Ice cream soda quilt

In 2018 I stitched my first Ice Cream Soda quilt block. I was instantly hooked! Read about my process on this long-term project and see the pretty results

Block no 5, a golden block, made in honor of our 50th wedding anniversay! Block no 6. Ice cream soda block no 7 The first seven blocks! Happy Weekend! Nicolette

Another month, another lot of Ice Cream Soda quilt blossoms! I'm still surprised that I'm 'keeping up' with this block of the month (create...

Stitch by stitch, color on color, shape by shape by shape, a patchwork quilt comes into being slowly. This one, entirely sewn by hand, offered seemingly endless quiet moments for contemplation and rest. But four and a half years later, an end did come. A period was set. Now it is finished, my version of the famous Ice Cream Soda quilt in blues, aqua, teal and purple, cream and black and gray.

Sometimes you need to make a quilt in just three colours. Instead of making lots of decisions for each block, spending time pondering fabric options, and learning from the experience, you need to just make one block over and over again. That is exactly what I needed for this Ice Cream Soda Quilt.