Quilt Guild Medallion Round 3

Dec 2014

My quilt guild has a program in which members take turns adding borders to a medallion center for a total of 5 rounds. At the end of the year the 5 participants go into a roll-off of a dice.  The person who did that round gets to take home the quilt top and extra fabric.   I've participated in this program for several years and regret not having documented each so will start now.

I am to do round 3 on this medallion.  At first I felt that my round needed to be fairly simple for "calming" or breathing room as the quilt felt a bit busy to me.   

This is my first attempt, but really did not like it.  I think it was a combination of the blocks being too big and the dark blue being "too" much.

So back to the books and looked for simple and smaller options.  This was my second attempt and I liked it better but it didn't really sing to me so I didn't continue beyond one side.

Third attempt and I told myself last.  I wanted smaller and more horizontal (if that makes sense), so I settled on Broken Zigzag in the book Log Cabin Borders and Corners.  Although I don't like paper piecing I went for it.  I was able to use up all the small triangle in the print from the flying geese row.  I also like how the small triangles pulled together with the center and first row.  I'm fairly happy with it and do feel there is calming space.