Fun with Bricks in Blues and Pale Gray

I was looking for a quilt pattern to help address a pile of scrap fabrics in shades of blue. I really had trouble finding a quilt pattern I liked until I came across Viridian’s Blog (click here to see her quilt). Viridian made the Bonnie Hunter “Fun with Bricks” quilt in a more controlled color palette and it got me to relook at Bonnie Hunter’s free quilt pattern Fun with Bricks . Here is a picture of Bonnie’s quilt:

I loved the concept and the block so I decided to make it with my blue scarps and a constant light fabric.

I tossed so many scraps into the blocks. Everything went in there from rocket ships, florals (lots of florals), solids and whatever else I found along the way that read as a medium or dark blue. It was strip pieced for the most part so the sewing of the the blocks was finished much sooner than I expected. I chose a very light grey/white material as the constant fabric as that contrasted nicely with the blues.

I auditioned it as Bonnie Hunter had laid it out.

While I didn’t hate it neither did it sing to me. So I tried this layout:

I liked it better than the first layout but it still didn’t excite me. As I as attending a virtual quilting retreat this past weekend I asked the ladies for their opinion and it was suggested that the second layout needed to be more asymmetric to make it work.

So I tried this!

While I risk dating myself for even thinking this, my first thought was “winner, winner, chicken dinner”

Once I added borders finished the centre of the quilt top; this is what the quilt looks like;

I’d make this Fun with Bricks pattern again as I enjoyed putting it together. I’m curious how different another palette and layout would look – and would it look anything like this one?