Encompassing

 This is Encompassing:

Nautical patterns, especially compasses, hold a special place in my heart.  Far from being difficult to sew,  "Encompassing" has simplified lines of all straight seams, sewn using foundation piecing (no curves). 

Careful colour placement creates a secondary design of stars encircling the compasses. 

The quilt is photographed on the steps of the lighthouse in Five Islands, N.S. 

The pattern for Encompassing has been re-formatted as a pdf download and is available here.

Encompassing

This is one of my favourite quilts;  I had fun drawing the block and devising the layout so that it appears complicated, but totally isn't.  Hubby and I took it to Five Islands on a very windy day (plus the tide was coming in!) and could barely keep the quilt on the ground.  It went airborne several times!

 This one was expertly long-arm quilted by Jacqueline Pohl of The Vintage Quiltery in Manitoba.

The pattern for Encompassing has been reformatted, and is now available as an instant download.