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Metro Hold the Lattice

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I can't take credit for the clever name, my friend Thelma came up with it first.  We are both working on this pattern called Metro Lattice, from Sew Kind of Wonderful, using the Quick Curve Ruler.  Thelma made an executive decision to leave out the pieced lattice the pattern calls for and to set the blocks on the diagonal.  I loved the changes she made and copied them.

I think leaving out the pieced lattice gives the quilt top a cleaner look, with kind of a Cathedral Window vibe.  My fabrics are fatquarters of Circa 1934 by Cosmo Cricket for Moda.  What the heck happened to them?  Are they just designing paper now?  I loved the collections they did for Moda when they were designing fabric.

My solid fabric is Moda Bella Butter, which of course I didn't have enough of.  Thank goodness for speedy deliveries from Fat Quarter Shop.  I should get what I need by Thursday, finish up the blocks and get the side triangles on.

The piecing for this pattern is super easy.  No major square up issues at all.  The blocks are made oversized and trimmed down, so there is plenty of wiggle room for blocks that seem wonky at first.  No intersecting seams that have to line up exactly and make me crazy.  I am relaxing and enjoying the process with this project!

45 responses to “Metro Hold the Lattice”

  4. What gorgeous fabrics! While I love that quilt with the lattice, I really like it without as well. I like how there’s a secondary circular pattern and as an imperfect piecer, I like the idea of oversized blocks and no matching seams. 😉

  5. What gorgeous fabrics! While I love that quilt with the lattice, I really like it without as well. I like how there’s a secondary circular pattern and as an imperfect piecer, I like the idea of oversized blocks and no matching seams. 😉

  6. What gorgeous fabrics! While I love that quilt with the lattice, I really like it without as well. I like how there’s a secondary circular pattern and as an imperfect piecer, I like the idea of oversized blocks and no matching seams. 😉

  7. Way to go! This is a lovely quilt and it does, indeed, look a lot like a Cathedral Window – but without all the folded and stitched fabrics the Cathedral Window requires.
    Glad you’re having fun with this quilt!
    Hugs!

  8. Way to go! This is a lovely quilt and it does, indeed, look a lot like a Cathedral Window – but without all the folded and stitched fabrics the Cathedral Window requires.
    Glad you’re having fun with this quilt!
    Hugs!

  9. Way to go! This is a lovely quilt and it does, indeed, look a lot like a Cathedral Window – but without all the folded and stitched fabrics the Cathedral Window requires.
    Glad you’re having fun with this quilt!
    Hugs!

  13. Your quilt is lovely & it’s nice to enjoy a project right from the get-go! Thank goodness for FQS’s speedy service!

  14. Your quilt is lovely & it’s nice to enjoy a project right from the get-go! Thank goodness for FQS’s speedy service!

  15. Your quilt is lovely & it’s nice to enjoy a project right from the get-go! Thank goodness for FQS’s speedy service!

  16. I saw Thelma’s change and really thought it was fabulous. Yours is as well. Very clever idea. Love your choice of fabrics too.
    Mary

  17. I saw Thelma’s change and really thought it was fabulous. Yours is as well. Very clever idea. Love your choice of fabrics too.
    Mary

  18. I saw Thelma’s change and really thought it was fabulous. Yours is as well. Very clever idea. Love your choice of fabrics too.
    Mary

  22. Nice. Will you be making all of SKofW patterns? Looks like you are on track to get through them all this year at your speed! Thank goodness for FQS!

  23. Nice. Will you be making all of SKofW patterns? Looks like you are on track to get through them all this year at your speed! Thank goodness for FQS!

  24. Nice. Will you be making all of SKofW patterns? Looks like you are on track to get through them all this year at your speed! Thank goodness for FQS!

  25. Looks fabulous, Nicole, and it really does have that Cathedral Windows look but without all the fussiness involved. Cute name, Thelma has an interesting imagination.

  26. Looks fabulous, Nicole, and it really does have that Cathedral Windows look but without all the fussiness involved. Cute name, Thelma has an interesting imagination.

  27. Looks fabulous, Nicole, and it really does have that Cathedral Windows look but without all the fussiness involved. Cute name, Thelma has an interesting imagination.

  31. I am in LOVE !!! You are really tempting me to make this quilt 😉
    I love how Thelma always thinks outside the box !
    Are you enjoying this rain we have been having ?

  32. I am in LOVE !!! You are really tempting me to make this quilt 😉
    I love how Thelma always thinks outside the box !
    Are you enjoying this rain we have been having ?

  33. I am in LOVE !!! You are really tempting me to make this quilt 😉
    I love how Thelma always thinks outside the box !
    Are you enjoying this rain we have been having ?

  34. Love it! I thought it had a cathedral window look too when I saw Thelma’s. As for Cosmo Cricket, their fabric I think is hard to find because sometimes it’s listed under Eric & Julie Comstock or The Comstocks, or Cosmo Cricket. They have several lines that came out like twenty-three, Baby Jane, Odds & Ends and I think a few more. The moda site doesn’t keep their old lines listed on their site, not sure why as it is really helpful when looking for a specific fabric.

  35. Love it! I thought it had a cathedral window look too when I saw Thelma’s. As for Cosmo Cricket, their fabric I think is hard to find because sometimes it’s listed under Eric & Julie Comstock or The Comstocks, or Cosmo Cricket. They have several lines that came out like twenty-three, Baby Jane, Odds & Ends and I think a few more. The moda site doesn’t keep their old lines listed on their site, not sure why as it is really helpful when looking for a specific fabric.

  36. Love it! I thought it had a cathedral window look too when I saw Thelma’s. As for Cosmo Cricket, their fabric I think is hard to find because sometimes it’s listed under Eric & Julie Comstock or The Comstocks, or Cosmo Cricket. They have several lines that came out like twenty-three, Baby Jane, Odds & Ends and I think a few more. The moda site doesn’t keep their old lines listed on their site, not sure why as it is really helpful when looking for a specific fabric.

  43. It looks really good. It does look like Cathedral Windows, but with the curves they actually seem like they are spinning or twisting. Spinning Cathedral Windows! Cosmo Cricket is now called by their actual names Eric and Julie Comstock. Southern Fabrics have their newest line. It has similar colours to their Salt Air line. Fat Quartsr Shop have skipped this one but list their next one after as coming soon. It’s all red white and blue.

  44. It looks really good. It does look like Cathedral Windows, but with the curves they actually seem like they are spinning or twisting. Spinning Cathedral Windows! Cosmo Cricket is now called by their actual names Eric and Julie Comstock. Southern Fabrics have their newest line. It has similar colours to their Salt Air line. Fat Quartsr Shop have skipped this one but list their next one after as coming soon. It’s all red white and blue.

  45. It looks really good. It does look like Cathedral Windows, but with the curves they actually seem like they are spinning or twisting. Spinning Cathedral Windows! Cosmo Cricket is now called by their actual names Eric and Julie Comstock. Southern Fabrics have their newest line. It has similar colours to their Salt Air line. Fat Quartsr Shop have skipped this one but list their next one after as coming soon. It’s all red white and blue.