One of the very first quilts I ever made (I believe it was my 4th) was a bullseye quilt, pictured here. It still exists at my parents’ house. 

Bullseye quilts are simple, sort of silly quilts to make. They’re wonderful for using up old scraps, and they’re sort of liberating because you don’t have to worry much about seam allowances or lining things up. They’re meant to be random and joyfully chaotic. And the process is a breeze:

• Cut circles in three different sizes
• Sew one to a background square, and then add the next two smaller circles on top of that.
• Make sure to trim out the backs of everything as you go…except for the smallest circle on the top of the stack. This prevents lots of bulk when you sew everything back together.
• Cut the blocks in quarters and mix them all up.
• Re-sew four quarters into new, scrappy blocks. 

In theory, you sew them back into complete circles, but as you can see, for most of them, I got a little whacky with it…which I hope you’ll enjoy!

The lighting is a little off/dark in a couple of these pictures…a couple have a true daylight lamp shining on them, and a couple don’t. Please know that they are all vibrant and (as promised) and joyfully chaotic.

I now have five completed quilt tops! Two more to go, if I want to honor my commitment to seven total. We’ll see if I make it! I may have to take a break from piecing and switch to quilting, just so I feel like I’m making progress by actually completing things. I think it’s going to happen! There’s really going to be a quilt auction!