Can someone point me to this pattern for purchase?
 

I have only worked from a purchased pattern once before, but this one I would definitely want to start with a pattern or at least a block pattern, I could figure out the rest. [ATTACH=CONFIG]391508[/ATTACH]

I don't know what that is, but, it is a gorgeous picture.

Don't know what it's called, but here's the basic breakdown.
This is the kind of pattern where you have to decide and lay out all your colors and fabrics first before you can start piecing (or even cutting).
The units are just squares and HST blocks.

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It alternates between the floral prints (which are whole squares) and the solids (which are created when the four blocks are joined).

And the sides and tops of each block are made up of eight HST blocks, constructed from the floral in the center and the specific solid on that side/corner of the block.

Great explanation mts. I think what is importnt for it to work properly is the fabric choice. Looks very much like the modern line of fabrics.

magnificent quilt .... thanks mts for breaking it down to its simplest components. Now just to find the right fabrics .....

I think the way the fabric blends is more important - so the solids chosen should be from the florals, with not a lot of contast.
You don't want a lot of 'background' - busy is better.

But you need to watch the scale as well.
Depending on the patch size you use, it's possible that a huge Kaffe fabric won't work at all - despite the busy pattern - because when you cut it up for the HST, you'd end up with a solid patch - you want the patterned fabric to carry out into those HST's as much as possible.

Of course, the converse is true as well - you don't want a very small calico type print either - again, even though it might have multiple colors.

I think you would pick the florals first - and they should have some commonality in style, tone and color.
Then pick the solids. And I say solids but I really mean blenders.
This is not the quilt for harsh Kona solids. You want some texture or tone-on-tone pattern in the complimentary fabrics.

I think that the pattern is based off of Ocean Waves. Rather than being made with scraps, the fabric is placed so that adjoining fabrics have a fractured look.

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...ean-waves.html

The Westminster prints are perfect for this. Maybe the pattern is in one of Kaffe Fassett's books.

Was this found online, and was there a link where you got it from?

Thank you MTS, that was exactly what I was looking for, and I was thinking that breakdown as well. I love how you lined it out.

I found the picture on Pinterest, and after a lot of clicking, (don't you hate when people don't link properly on pinterest?) I found this link http://www.jennybowker.com/quilts/si...llery/11245124

She calls it Shimmer, if you go to her site, check out Lost in Singapore which is also stunning. I aspire to be that kind of quilt artist.

It's not Ocean Waves, though similar.

It could also be pieced like this (but the layout still needs to be decided first) -
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I just came to post the very same information ;-)

Looks like a hunters star version.

Not it, but is very similar: Corn and Beans

http://lisaboyer.blogspot.com/2008/0...ap-quilts.html

I can't decide which version of the two piecing diagrams would be less of a hassle to piece.

I think at some point all those seams are going to have to be aligned anyway, whether it's done within a block, or block-to-block.
So it probably doesn't make a difference.

I would never have pegged that for a Jenny Bowker quilt.
It's so ...traditional.
Go figure.

I made the quilt Sweet Dreams by Carolyn Designs and it is very similar. It was paper pieced and fun to do Took quite a bit on concentration!

great looking quilt and awesome colours.

this looks like the one to me. it's the pattern I was thinking of but didn't know the name. the colors make all of the difference

I have no idea, but it is sure pretty.

Thanks so much for sharing this. I hadn't seen any of her quilts before but boy do I love that Shimmer. Looks like she is out of Australia so probably not much chance of a class and I didn't see any books/patterns by her but will keep an eye open as I really love her quilts.

I agree, it is easy but the fabrics make it look complicated!! Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm inclined to think the blocks are on point and are all made the same.. . if you tilt your head you will see what I mean.What a beauty and you have peaked my interest.

This block is a series of 4patches (4 4patches per block - each 4patch consists of two colored squares and two HST 4patches. I tried posting a jpeg, but for some reason I can't seem to get it to work. If you PM me with your email, I'll send you a jpeg.

beautiful quilt.

Nope.
Nor is it the Corn and Beans (that name cracks me up).
Or set with on-point blocks.

This particular rendition requires a whole floral patch that is NOT made up of 4 squares or triangles.
Look again at the diagram in post 11.

Yes, you can do it that way - and that is the way it appears, but it's easier to do it as 4 4patch blocks.

Batik Waves makes more sense to me. The Corn and Beans one I posted about has something missing-this one has the 2 rows of triangles (HST's). Block appears to be set on point.

Batik Waves by Karen Combs Studio.
Karencombs.com

Our small group made this kind of a quilt for our Christmas Fundraiser for our Quilt Guild. We used all scraps. We had templates for the half square triangles. Started with a 9" square, one light and one dark. Cut each once on the diagonal then put all the lights in a bag and all the darks in a bag pulled one from each bag and paired them together, then sew a quarter in seam on the cut side, then cut 2) 2 3/8" strips one will have a seam and one piece left for the large triangle this will give all the pieces to make on block. I will see if I have the directions still and maybe a photo of our completed quilt.

Then it would have a totally different effect with these fabrics - very dumbed down.

And if those floral blocks had been cut up, I doubt KarrynneStorm (op) would have even had to post the question as it would be obvious HOW the blocks were pieced.

The genius in this version - and kudos to Jenny - is that the construction is camouflaged, and by using a larger scale print (whole) - the movement from block to block - or even patch to patch - is very subtle.

After admiring the overall effect, you keep squinting at it and tilting your head thinking it's pieced one way, but then you notice it can't be and you look for another way.
Just look at all the suggestions on this thread.

That would not be the case if you made up the floral block from smaller patches.

If you look at all the majority of C&B and Batik Waves and OceanWaves (different but same concept as the C&B) blocks, they all have med to high contrast between the patches.
It allows them to join like fabric to give the appearance of a larger block.

I think the pattern may be called Northwinds. I would share my PDF file not a real pattern but it is fairly easy to understand. Michelle in Omaha.

Well for what it is worth, here is another way to do Corn and Beans that differs from Quilters Cache and gives the solid block look if the colors are carefully matched. Pattern is found as August 1, nancy martin's perpetual calendar "365 quilt blocks a year". I have two of these calendars so if you want this page, PM and i'll tear it out or scan it for you and mail it. I have made a quilt using these patterns, True and relatively easy though it took me two years because of the number of pieces in it. Not this pattern however, though it seems to have about the same number of pieces.

Here is my version in EQ7 I call it Floral Blast. Luann

What about blooming 9 patch? One of the gals in our guild did one that kind of reminded me of this picture.

I would want the fabric, too! That is one gorgeous quilt!

that is a lovely quilt. thanks for sharing it

I can hardly wait to see your work!!! What a beautiful sample.
Cleodaisy

Love the pattern... and have seen it before but don't know what it is called..

At first, I thought perhaps this layout was on-point with diagonal HST sashing; although after sketching it out I found that is just an illusion. I believe it is a combination of 4-patch blocks, and half-square triangle 9-patch blocks; where the 9-patch HSTs are every other block, and every other row alternates between the floral 4-patches and hand-dyed 4-patches. Although I think I'd prefer the floral 4-patches not to be; I'd rather full-size squares and wrote the instructions below that way. It's not as difficult as it looks.

Fabrics: For each coordinating fabric color family, choose two hand-dyed solids and one medium-size floral print.</SPAN>

Cutting: Define a full-size square measurement dependent upon desired final dimensions & quantity of rows/columns.</SPAN>
Of each floral fabric, cut one full-size square, and eight quarter-size squares (for half-square triangles).
Of each solid fabric, cut ten quarter-size squares (two for four-patches, and eight for half-square triangles).
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Layout: Arrange the cut blocks into rows alternating full-size floral squares and paired solid four-patch squares; also place the remaining quarter-size squares near its matching fabric, then pair-up each with a neighboring solid/floral pair.
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Construction: Take care to keep the laid out color arrangements in order along the way.
Stack, sew, press a single four-patch for each quarted-size solid fabric pair, and return them to the layout.
Stack, sew, press the quarter-size solid/floral pairs into half-square triangles, and return them to the layout.
Stack, sew, press the half-square triangles into 9-patches, and return them to the layout.
Stack, sew and press, blocks into rows, then repeat sewing paired rows until the quilt-top is completely constructed.</SPAN>