Stephen’s Quilt

So I changed my mind again on Stephen’s quilt! Not surprising if you know me :) I really wasn’t liking the idea of such a traditional quilt for a little boy and I found out the quilt needed to be larger so I didn’t want a super time consuming block. Instead I’ll use the block I made to make a little pillow!

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I decided to make “Flocked Together” by Sarah Fielke from her book “Quilting From Little Things“. Its a feathered star block with lots of y-seams! (A little scary) The pattern was for a queen so I had to do some quilt math. Kind of difficult even for an engineering major!

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Well I figured it out after making a block diagram! I drew the block to scale and then measured everything! I’m wondering if the Quilt Design Tool on Threadbias would do the math for me. Has anyone used this?

I’m loving the fabrics I chose for this quilt! All red, white and blue with a pinch of yellow and green thrown in! The fabrics include Sandy Gervais, Denyse Schmidt’s DSQuilts for JoAnn’s, Maude Ashbury (the awesome jumbo lobster print), a little Kona not sure of the color but I want to say Cobalt, Jack and Lulu “All Hands On Deck” (the little lobsters), and various other prints from JoAnn’s and my local quilt shop!

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All the pieces are cut and I’m ready to get started!

Payday Picks #1

Today I’m starting “Payday Picks” it will be a series of posts with my of the moment favorite fabrics and links to places to buy the yardage! Hope you like…

Without further adieu here is the first of many to come!

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  1. Denyse Schmidt Shelburne Falls in lilac (FabricwormPink Chalk FabricsPink Castle Fabrics)
  2. Goldfish White by Timeless Treasures (Alice in Stitches Art, Fabricworm)
  3. Creative Thursday Bee Line in Teal (Fabricworm, Hawthorne Threads)
  4. Sarah Watts Timber and Leaf Fox Portrait in Gold (Fabricworm, Pink Chalk Fabrics, Hawthorne Threads, Sew Mama Sew)
  5. Full Moon Lagoon by Mo Bedell (Fabricworm, Hawthorne Threads, Stash Modern Fabric)