Friday, January 8, 2016

Ocean Bricks - Make Modern Issue 9

Today I am so excited to show you one of my secret quilt finishes from late year! The quilt is called Ocean Bricks and it appears in Make Modern Issue 9.


Ocean Bricks is a great first quilt pattern to try improvisational (also called improv) curved piecing. Improv curves are very forgiving and give a distinct look to the quilt while looking more difficult than they really are.  The blocks are staggered so there are almost no seams to match in the quilt :)


Ocean Bricks has a value gradient down the length of the quilt to mimic the sea getting darker as you go deeper into the ocean. For my version of Ocean Bricks, I used Kona Cotton Solids from the Grecian Waters colorway by Robert Kaufman. The quilt is baby sized, finishing up at 38½” x 42½”.



For the quilting, I used gently curved, overlapping horizontal lines using light to dark thread colors to blend in with the fabric colors. I created the binding using leftovers from the quilt top fabrics so that the binding mimicked the gradient of the quilt top.


I love the Make Modern magazine, the magazine is so full of great quilts and inspiration. There are 14 projects in this issue as well as other features and articles. Check out Make Modern Issue 9!

I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, and Show Off Saturday @ Sew Can She.




53 comments:

  1. Beautiful quilt and finish, Cheryl! Congratulations on the publication and finally being able to share this quilt. :)

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  2. Hi Cheryl! This is gorgeus quilt! I love how you have made the waves with the curves! I won Kona bundle and it may be Grecian waters, but I don't know the colour until I receive them. If they are these colours, I think I have to make this quilt. I have thought to challenge myself with curves this year and I live in Greece, next to the turquoise waves. x Teje

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  3. Congratulations to your publication and awesome project. I hope you will be getting lots of positive feedback and find that your quilt design is being picked up and made all around the world. All the best from Berlin, Germany

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  4. Cute!!! I love how it looks so abstract in the piecing yet organized in the color gradation. Beautiful work!

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  5. Wow how simply stunning! What a gorgeous quilt and congratulations on seeing it in print:)

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  6. It's lovely - there is something mesmorising about moving water and it feels the same here!

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  7. Oh Cheryl: I love how you manage to take techniques and break them into easier versions for us. It's such a beautiful quilt. The photos are great as well. I really love the first one.

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  8. Wow...such a great quilt. That's a lot of curved piecing. The rectangular blocks seem like they would be easier to make and more interesting than running a curve the width of the quilt. The gradient colors are perfect.

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  9. It's beautiful, I definitely think Carribean when I see it.

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  10. This is incredibly beautiful Cheryl and the photographs just about knocked me out of my seat. I Love what a sense of peace and tranquility the quilt has! Congratulations!

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  11. That is so awesome! And your photo setting is beautiful.

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  12. Congrats on having Ocean Bricks published! The first thing I thought of when I saw the picture was ocean waves, so the title is perfect.

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  13. Gorgeous Cheryl and congratulations! I love a good curve, a good flow of color...this is perfection!

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  14. Really beautiful quilt, putting this one on my "to make" list!

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  15. Very Very pretty. Love the setting for its photo session too!

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  16. Cheryl, congratulations on another publication! The quilting is perfect with the curved piecing. Love your well thought out binding. And your photographs are beautiful.

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  17. It's a beautiful quilt, Cheryl! I love that the binding matches the colour gradient. I haven't tried improv curves yet, but they sure do look pretty :)

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  18. I love the gradient with the curves. Gradation has been my theme in quilts lately. The color way you presented in this quilt, Cheryl, is just awesome. Thank you for sharing.

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  19. This is a stunning quilt! Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to use gradated colors, and try curves like this. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. This is such a pretty and peaceful quilt. I love the gentle curves and the gradated colors. Well done!

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  21. Wow, Cheryl, just wow! The colours, the style, the quilting, the photos -- all work some beautifully together. Fantastic quilt!

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  22. Fab! Great pattern and colors and jaw dropping pics! How did you make these? Are these 2 pics in one or something like that? :)

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  23. Breaking up the curves into blocks was such a great idea! I love the look it gives. The photography is just fantastic too! Congratulations on your publication!

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  24. Love the quilt and the photos - especially the one ps for the quilt suspended in air over the water.
    I especially love the simple way it is quilted with loose wavy lines, similar to the shore. Congratulations!!

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  25. Love it! I'm a sucker for Konas at the best of times, but you hit on one of my absolute favourite colour pathways with this one. And curved improv blocks. Wicked good. I'll be looking for that issue of Make Modern!

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  26. I love it. Makes me smile and look forward to summer!

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  27. I really like this. Great job. Congratulations on being published.

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  28. Congrats on the publishing of your quilt. I love it, but my favorite part is the subtle shading of the binding. I've been trying to figure out how that quilt was photographed to float against the background. Stunning!

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  29. Beautiful quilt. The quilting is perfect! Congrats on such a stunning finish.

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  30. oh I love this! The improv, the palette, the quilting - just perfect!

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  31. loving the movement in this quilt, not heard or seen the magazine before but hope to find it on line

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  32. Beautiful Quilt Cheryl! Love the gradient of colors. Need to check out this magazine . . .

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  33. This is gorgeous! I am awful at curves, but this sounds like the perfect for me! The quilting perfectly compliments the design. :)

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  34. Wow Cheryl - this is beautiful. Curves scare me, but improv curves might be fun to try. I just love the gradient and the quilting gives it such movement. Your quilt makes me long for the island house and swimming in the river! Gosh I can't wait for this winter to be done! :-)

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  35. This is beautiful! I love the gradients created by using a wide range of solids.

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  36. i AM DOING MYSTERY QUILT i CAN'T PULL UP THE PATTERN BEEN TRYING SINCE THE 7TH OF JAN AND WILL NOT COME UP. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG PLEASE LET ME KNOW

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  37. Congrats! This quilt does look awesome and very complicated. Nice work :)

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  38. This is one of those quilts that, when I first saw it, I said "oooh," aloud. Absolutely spectacular Cheryl, and what a perfect setting. Congrats on yet another published pattern.

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  39. Congratulations on the publication Cheryl. I love the organic curves and the quilting that complements them. Great job.

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  40. Cheryl this is beautiful - those curves and sharp corners are such a compliment to each other and the quilting really brings those waves to life. Congrats on the publication!!!

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  41. I love this! Congrats on being in the magazine.

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  42. Well, how about that! I did not expect this from you, Cheryl. You have surprised me! I love the improv design and it really does look like the ocean. Right down to the quilting! Fabulous! Congrats on the Make Modern publication!

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  43. Wow! Just beautiful. It's so amazing. Great job and wonderful design/quilting.

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  44. Wow! Just beautiful. It's so amazing. Great job and wonderful design/quilting.

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  45. Love this design Cheryl. Perfect quilting to go with the concept. The photos are also quite intriguing, especially the black and white.

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  46. I live in Hawaii and LOVE this design! It is perfect for here!! Thanks for sharing!!
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