Delicate Arch Quilt

I feel so lucky I got to make this quilt as part of a pattern test for Meagan at Lomond Slopes Quilts. When I saw her tester call, and the amazing design, I applied immediately. What an amazing quilt! I love the tribute to Utah. 

This quilt pattern has two sizes, a large throw and a baby size. I opted for the throw because I like big quilts, and if given a choice, I'm going to make a bigger quilt. It's a great size--some throws are too small in my opinion, but I'm very tall and my husband is even taller, which means our kids are also super tall. So big quilts are advantageous. However, after I finished, I wished I had sewn the smaller one. I think the baby size would probably make a great wall hanging, which would be perfect for the design. As it is, folded up on my couch, you can't really see what the quilt is, and so often that's how quilts live, especially throws. 

Her pattern was really well thought out. She mentioned that some cutting instructions were called out in a specific way to help with warp and weft in the final quilt because sometimes it affects how the color looks. I'd never noticed that personally before, but she was right, and that just goes to show the attention to detail she put into her pattern. 

This pattern is best suited for intermediate quilters or quilters with some experience with half rectangle triangles. There are points to match to get those precise spots lined up just right, and experience with this will definitely help.

I used Kona cottons for this quilt, and bought them all at Sewtopia. It's so great they carry the full line. The colors I used were Cedar, Sienna, Terra Cotta, Paprika, Cocoa, and Lapis. I love Lapis, it's such a great blue, and I love the bold colors for this quilt. I was trying to invoke the stunning saturated colors of the red rock during sunset when everything just looks like it's practically on fire. 

I had Abby Latimer quilt it for me and I had initially requested a different panto than she used. She called to confirm because she felt like it was too busy and more geometric design would work better. We also discussed the thread choice, and I'm so glad we made the decisions we did. She used the fort panto and a nice rust thread that I think blends super well with the arch and also looks great on the blue. 

This was a fun quilt to put together, it was so exciting to see the pieces become the arch, and how quickly it went from random rectangles to an identifiable landscape. Meagan did a great job with designing the shadows and shapes and I'm so excited to have this quilt in my home!