Four Snails

 

Any block that captures the illusion of movement is fascinating to me. The snail’s trail is one case in point.

I have been wanting to make a quilt with this pattern for about ten years. But with me being me, I had to think about it for quite some time and decide what sort of fabrics I wanted to use.

I had also been wanting to make another quilt with a contrast of neutrals and saturated tones. Generally, the assumption is that the neutrals will fade into the background and support the stronger colors. But when I found this tiny Asian neutral print of butterflies and lady bugs, I knew just what I wanted to do: The neutral print will be the focus and the darker colors, the background. A fun twist.