(MDT046) Starbound

Using only two colours for two block types creates four possible combinations, each of which is used twice in this design. Each quadrant contains two block types, and they are arranged so that each pair of adjacent quadrants shares one block type – resulting in each block type appearing in one half of the quilt, either vertically or horizontally. Common features of traditional quilting – basic shapes, eight-pointed stars, a grid layout, symmetry – are modernised through this arrangement and the use of vivid, saturated colours with little contrast. The original design for Starbound is #369 in my Sunday sketch series of quilt designs.