I took a little detour in the last couple of weeks to work on a simple blue and yellow quilt I started as a leader and ender project a year or so ago. This is the umpteenth time I've tried the leader and ender technique and it just isn't my cup of tea. So I decided to just jump in and get the piecing done all at once.
The simple patchwork goes together super quick. I was making about 4 blocks an hour. The quilt needed (64) 12" blocks and will finish at 96" x 96". As you can see in the picture below my design wall was a tad bit too small but I made it work.
I had to get a little creative and put a few pins into the drywall and trim to hold the blocks in place.
Now all I need to do is find a backing for this monster. A quick dig through my stash cabinet for the backing produced a whole lot of nothing.
Then I remembered I had a box in my office with four bolts of fabric in it that wouldn't fit in my stash cabinets. Look at this cute blue and yellow floral print, it's perfect!
It would be better if it didn't have a pink dot in the center of the flower but it'll work just fine, don't you think?
Since the quilt pattern is simple I decided to keep the quilting simple. The continuous circle quilting design is fast and easy. I can't wait to get this one finished and on the bed.
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