“Greek Key” Quilt Pattern – Original Quilt Pattern Download Available on Etsy

This Greek key quilt pattern is an easy and beginning quilter friendly design inspired my trip to the Greek islands. The PDF pattern is available on my Quiltripping Etsy shop.

Quilt Inspirations – For my recent trip to Greece, I chose a simple, classic Greek key design to make this easy, modern looking quilt in shades of white and Aegean blue.

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Around the World in 25 Travel Quilts

I like to make travel quilts inspired by the destinations where I am going. I am sharing some of my favorites to inspire your next quilt project.

My website is called Quiltripping because I love to travel, take photos and make quilts. I like to make travel quilts inspired by the destinations where I am going and then photograph the quilt on location. Since I started this blog, I have photographed and shared quite a few of my bucket list travel inspired quilts. I thought it would be nice to put them all together into one gallery for both quilting and travel inspiration.

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“California Dreamin” – Original Quilt Design

Quilt Inspiration – The colors of the surf and sand. I used two charm packs in shades of blue and yellow by Stonehenge to design a quilt that reminds me of a warm day on a California beach. I set half square triangle blocks in a fishhook pattern, randomly mixing the different shades of blue and gold together.

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“Under the Midnight Sun” – Original Quilt Design

Many of the quilt designs that I make are  inspired by my  travel destinations. In this case, the quilt came first, but I really was not sure what to do with it. Then, when I had plans to go to Fairbanks, Alaska for the midnight sun season, I knew this was the perfect quilt to take along. Continue reading ““Under the Midnight Sun” – Original Quilt Design”