Berry Bow Ties

Berry Bow Ties is a Bow Tie lap quilt in pale lilac, berry, dusty violet and aubergine, set ten by thirteen of five-inch blocks with no sashing so the ties lock into a diagonal lattice. Finished size is 62 by 77 inches. Each Bow Tie is six pieces: two berry triangles and four pale-lilac squares sewn so the tie sits on the diagonal. Rotate every other block ninety degrees as you go; that is how the berry bands form the trellis and the lilac diamonds open in between. Cut the bow-tie triangles from paired squares, sew them to the lilac squares, and press toward the berry so the lilac stays flat. Match the berry edges from one block into the next so the lattice does not break. A dusty-violet inner border and an aubergine outer border close the composition. The pattern suits a beginner who wants a graphic, jewel-toned result from a small repeat. The download is a full pattern pack with yardage, a cutting chart, piecing order and the layout for this lap quilt.