Dreamcatcher is the quilt I designed for The Dreamcatcher Project. It is based on the techniques in my book Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts.
A mandala is a work of art to focus your mind on something that you want to incorporate into or change in your life. Many people believe making a mandala is a form of meditation or prayer.
As quilters, we know that the time we spend quilting can be very meditative as well, a time to relax, reflect and focus.
The Dreamcatcher Project combines making a quilt with achieving a goal that you set. At the beginning of the project you’ll set a goal (or goals) and then you’ll use your quilting time to reflect on that goal and focus on achieving it. To help you, you’ll be part of an online community of other quilters involved in the project, each setting and working toward their goals while they make quilts.
The quilt is a 6-month block-of-the-month project starting in February 2012, to coincide with the beginning of 2012 and with the airing of my episode of The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. In Month 1 you’ll receive all the fabric for the project and the first month’s instructions. After that, each month for 5 more months you will receive templates and instructions for one segment, as well as inspirational messages and online support with RaNae. At the end of the 6-month project, you’ll have a pieced quilt top and hopefully will have reached your goal. Join in and start setting your goals now!
To purchase the kit or pattern click here or go to www.ranaemerrillquilts.com and click “STORE”. You can buy either the kit or the pattern to join. Registration, however, is limited. (And you do not have to join the goal-setting part of the project if you do not want to.)
Kit includes: All fabric as shown for top, background, borders and binding; foundation material; instructions and templates for quilt top, plus six-month Block-of-the Month pattern series.
Pattern includes: Templates and instructions. Please note that the kit is delivered as a downloadable PDF file. No printed pattern will be sent to you.
Finished size: 46″ square, (center circle is 30″ in diameter)
Colors available: As shown
