Corn and Beans or Ocean Waves.....

I took a deep breath and cut into my Liberty stash....in all honesty, it didn't take that much arm twisting....

For some reason it seems difficult to get the color of this Moda Crossweave correct...it is actually very rich, although it looks rather washed out here.

I feel in love with this pattern in Denyse Schmidt's new book - Modern Quilts Traditional Inspiration.  It is called Ocean Waves.

The solid has two threads running through it.  This orangey red and then a cream {almost yellow} thread.  Hopefully, I will be able to get a decent picture so you can see the depth of this fabric.  It gives a very vintage feel combined with the Liberty.

   

Ocean Waves is very similar to Corn and Beans....a traditional quilt pattern....

here is a description from Popular Patchwork.

Corn and beans were the staple diet of many settlers and pioneers in America. Corn was grown for flour rather than corn on the cob as we eat it today. The beans were a type of French bean that the Americans call a pole bean. They were planted to climb up the corn plants as they were growing. Squash plants were sometimes under planted as well.
One quarter of this block is also known as Northwind.

I love traditional quilt blocks!  And traditional blocks with a modern twist are just scrumptious!!!

There are 96 tiny triangles in each block!

By the way, I think I prefer the name Corn and Beans...although this block seems to be slightly different than the traditional Corn and Beans {more triangles...I think}.

After this one - my cutting mat will be a triangle free zone!

Happy Monday!

mary