Jewels in Quilts - FREE Pattern

A few weeks ago I featured diamonds in quilts. Today I want to feature jewels. Neither of what I'm talking about are precious gems (though I do consider my fabric stash precious). I've made a few designs and called them jewels - Fractured Jewels. The fabric is "chopped up" in small pieces, like this first one:

Fractured Jewels using the Colonies Collection by Windham Fabrics

Here it is hanging in my daughter's apartment several years ago. It was low so my granddaughter could see it!

Fractured Jewels

I made this using solid fabrics from the Colonies Collection from Windham about 15 years ago! I patterned another one using the same fabrics (and it's still a FREE pattern at their site).

Fractured Jewels: 54" x 54"

Then I created another concept based on a vintage pattern (Thousand Pyramids), using the leftovers from the Thousand Pyramids. First, the Thousand Pyramids quilt using 5" charm squares (solids). This appeared in the Modern Patchwork Magazine about 10 years ago.

Thousand Pyramids

And the leftovers:

Leftover units from the Thousand Pyramids

I also gave this new block the name of Fractured Jewels. It does make it a little crazy when I do a computer search because I get the two different quilts that pop up!

The quilts at the top are very improvisational. The two at the bottom are precisely cut using rulers. Both are jewels in my quilt lexicon. And I no longer own any of them! My daughters love quilts that appear modern and have taken them to live in their homes. I'm happy with that.