I'm a sucker for a large scale floral and a long-time fan of Jane Sassaman’s work, so when I saw the indigo ‘Prairie Chic Meadow Mix’ fabric, well… I had to buy it. And if it’s a large scale print there’s not much point buying only a small scrap amiright? It had to be yardage.
Once in my hot little hands I spent
time stroking it lovingly, laying it out on my bed so I could see it in all its
loveliness and whispering to it “Aah
beautiful fabric, you are too gorgeous to be relegated to just a back. You, my pretty,
must be the star…” and the perfect pattern idea had to be the often
drooled over Double
Fat Jack quilt by Lyn at Lily’s
Quilts (tutorial
here).
I wanted it to be throw size so
I got the calculator out and cranked the size up to 54" x 70". Actually
it should’ve been bigger but I needed extra length for the diagonal strips and
having already cut the fabric and with no extra left over... I had to make the central
cross narrower.
A good idea is worth doing at least twice so I bought some more and whipped one up for my sister as well. And whipped up is the operative word here - they are fast to put together!
They’re both straight line quilted – you can see the detail better on the backs, the String Quartet flimsy for my more floral version.
And a large scale Wonky Plus block
version for my sister.
I’m linking up to Sew Cute Tuesday
at Blossom Heart Quilts,
Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation and Fabric Frenzy Friday at
Fort Worth Fabric Studio
