Buy the Pattern Here-it will be emailed to you January 3, 2019.
This is the January 2019 Pattern Drop Pattern, designed by Katie Blakesley of Swim Bike Quilt. [Katie also designed last January’s pattern, available here.]
The original inspiration for this quilt came from a photograph of a photo installation that I saw about 15 years ago-I wish I could remember the details, and the design idea has always stayed with me. The name of the quilt, Mt. Olympus, is named after a local mountain that I can see from my yard-I have actually hiked to the top of it, and it is no joke! The stepping stone nature of this quilt makes the name quite apropos.
This quilt pattern provides for a lot of experimentation. It is simple to piece, and I think sometimes the easier the quilt is to piece, the more creative freedom you have to experiment with color. It was designed to be versatile-it looks good with both the smallest and the largest blocks in the upper left hand corner. Use a mix of prints [the top photo is the original constellations by Lizzy House--did you see that Constellations 2019 is available now!!? I think the mix of colors would be really cool in this quilt, either at random or in a rainbow/color gradation.]
Drop one or more borders, like I did in the quilt below.
Use all solids, or a mix of solids and prints, like I did below!
Don’t be afraid to make it yours, and happy sewing!
