Will She Go Round in Circles...

Round and round- I'm so drawn to quilts with circles. This is "Cosmic MoonPies"- a quilt title I like better than Drunkard's Path, which is the name of the curved, pieced block units. Mine began when I cut scraps using acrylic templates, paired the pieces up, and then used them as "leaders and enders" between seams of other quilt projects. The leaders and enders, as you likely know, are great for keeping seam ends from getting sucked into the needle hole and causing thread nests. And they allow for smooth chain piecing, saving time on projects. The bonus is that once they pile up in numbers, you have another entire quilt. Win/Win. Longarmer Debra Johnston quilted this one and used such a pretty swirling motif.

 Of course my eye goes to round things in the environment, too. I find these round bales just so pleasing to look at. It's that time of year here.

And at the Quilt Fest in Jacksonville, FL, this fall, I snapped photo after photo of circle quilts. This is "Star Jet" pieced by Deborah Krajkowski. Her statement explained that she is currently exploring movement in quilts using circular shapes.

"Modern" by Adriane Elwood is simple and so effective. The colors she selected add to the appeal.

"Taking a Shot or Two" is a play on words by Julia Chervoni. She made her quilt using Kaffe Fassett shot cotton (a special type of weave) fabrics in solids and striped.

Pam Everitt combined a scrappy pieced background with extra circles leftover from previous projects in "Orange Peel." Quilters don't let fabric go to waste!

This is "Turnabout" made by quilting friend Linda of Flourishing Palms blog. She appliqued her improv quilt and used Big Stitch for the quilting. So many pleasing curved lines. It received a Judge's Recognition ribbon. Apparently I'm not the only one who loves curved quilt designs. They're everywhere!