Acorn Cottage - Estella

When I first saw an Irish Chain quilt, I instantly loved it. Then I discovered that there were variations of the Irish Chain design & I was utterly fascinated by them.

Over the years I had seen different versions the design that I based my ‘Estella’ quilt from. Part of he fun for me was figuring out the process for making it - & making it as simple as possible.(Be sure to take note of that…! I don’t often find that part of designing so fun!) But the simplicity and the delicate look of this vintage design truly did steal my heart.

 So, who might Estella be?… that I would name this pattern after?

Estella is my maternal Grandma, Estella Lawson. She was also a quilter, (I’m doubly blessed, as both of my grandmas were quilters!), & whenever you hear about my introduction to quilts - those up high in the linen closet - several of those quilts were made by Grandma Estella. I credit her with my love of the light, airy feel that I love to use in so many of my quilt designs. Hers were all like that. So, it was perfect that I name this quilt after her.

I’ve made my Estella quilt in several colorways already… & I know that I will be making more! One of my plans for one of them is to reverse the colors - use the color for the background, & white for the ‘design’…! What color(s) would you choose?

♥ Bren

(I'll be back with more quilts from 'Acorn Cottage', and until then, if you want to get more peeks at the projects included in the book, Martingale, Amazon, & Barnes and Noble have posted a bunch of photos. You can pre-order at any of their websites (as well as mine), & I also want to encourage you - if you have a local quilt shop - to let them know & ask them to order it for you!)