Pinot Vines Quilt Pattern by TJ Wright

I had the pleasure to test the Pinot Vines Quilt Pattern for TJ Wright. TJ said that this pattern was inspired by the shape of the vines at a vineyard she visited. I'm not a wine drinker, but I decided to use a wine color as inspiration for my quilt. 

I took out a solid wine fabric from my stash and looked to see what prints I had that matched. I happened to have two beautiful Anna Maria Horner prints that were gifted to be by Scott Fortunoff of Jaftex fabrics. He sent me a partial bolt of each print, so I didn't feel any guilt cutting into the fabric. I  still have a few yards left. 

The pattern called for a 4th color and I decided to use a grey. However, I ran out of the grey I had chosen and could not find a matching shade locally. I ended up using a second shade of grey that was slightly darker. I used the two different greys in different pieces so it looks intentional to have them different colors. 

I loved how complex of a design this quilt looked, yet the blocks are all the same and were fairly simple to construct. 

I really love how the two prints play together and how the solid wine color pulls everything together. The grey solids and grey background of one of the prints give a dappled light appearance to the quilt. 

This quilt is definitely one that benefits from being laid out on a design wall before you begin sewing. It was easy to get a block turned the wrong way. I had to seam rip and fix one row in the process and I blame it on not using my design wall. If I could have seen all the blocks laid out as I was sewing, it would have been much easier to make sure I had each block in the correct orientation.

I  always love getting at least one photo of the light shining through the quilt top when possible. I'm still debating on what I want for the backing of this quilt. 

I took my photos at sunrise earlier in the year and it was the perfect time for one on the dock. Normally it's too sunny, but I was there before the sun was above the tree tops. 

This is TJ's first quilt pattern she has released. I can't wait to see what she has  in store next. She makes some amazing art quilts that have me so  inspired. See her website at https://tjwrightquilts.com/. 

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