Tone It Down Quilts

Have you read about 

all of the wonderful quilts being made

as part of 

Lissa Alexander's (modalissa blogspot)

Tone It Down

Quilt Along ?

Lissa gathered 9 top Designers

each with the challenge

to make her version of 

Burgoyne Surround

using their own fabric variations.

I fell in love with Lissa's quilt

using Scrappy *Low Volume fabrics

for the background.

*small to medium light toned background prints

 I rarely buy quilt magazines anymore

but this one came home immediately.

American Patchwork and Quilting

Feb 2014 issue

contains all of the instructions for making

Tone It Down

and how to join the Quilt Along

Two of my fellow Bees Knees ladies

were part of the Designer line up.

My friend Sherri McConnell (A Quilting Life)

also made a fabulous Scrappy Low Volume version.

These colors make me want to run right out 

and buy more low volume backgrounds

to add to my stash.

And fellow Bees Knees member

Carrie Nelson (Miss Rosie's Quilt Company)

made hers out of a more traditional

red and scrappy creams.

A completely different look.

But, one that really made me realize how

individual a quilt can be

simply through fabric selection 

was made by

Jane Davidson (Quilt Jane)

By placing contrasting fabrics in different positions

she created an entirely new look.

Wow!

There are good reasons these ladies are top designers!

I am seeing entire 

Pinterest Boards 

and a flickr Group

being devoted to 

Tone It Down

versions

as this quilt gains in popularity.

My only hard choice is which type should I make?