Louvered

It's time for the second stop on the Stash Statement blog tour, and this week, it's all about the Louvered quilt.

With its more rustic colors, this quilt gives a nod to my Louisiana roots.  Brick red, mossy green, robin's egg blue, tan, and antique gold are common colors in French Quarter decor, and I designed this pattern to mimic the way light shines though the shutters that grace almost every building in the Big Easy.

The French Quarter is nothing if not lush, so I thought this quilt needed a quilting motif to fit the mood, and the floral pattern works so well.  I used Aurifil 40 wt. #2920, Light Brass, and it's subtle, but it stands out just enough against the Kona Bone background.

On the backing, I used two French General fabrics.  I didn't get a close up of the red fabric, but the print is actually tiny fleur de lis, and this tan floral from the Le Marais collection is just a perfect fit for the design, and even includes all of the colors.

These colors and fabrics are a little more on the traditional side, but even so, the improv piecing still looks fun and fresh.  It's a technique that really works for any style of scrap fabric you happen to have on hand!

Lindsey at Primrose Cottage Quilts and Diann at Little Penguin Quilts are today's stops on the blog tour.  They each took the Louvered pattern and modified it to make a smaller project.  Since the projects in the book are all scrappy, that's SO easy to do!

Here's the entire blog tour lineup, and if you missed the kickoff last week, be sure to head over to check out the two awesome versions of the Grand Bazaar pattern (and enter the giveaway, which ends on Wednesday afternoon).

Stash Statement Blog Tour Schedule-

4/16- Grand Bazaar    Shelley @ Cora's Quilts

                                      Connie @ Freemotion by the River

4/23- Louvered  Lindsey @ Primrose Cottage Quilts 

                            Diann @ Little Penguin Quilts

4/30- Precarious  Jess @ Quilty Habit                       

                              Myra @ Busy Hands Quilts

                                                            

5/7- Beach Retreat  Sarah @ Sarah Goer Quilts                               

                                  Liz @ Savor Every Stitch 

                                                           

5/14- Fire Pit   Alison @ Little Bunny Quilts                                          

                         Preeti @ Sew Preeti Quilts

                                                            

5/21- Detour    Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts                         

                         Shelley @ The Carpenter's Daughter Who Quilts

                                                            

5/28- Murrina    Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl             

                            Leanne @ Devoted Quilter

                                                            

6/4- Scattered    Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal                      

                           Christine @ Triangles and Squares 

                                                            

6/11- Bloom Chicka Boom   Chris @ made by ChrissieD            

                                               Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty

                                                            

6/18- Regatta   Susan @ Quilt Fabrication                             

                          Debbie @ A Quilter's Table    

                                                            

6/25- Catch a Falling Star  Cynthia @ Quilting is More Fun Than Housework        

                                              Anja @ Anja Quilts

                                                            

7/2- College Prep   Hilary @ by Hilary Jordan                 

                                Lori @ Crossquilt

                                                            

7/9- Take Flight (free bonus pattern)  Kelli @ Seriously, I Think It Needs Stitches 

                                                             Paula @ The Sassy Quilter

Signed copies of Stash Statement are available in my Etsy shop, and the book comes with the bonus Take Flight pattern.  You can also find it on Amazon, Shop Martingale, or ask your local quilt shop to carry it!