I am delving deeper into designing a baby quilt with a maze. I found the website Here and Above with a handy rectangular maze generator. I input different numbers until I came up with a maze that I thought I could duplicate in fabric.
I wanted the walls and paths to be equal widths, so I can use a postage stamp-like piecing method. In fact, the more I thought about it, I’ll even use strips of white for the paths, so there isn’t quite as much cutting and sewing to do. I’ll make the walls from brightly colored scraps from my stash, which I’m still trying to whittle down.
Here are some mazes generated:
I think I like this one best. Each time I hit the “back” button I could generate a different random maze, so I did several more.
I think that one will not feel balanced. I like the chevron effect in the lower left portion, though.
All I could think was, why go through the maze when the goal is next to you? Again, I see a bit of design in it, this time a Grecian key effect.
I’ll have a wide border of a single fabric around the maze, and at the entrance point will be the “thing” and the exit point will have the “goal”. What should they be? Frog and a lily pad? Princess and a castle? Race car and checkered flag? Puppy and a ball? I’m thinking baby quilt, so I’ll take any suggestions you may have. I may like yours better than any of mine!
Wow… what a great concept. That will make an amazing quilt. Any of the above suggestions are great. Such fun!
I love all the ideas–I guess it depends somewhat if the quilt is for a boy or girl. What a unique idea. I can’t wait to see it finished.
You have so many wonderful ideas!
So looking forward to seeing your end project.
What about using Velcro to be able to attach a different theme as the child grows?
I never thought of changeable theme characters, great idea! Thank you for the suggestion.