Pattern of the Month

This month’s Pattern of the Month is Shifting Lines, Quilt #25 in the 100 Quilt Project. It marks a quiet milestone and leans into the kind of design I keep coming back to—simple structure, subtle movement, and color doing most of the work.

The design grew out of a stack of soft lilacs, anchored with navy to give it some weight. The layout blurs the edges between blocks, so instead of reading as individual units, the quilt feels continuous across the surface.

There’s nothing complicated about the construction. It’s built from straightforward units and repetition, with the interest coming from how everything is arranged. The pattern includes multiple sizes and three layout options: a two-color version, a consistent background with shifting accents, or alternating color pairs by column.

This is a good fit for confident beginners. The piecing is clean and repetitive, and the seam spinning helps reduce bulk so everything nests where it should.

What surprised me a bit with this one was how much the quilting mattered. The sample is finished with straight vertical lines using navy and a variegated lilac thread, which adds just enough texture without competing with the design.

You can read more about this quilt in the 100 Quilt Project, or head straight to the Quilt Patterns portfolio.

100 Quilt Project #25