I Might Figure It Out
 

It seems easy enough when I look at it. I do believe that I can figure out what to sew next to what. I don't have any instructions. In fact I don't even know the name, but it sure is calling to me. Loudly! I have so many wonderful batiks that would go well here. I sort of want to get started right away, but do not want to mess it up.

very pretty quilt

I hope you do figure it out. That's really pretty.

That is one beautiful quilt.

It's a bento box quilt. Super easy, I did one a long time ago, no pattern!

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Thanks Marion. That's great! I may be cutting fabric tonight.

I just grabbed a sheet of graph paper & sketched it out - pretty straight forward. Will be beautiful in batiks.

You're welcome boston! I don't remember right now how I did it, but yup, graph paper is one way to do it. I always outline my quilt blocks in excel LOL ... I just highlight the squares the colour I want them, and then add the lines and voila ... one block all done!

Do it easy! I did 2x2, 2x3 and 2x4 ... (adding 1/2 inch seam allowance of course) ... everything lines up really nice!

It's a great quilt to use scraps up too!

Have fun!

Here is a free pattern

https://www.thespruce.com/easy-bento...attern-2820823

Draw it out on grid paper. I did a woven pattern and it was easy to get lost without my drafted pattern.

That doesn't look like Bento Boxes to me. I'd guess some sort of celtic knot pattern? The trick would be in selecting fabrics so that you get the effect of weaving over and under.

I agree with dunster that this doesn't really look like a Bento Box pattern. But---you could start with some of the dimensions and then draft it out on graph paper to get the design you need. However, many blocks have completely different names. Good luck and I think it would be easy to graphed out.

It looks like this to me, but with scrappy batiks: https://www.favequilts.com/Block-Patterns/Celtic-Squares-Block

Alternatively, if it's on point: http://www.quiltngo.com/Data/Sites/1...s_tutorial.pdf

Isn't it funny several of you mentioned graph paper? I did exactly that last night. You must have sent me a mental message. The picture is very clear and it came out great. I do want to order some more wonderful batiks from Missouri Star to have a nice variety. Thanks so much everyone!

It's not a bento box LOL I'm so sorry ... BUT I am glad you figured it out ... this is a bento box!

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I would make the four nine-patch corners of the block, then add the set-ups within the block, lastly the set-up strips between the knot-like blocks.

I use Excel also to figure designs and color placement. 😊

We made this square in the New Quilting Bee. It's called strips and squares and you can find the instructions at Quilter's Cache.

It looks to me like each of the 4 squares are made like the beginnings of a log cabin, only using the squares, then one round of strips. Then these are joined with sashings that have strategically placed cornerstone blocks to complete the knot effect.

I usually copy a pic on my computer and then enlarge it. At that point I start to dissect it into blocks and pieces. This way it starts to make sense. Without doing this, this one looks like 4 simple squares in squares with a pieced sashing making them form a large block. Then these large blocks are sashed with the cream fabric.

Yep not Bento Box.

That is a great pattern and I agree, so pretty out of batiks.

pewa88 - thanks for the link to the pattern.

Oh, I see the difference. Thank you for posting the link!