This design was in my head for a long time before it became a reality. Even when I was making it, I wasn’t exactly sure how it would turn out. When it was finished, I loved it and even after living with it for a while, I still like it.
These panels are about 20″ x 72″, so they are long and skinny. They could be used as table runners, but I enjoy hanging them in windows.
It’s the perfect size to hang two or three in a glass sliding door.
Each panel is made with a neutral background fabric and a light, medium and dark of a single colour.
They use a modern Pojagi style seam so that there are no exposed raw edges in the patchwork, but it is still a single layer of fabric. It is patchwork, but not a traditional quilt.
The pattern is available in my shop or at Etsy. The sewing technique is easy and only involves sewing straight lines.
I have a collection of six panels in the colours of the rainbow, and they hang across a series of windows. They bring colour, light and joy into my home. They can do the same for you.
Elizabeth DeCroos
designer, teacher, speaker
Elizabeth enjoys doing all types of sewing and needlework and teaching others new techniques. Find out how to take a course or workshop.