Quilt Block 111, Nautilus

What a fantastic quilt block.  Nautilus is not difficult to make but you must be sure to square up each time you sew on another piece.  It's like a spiral going around and around.  You just keep adding on your next piece. It's a lost like sewing a log cabin block but instead on straight pieces, you are sewing on triangles.  

I was going for a specific look with this quilt.  I wanted a soft pastel quilt.  The effect was really great; however, you can make a very dramatic quilt with the pattern if you use one light color fabric with one dark color.  

Choosing these fabrics was not comfortable for me.  I knew I wanted the quilt to look soft, but it was stepping out of my comfort zone to use such a variety of fabrics.  I truly love the results.  I also had a lot of fun with the free motion quilting.  

I love the fact that I am at the point in my quilting career that I will experiment on new ideas.  They are not always going to turn out as great as you would like, but the freedom to try is an amazing feeling.  

Until next time, try something new and daring!