How many times do you look at a building or even the carpet in the hallway of a hotel and think about how neat that pattern would be as a quilt?  I know I have tons of photos that I’ve taken of these types of things, but forgetting about them when the inspiration to create a new quilt design comes along.

This photo below is from a bank (I think) building in Winterset, Iowa.  My foster mother, youngest daughter and I had just gone to the Fons & Porter quilt shop. I had to move the car from our parking space, as the town was having some type of parade around their town square & we wanted to stay in town for lunch.  When I parked, my foster mother noticed this brick design on the building & asked me how to make a quilt with that design in mind.  So, I took a photo of it.  Then I took a few moments to put the brick pattern on paper for her–I designed a quilt based on that architectural element on that building!

Here’s the building & design that she spoke of:

Here’s the quilt design that I put together based on this architectural element:

“Winterset Bricks”
Finished quilt = 68 1/2” x 63″
Finished Blocks for Quilt = 10” x 12″
Unfinished Blocks for Quilt = 10 1/2” x 12 1/2″