My Marimekko scrap quilt
 

A friend of a friend found these Marimekko scraps at a Crate & Barrel outlet store and gave them to my friend who gave them to me. A forum friend found this pattern using Marimekko scraps, and I copied it. It doesn't match anything in my bedroom, but it makes me smile and I love sleeping under it. My LAQ did a great job quilting it.

very modern.....

I love it! That is so cool.

It looks so light and airy, perfect for a summer quilt. Beautiful!

nicely done

Love it, kudos!!!!

Excellent job!

Love it! The white background makes the colorful squares just float.

Love love this quilt.

very different and very cool and very modern!

Definitely cool.

It's so cheerful and happy. Nice job.

I love it!!!!!!

Super cool – I love that fabric!

A happy quilt!

Beautiful fabrics. I see why it makes you smile.

Love it and the colors are so bright and cheery.

You inspire me! I have a cabinet full of Marimekko fabrics and have been trying to figure out how to use them. Your quilt is beautiful.

Lively quilt! Nicely done!!

I adore this, modern and yet retro at the same time!! Great job!

Jan in VA

Just great! Would you direct us to the pattern, please?

Wonderful quilt---it makes me smile too!

I never heard of Marimekko but I love it too.

very pretty

Soooo pretty!!

I love Marimekko fabric-- well done!

I can see how it makes you happy. I really like the large print pieces and all the white fabric in it.

What a great quilt!

I just love all the Marimekko fabrics. You did an amazing job on it. It's very modern. I've been wanting to get some Marimekko fabric to make one of my family members a quilt with(she's all Finnish and even speaks it, she's the one who told me about this fabric).

Here is a photo of the quilt that inspired my quilt. It's easier to see the pattern on this photo. I cut 8.5" squares of the Marimekko scraps and two white pieces (3.5"x 8.5" and 3.5"x 11.5") for each block. The blocks finished at 11" square when the quilt was assembled. Then you just rotate them to get the desired effect. The borders were also 3.5" wide. The king size quilt was 106" x 117", 9 blocks by 10 blocks. Thanks for your kind comments.[ATTACH=CONFIG]422169[/ATTACH]

Ooh, I love those blocks. Are they a square with white rectangles next to it to make a bigger square block? That turned out really nice!

I LOVE Marimekko designs!! I still have my sheet sets from the 70's - just won't part with them - now I know what to do with them!!

Very cool!!!

that is the beauty of scrap quilts, they go with everything. yours is beautiful!

I see what you mean by making you smile! Such bright happy colors. You did a great job.

What a fun, funky quilt. Makes me smile too. So bright & cheery.

Great quilt....

The colors are great and so cheerful.

ditto......love it

Nice quilt.