Paisley Bear Paws

Pam Brennan

The classic pattern “Bear Paw” has always been one of my favorites to make. This time I used a very colorful paisley print as the focus fabric. I used the paisley fabric in the outer border and the pads of the paws. I then picked out mostly civil war reproduction fabrics in assorted colors to make the claws and parts in the sashing. To set off all these colors,I used a plain beige fabric as the background in the paw blocks and as part of the sashing.
This very large quilt measuring 95”x 110” sold on eBay.

I needed to make a lot of triangles for these blocks so I used a popular method to construct them. I also chain pieced these triangles in batches of the block’s colors so I could keep track of all of them.

My design wall came in quite handy as I moved the blocks around to get them into a pleasing placement.

I used a medium brown thread and an all over swirls design to quilt this.

This quilt is backed with a gold fabric featuring a little print that compliments the front.

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Published by Pam Brennan

I’m a work from home long arm quilter/quiltmaker.I learned to sew on my Nana’s treadle machine when I was around 8 yrs old but didn’t start making quilts til much later in life.I’m mostly self taught and have been making quilts for 30+ years.I enjoy making scrappy quilts and love working with batiks,but I have a fondness for antique reproduction fabrics as well.I tend to work with more traditional style block patterns but I put my own spin on them with use of fabric choices.I also do some pantograph quilting for people who want their tops finished into quilts.

2 thoughts on “Paisley Bear Paws”

  1. Pam, the Bear Paw Quilt is gorgeous! It’s so colorful and such a great size.
    You did a phenomenal job piecing this and love the medium brown thread choice for your quilting.

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