Susan’s Southwest Quilt

Today I have a quick quilt to share with you…this fun southwest quilt that Susan made.

She used the squash block pattern, which you can google to find several free options. Then she offset the blocks with a plain square to add some beautiful negative space, which helps the squash blocks pop.

She used a variety of fun pepper printed fabrics that she found in New Mexico.

I actually started quilting a different design on this quilt, and didn’t like it. I was talking with my longarm friends, and Kait suggested a design similar to this…so I decided to try my Half Square Twist design, and I’m so glad I did. The design goes so well with the quilt pattern. Half Square Twist is available in my shop.

I used my favorite thread color, Natural White Omni from Superior Threads and the 8020 comfort blend batting from Winline Textiles.

Check out that texture. I’m loving the horizontal lines in the quilt block and quilting design.

Can’t wait for Susan to see this one in person.

If you’d like to have me quilt for you, check out my schedule and sign up for a day! Happy quilting, leisha 💕