The Joy of Colourwash Quilts

 I discovered Colourwash quilts on Youtube.  The Canadian quilter, Terry Rowlands has produced three excellent videos which demonstrate her process.  First of three Youtube videos by Terry Rowlands   

Thank you, Terry.  I have had so much fun with these.

My first attempt used a variety of colours, mostly rainbow colours.  The second used blue and green scraps.  The third used red, orange, pink and yellow scraps.  I am presently making a fourth in citrus colours - think, lemons, oranges, pink grapefruit, limes.  This one will be sent to the US to be displayed amongst a number of colourwash quilts in September 2025.  

I have chosen to make all my colourwash quilts using 400, 3 inch finished blocks, so 20 by 20, 60 inches square.  It is a size that works well with my hanging space at home.  

The thing I enjoy about making these, is that a ruler is only used to square up the blocks at the end.  The block is improvisationally pieced.