Day 144 – Spiral of Spirals

Going through all the designs the last couple of days, I realized how many spiral designs I’ve done so far. There’s been quite a lot!

But here’s one I know I haven’t done yet that is really the mother of all spiral designs. I’m calling it Spiral of Spirals!

Ah! I’m finally sitting downstairs in the bigger office with fresh lighting (yes, they’re full spectrum florescent lights for everyone that was worrying!)

It feels great to have everything (mostly) in place and to now have Josh start getting more on board with my business. It’s been a hectic week, but now I feel like I have some time to chill and prepare for my workshop in South Carolina.

When I get back I think I’m going to start working on a pattern for Winter Wonderland. I really want to start teaching my reverse shadow trapunto technique and creating this pattern sounds like something fun to work on this spring. (Update: Click here for the Winter Wonderland pattern, which is now available!)

Speaking of something fun, let’s learn Spiral of Spirals!

Inspiration – Starting on Day 5 of this project with Basic Spiral, I’ve been fascinated with spiral designs. I’m always trying to capture a really complex spiral that’s created in a very simple way.

Sounds like a contradiction, right? Well, I think this is a pretty good start with this spiraling spiral design!

Difficulty Level – Advanced. This is a pretty complex design, but as long as you keep the shapes in your head, it shouldn’t be too difficult.

The best way to get a handle on a design like this is lay a really solid foundation with your intial giant spiral. Once you get the foundation laid, all you have to do is fill it up with spirals.

Design Family – Foundational. This is a pretty weird design because it starts on the edge, works into the center and then back out again.

I would say this is a design that should definitely be placed on it’s own in an open block. I can’t imagine trying to squish this design into a tight or complicated space.

Directional Texture – Center Focused. The mother of all spirals certainly is an attention getter! Place it somewhere you want to add a lot of attention and drama to your quilt.

Suggestions for Use – I really think this would make a great addition to an applique quilt. Just think how much your flowers would pop with Spiral of Spirals stitched in the centers!