get your love of quilts! Where to start?  I love how the the four patches on point reflect the movement of the Irish Chain elements.  I love that it is a rectangle and has those four patch “bands” at the top and bottom.  I love how the four stars in the corner match and the centre is just a little bit different.   I love how the dashes of red in the four patches encourage your eye to dance away from the star centres and then back again.  In many of the four patches, the use of lights almost blend into the background fabric really let the darker colours in the other portion of the four patch float. I love how the single fold narrow binding is a print and adds a delicate frame around the whole composition.  I love that the quilting is simple: single and double rows on the diagonal or forming chevrons. Yup, it still makes my heart sing and is on my favourites list!