Pattern of the Month
This month’s Pattern of the Month is Soundproof, a moody and modern design that started with something surprisingly practical—foam soundproofing panels. I had used them to stop thread spools from rolling around in a drawer, but I found myself drawn to the texture. The angled triangles, the ridges, the rhythm of it all. That visual stuck with me and eventually made its way into a quilt.
At first, the design was straightforward, but it didn’t have much spark. I reworked it, added corner triangles, then started rotating blocks. That was the turning point. Suddenly, the layout had depth and motion. It looked like those foam panels again, just translated into fabric.
The construction is approachable. The block is simple, and the layout does the heavy lifting. The trickiest part was figuring out how to press the seams. I’m a press-to-the-side quilter by nature, and I tried everything I could before giving in and pressing the long seams open to reduce bulk. I still grumbled about it, but the result was worth it.
For color, I leaned into deep stormy blues and purples, with corner triangles that shift between dark teal and green depending on the lighting. The final palette is dark and broody, which suits the dimensional feel of the design. I quilted it with a single dark thread using a back-and-forth line pattern that crosses over the blocks to echo the texture of the design.
You can read the full story behind Soundproof over on the 100 Quilt Project and check out the pattern page for more details and sizes.