Purl Color Wheel Quilt

We're smitten with Purl's Color Wheel Quilt. The classic color wheel comes to life in a warm, cozier version. The quilt instructions are available in their book "Last Minute Patchwork & Quilted Gifts." If you're talented enough (lucky duck) to be able to create this gorgeous gorgeosity, Purl sells custom fabric bundles to get you started.

The fabric bundle is stocked with 52 cotton prints, each cut into fat eighths or 9 x 22 inch rectangles. There's no need to go crazy searching for the perfect colors and shades, Purl has done all the work for you with this neat little bundle.

Have you made the Color Wheel quilt? We'd love to see a picture of it.

Comments (8)

I'm so in love with this quilt. I blogged about it the other day:
http://www.downtoearthnw.com/blogs/dwellwellnw/2009/feb/22/feelin_quilty/
I'm planning to make it for my youngest daughter's first big-girl bed. But I'd read that choosing the fabrics is the hardest part, so how great that Purl is selling the bundles.
P.S. Last-Minute Patchwork Gifts is one of the best craft books out there.

posted by pennycarnival on February 25th 2009 at 12:33pm
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wow. this is really fantastic.

posted by wide open spaces on February 25th 2009 at 1:48pm
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It's gorgeous, but for me a really large part of the joy is selecting the fabrics. And it would be a really wonderful way to learn. The technical part of the quilt (curves!) would be a challenge for me, but I've always wanted to do a color wheel quilt -- I've seen them on black backgrounds but this is very alive and fresh, it's beautiful.

posted by Deborah on February 25th 2009 at 5:05pm
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Beautiful! I wish I could make that...

posted by modernlust on February 25th 2009 at 9:52pm
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Was this photographed in a mirror or intentionally put together backwards? The color wheel usually goes warm to cool clockwise.

posted by quiltmaster on February 25th 2009 at 11:49pm
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to Deborah: I've made this quilt and it really came together much easier than I thought it would. It actually is almost all straight-line sewing. I made it in just shades of blue and green for my little boy (and convinced him it was "King Arthur's Round Table")
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=284239.0

posted by Hollyrh on February 26th 2009 at 12:17pm
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I just love this.

posted by JudiAU on February 26th 2009 at 12:23pm
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If you're worried about piecing the curve, it might be easier for a beginner to piece the wheel (from wedge shaped pieces) with rough edges, then cut out the circle and applique it, rather than piece it in. A similar method could be used to applique another smaller circle of the background material (or something else) into the center. That would cover if your pieces don't quite match up in the center. You could also reduce the number of wedges.

posted by sarasomeone on March 22nd 2009 at 7:00pm
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