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The Odesa Quilt



The Odesa Quilt... Where do I start? It appears that these 'ideas' sneak up on me. What starts off as a "I love these fabrics, gotta buy them" turns into a... "Oh my gosh, this would look great" moment. Mix that in with late nights on Adobe Illustrator and traveling the world through the internet, as many of us did in 2020, The Odesa Quilt was born. 


I absolutely love and adore this throw size quilt to pieces. It's fun, vibrant, and the perfect size! I feel very fortunate to say I had an AMAZING group of lovelies pattern testing it to perfection! Just check out the hashtags on Instagram. (#odesaquilt & #amintneedlepattern) 









I decided to take a different approach and not make multiple sizes for the pattern. (Price point taken into consideration.) Instead, I wanted to design a quilt with endless possibilities. It's a pattern that can be used over and over again. The blocks are quite easy to make and only include half square triangles, squares, rectangles, & flying geese. By switching up the block placement, the pattern turns into many different quilts! The goal - to break the blocks down so easily that the future quilter is able to expand to new levels and use their knowledge with other quilt patterns.


Reflecting back, it's safe to say that this was a "solids year" for me.  I didn't spend much time working with printed fabrics and tried to focus on learning about color value and contrast instead. I'm beginning to notice that even the most simplistic patterns can become works of art if one just knows where to place the colors!

So what's on the up and coming?

As for now... I'm enjoying my sewing time moving onto new quilty horizons ~ thanks to one of the pattern testing gals! I've never done foundation paper piecing (FPP) until this past month and I just can't get enough! (Pinterest is packed with many free patterns.) It is so fun, so FAST, and so much more easier than I had ever imagined. Not to mention, it uses up the loads of saved fabric remnants!


I hope that the holidays are full of blessings and good health. 
And may they continue into the new year! 
Happy Trails to 2021!



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