Catching Zedz Quilt Pattern PDF

Memory Quilting

Some quilts start with a design or technique, some quilts start with function in mind, yet others start with a choice of fabrics.....Catching Zedz is one of the latter. When I turned fifty we took a pile of friends and family to a rustic bush abode for the weekend. No presents were desired but guests were asked to bring some fabric - important to them or our shared history - that I could later put to artistic use. From towels to beanies. From organza, through hand dyed velvet, to hearty home knits. Fabrics that challenged on all fronts. How was I to make a ‘my-story’ quilt from these?

My design starting point had to be grey wool and noisy zeds. The mix of fabrics worked well in a maths-free strip-pieced block that was reverse appliquéed to squares of wool. The appliqué was machine stitched - with primitive hand stitch detail in an extra large running stitch in tapestry wool added later. The quilt has no binding or batting, simply a lovely wool backing. We are snug-as-a-bug under this one.

And your memory quilt? All you need is a simple repeat image - a letter or a shape or a grand variety of them. Use your fabrics, your imagery and your life to make ‘your story’. Block size variations are included in the pattern.

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

This PDF quilting pattern includes full fabric requirements, cutting instructions and step-by-step assembly guidance. You may customise it to your desired quilt size.

Sample size - 72” x 64” (183cm x 163cm) - 72 blocks each 8” x 8 ”
top layer - 3yds (2.7m) of grey wool as a NO WASTE minimum (54”/135cm wide)
buy more, in 9” increments if you choose a variety of colours
for (40”/110cm wide) fabrics you will need a minimum of (4.5yds /4.2m)
zed strips - 3.5 yds (3m) total meterage made up of scraps minimum 2” x 8”.

Use any fabrics. Tapestry wool - 40” (1m) per block
template plastic- 8” x 8” per image
also needed; backing and stitching/quilting thread

With freeform blocks like this, fabric requirements will vary from quilt to quilt. I give you minimums only. Be generous with your purchases as extra can always be used in the backing.