#lovewinsquilt block

I had the opportunity to join a #lovewinsquilt bee, organized by Kristin of Sew, Mama, Sew. Those who regularly follow Badskirt know that I'm not one to work with rainbows, hearts or purple; but I make exceptions when there is good reason. We were asked to make a 12" finished block using rainbow colors and a white background. We could optionally include one print. I set to work and designed a block to mark the occasion.

For the #lovewins theme, I decided to use a heart motif. Two hearts coming together felt right to me. I striped the rainbow across the design and paper-pieced the block to help with precision. I could have split the piecing in a number of ways, but decided that I liked this layout because of the subtle v-shape formed by the background seam lines. The v, in my mind, is for victory.

Our bee is now full, but I'm certain more #lovewinsquilt bees will be starting soon. Keep your eyes open around social media for one to contribute to or take the lead and start one of your own.

 #lovewinsquilt