BEHIND THE QUILT
FLORAL DIAMONDS
“This quilt was inspired by a vintage quilt but, in the original, the hexagons were a lot smaller. I wanted this quilt to grow quickly and to make the most of some bold prints.
“It’s a great quilt for busting your stash as the quilt works best with lots of different prints, giving it a bold, graphic feel. The centre of each lozenge or diamond is a low-volume or white print to give focus to the shape. This is then surrounded by the bold print. Try to choose prints that will contrast when next to each other to keep the definition of the shapes created with the hexagons. Although I have used as many prints as I could, I have repeated one print on both half lozenges at the bottom of the quilt and repeated another