Braque Quilt Pattern

Listen to your art!

Stitch a modern, museum-worthy quilt inspired by Cubist painter and Picasso’s contemporary, Georges Braque. Join blocks in ordered sections to form a visually intricate design with easy piecing and straightforward construction! Sewn from 6 unique blocks of different sizes, this abstract, geometric quilt will help unleash your inner artist.

• Museum-worthy quilt pattern in the style of Cubist painter Georges Braque
• 6 blocks of varying sizes are assembled in ordered sections
• Visually intricate design with easy piecing

Materials Needed:
8 different black-and-white print and gray print fabrics: 2/3 yard
4 different gray/blue fabrics: 1/3 yard (or 1 fat quarter)
3 different yellow fabrics: 1/3 yard (or 1 fat quarter)
Backing: 47/8 yards
Binding: 2/3 yards
Batting: 69? . 85?
Use Precuts for the Blocks!
1 pack of 10? . 10? squares, 42 count*
3 packs of 5? . 5? charm squares, 42 count each*
7 fat quarters (solid fabrics—I used 4 grays and 3 yellows.)

* I used 2 packs of 10? × 10? squares in Jennifer Sampou’s Black & White Collection, with one pack cut into fourths for the 5? × 5? squares.

Melinda Lin is a textile artist who studied at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento. When not working her day job, she enjoys buying fabric and making wine. She lives in Northern California with her husband, teenage son, and four dogs.