- modern quilting | Sunday sketches | quilt design - living + working on Wurundjeri land 🇦🇺 www.geometriquilt.com www.instagram.com/geometriquilthttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mz7cakmzse2cSunday sketch #540 I've been revisiting a lot of older designs lately, and sticking to a fairly basic toolbox of simple shapes and repetition. This one reuses a shape that features in one of my favourite two-colour quilts. https://geometriquilt.com/2026/11/01/sunday-sketch-540/31 Oct 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7cakmzse2chttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mynoxjto772rSunday sketch #539 Another throwback to an older design this week, with a slight revamp of a past Sunday sketch. https://geometriquilt.com/2026/10/25/sunday-sketch-539/24 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mynoxjto772rhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3my43r6ogyv2vSunday sketch #538 I've been trawling through lots of older sketches lately, as I haven't done many new designs in a long time. This is a design that I've jokingly been calling 'sausage factory' (in my mind!). Once you see those elongated ovals connecting diagonally, it's hard not to see sausage… https://geometriquilt.com/2026/10/18/sunday-sketch-538/17 Oct 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3my43r6ogyv2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mxkimwd6sq2iSunday sketch #537 A while back I went through a bit of an Irish chain phase, and I ended up designing far more sketches than I could post (or far more than I thought anyone could bear to see). But enough time's passed that I think I can get away with one more! 🙂 https://geometriquilt.com/2026/10/11/sunday-sketch-537/10 Oct 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkimwd6sq2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mwyv7iiipv2qSunday sketch #536 It's been a while since I've used the pointed arch (or Gothic arch) shape in a design, but it's still a shape I like and want to use more. (And one I have to get around to sewing eventually....) https://geometriquilt.com/2026/10/04/sunday-sketch-536/03 Oct 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyv7iiipv2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mve6vvkukf23Sunday sketch #533 I've shared a few two-colour quilts lately. It's often my default palette; I think it can really add to the impact of a simpler design. And this week's design uses only two shapes: a square and a quarter-circle. https://geometriquilt.com/2026/09/13/sunday-sketch-533/12 Sep 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve6vvkukf23https://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3muslhuexpm2nSunday sketch #532 A few sketches ago, I talked about a design feeling a bit intestinal... and this one's giving similar vibes. https://geometriquilt.com/2026/09/06/sunday-sketch-532/05 Sep 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3muslhuexpm2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mufz6i4fdh2vQuilt pattern: Pepita I'm such a fan of Tara Glastonbury and her work, and I've had the good fortune of having quilts hanging in several of her curated gallery exhibitions. But now we've embarked on a new collaboration: the Pepita quilt pattern! https://geometriquilt.com/2026/09/01/quilt-pattern-pepita/31 Aug 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufz6i4fdh2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3muay7emm572tSunday sketch #531 The vast majority of my quilt designs feature some kind of symmetry or regularity. I rarely use random layouts or abandon the grid entirely (which might be why I've never really warmed to improv...). This week's sketch is a bit of controlled chaos... at quick glance, it might… https://geometriquilt.com/2026/08/30/sunday-sketch-531/29 Aug 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3muay7emm572thttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mtpf3wbzww2kSunday sketch #530 Apart from Sunday sketch #511, it's been aaaaaaaages since I've done a purely triangle-y design. I set myself a brief recently – create a design using mostly triangles – and I really struggled! I need to put away the curves and get back to basics, I think 🙂 https://geometriquilt.com/2026/08/23/sunday-sketch-530/22 Aug 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpf3wbzww2khttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mt5rnvbujz27Sunday sketch #529 I mentioned in last week's post that I'm always trying to recreate the punchy, stripy vibe of Frequency (which was published as a quilt pattern called Sound Maze). Here's another attempt! https://geometriquilt.com/2026/08/16/sunday-sketch-529/15 Aug 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5rnvbujz27https://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3msm6gunhc226Sunday sketch #528 This week's sketch is definitely one I could've designed in Excel! Sometimes that's the best way for me to get stripe-based designs onto the computer quickly, but in this case, I figured it out fairly easily using Electric Quilt 8. It's a block-based design that uses just two… https://geometriquilt.com/2026/08/09/sunday-sketch-528/08 Aug 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3msm6gunhc226https://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3ms67qojbis2qOften saw Glen Hansard busking on Grafton St in my youth, so was feeling kinda maudlin at the news, until I started reading about who he really was, and now I just feel tired. So instead of an RIP, here’s a post from Neko Case: https://nekocase.substack.com/p/in-what-fucking-universe03 Aug 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms67qojbis2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3ms2l67v7np2vSunday sketch #527 I designed this week's sketch before last week's, but they both use that double/nested curve that I've been thinking about more lately. The basic block in this week's sketch is different – basically just a double drunkard's path unit – and the overall design is much more… https://geometriquilt.com/2026/08/02/sunday-sketch-527/01 Aug 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2l67v7np2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mrixu6ckqk2zSunday sketch #526 The last few quilts I've made have featured curves, and I'm getting better at piecing thinner curves. As a result, I'm thinking about curves and their possibilities a bit more! https://geometriquilt.com/2026/07/26/sunday-sketch-526/25 Jul 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrixu6ckqk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mqxeodxfdg2qSunday sketch #525 More pinwheels this week, but I've gone back to the regular kind – made using half-square triangles rather than quarter-circles. I'm still using curves, just elsewhere in the design. https://geometriquilt.com/2026/07/19/sunday-sketch-525/18 Jul 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxeodxfdg2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mqfrf3xrbh2ySunday sketch #524 Is there a name for a pinwheel made from quarter-circles rather than half-square triangles? It's such a fun block! https://geometriquilt.com/2026/07/12/sunday-sketch-524/11 Jul 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfrf3xrbh2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mpu672xjsz2jSunday sketch #523 I've been designing a lot of block-based patterns lately, so prepare for a few weeks of 'contemporary' rather than 'modern'! (In fairness, that's probably true of most of my Sunday sketches.) https://geometriquilt.com/2026/07/05/sunday-sketch-523/04 Jul 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpu672xjsz2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mpcksmonrn22Sunday sketch #522 This week's sketch is based on a shape that emerged accidentally / unintentionally in another design. I didn't end up pursuing or posting that other design, but I filed this shape away for future reference! http://geometriquilt.com/2026/06/28/sunday-sketch-522/27 Jun 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcksmonrn22https://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3moqxn4w54c2hSunday sketch #521 I seem to be on a run of thick borders at the moment. This week, I'm using Jenny Haynes' double drunkard's path curves as inspiration to create big fat borders on some criss-cross shapes. http://geometriquilt.com/2026/06/21/sunday-sketch-521/20 Jun 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqxn4w54c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mo7eeqlpdw2lSunday sketch #520 I'm borrowing from last week's design to use those chunky outlines again. http://geometriquilt.com/2026/06/14/sunday-sketch-520/13 Jun 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7eeqlpdw2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mnnqzp47nq2cSunday sketch #519 I've made a few quilts recently that used slightly 'different' curves – that is, ones I hadn't sewn before. So I've started designing more with them, too. http://geometriquilt.com/2026/06/07/sunday-sketch-519/06 Jun 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnqzp47nq2chttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mnjninuafs24A good reminder for everyone. https://www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2026/06/no-artificial-intelligence-is-not-conscious/687378/05 Jun 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjninuafs24https://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mn45sftve22uSunday sketch #518 One of the most fun parts of quilt designing for me is seeing how a small tweak can have such a big effect. This week, I perked up a fairly basic design by changing squares into rectangles. http://geometriquilt.com/2026/05/31/sunday-sketch-518/30 May 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn45sftve22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mmkkmzdexx2bSunday sketch #517 I could've sworn I'd used these curvy flower shapes before, but I can't put my finger on the design(s). The space within the flower block can accommodate pretty much anything that fits into a square, so a plus seemed as good an idea as any! http://geometriquilt.com/2026/05/24/sunday-sketch-517/23 May 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkkmzdexx2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mlyxjy5ytp2bSunday sketch #516 I keep thinking that I'm relying too much on transparency lately, and then I keep designing Sunday sketches that use transparency. Oh well! http://geometriquilt.com/2026/05/17/sunday-sketch-516/16 May 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyxjy5ytp2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mlhdyepmqq2eSunday sketch #515 Onions! http://geometriquilt.com/2026/05/10/sunday-sketch-515/09 May 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhdyepmqq2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mkvqs7f4c72vSunday sketch #514 More chunky curves this week! I'm using a shape that's similar to last week's main shape, plus another related curvy quatrefoil. Let's get into it! http://geometriquilt.com/2026/05/03/sunday-sketch-514/02 May 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvqs7f4c72vhttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mke5j5jedx2sSunday sketch #513 Ever since I designed Fizz, I've been playing with the double drunkard's path shape (made a million times easier to sew by Jenny Haynes' templates). It's such a fun and versatile shape! http://geometriquilt.com/2026/04/26/sunday-sketch-513/25 Apr 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke5j5jedx2shttps://bsky.app/profile/geometriquilt.bsky.social/post/3mjsk6hq2ok2bSunday sketch #512 I almost didn't share this week's sketch, because I'm still not sure if I like it. It's got one of my least favourite features! http://geometriquilt.com/2026/04/19/sunday-sketch-512/18 Apr 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:3sqseqhubtfn5rxl3cmp437k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsk6hq2ok2b