Friday, February 21, 2014

Four Patch Frenzy - Finished!

Wonder why you never saw this quilt on the blog until recently? I pieced it on a whim about a year ago to test out a design in my head.

{Someday I will find a spot to take pictures that doesn't include my neighbor's very attractive chain link fence.}

And it was not a success, so I didn't share it.

{Oh, hey, look - it's my neighbor's trampoline!}

I mean, it's a nice quilt. Big blocks to showcase some nice large prints. Very easy to piece, as it's just a variety of four patches. I made it in less than a day.

{Ironically, there was snow on the ground this morning, so I could have gotten a shot without dead grass in it.}

But see the chain of little pour patches? Right, not so much. They could be a chain. They should be a chain. But since I didn't think much about color placement, they just kind of blend in.

So, lesson learned. And I'll take out my coloring book graph paper and try again. Well, after I finish the second one, because I went gung-ho on the cutting. Oops.


Fabric is A Walk in the Woods by Aneela Hoey, although I think the red is Little Apples? The binding is Sherbet Pips, and the backing is an adorable bow flannel from Joann's. Perfectly matched - which, of course, means now I can't find it anywhere to have it for the second quilt.


I do think my quilting is adorable. A variation on my usual loops - they're little bowties! And most of them don't look like butts!

45" square

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13 comments:

  1. Bahaha!! :D They don't make me think of butts at all.

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  2. Lovely little quilt.
    Merrilee
    http://stitchinpost-blog.blogspot.com/

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  3. very cute, and I didn't think they looked like butts until you put that in my head. :)

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  4. Fun pattern keeps the eyes moving nicely! Stunning!

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  5. really like the bow tie quilting. I am always looking for patterns that use large prints, thanks for sharing.

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  6. I love grey and this is awesome with the red and blues in. Visiting from crazy mum quilts

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  7. Hooray for buttless loops! And neighbor's trampolines!

    Seriously, your quilting is quite adorable. Good job my friend.

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  8. Cute little quilt and your quilting is fun. Doesn't look like butts at all to me.

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  9. Well done, it is lovely! Thanks for linking up to TGIFF!

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  10. I like it. It looks a bit like a jigsaw puzzle quilt. Congrats on finishing it. It's hard to finish the ones you aren't thrilled with.

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  11. visiting from sew many ways. It is great to finish a quilt in a day even if you don't feel it is perfect. I do see what you mean through about the chain. Some fabric placement changes and you will wow yourself with a great quilt.

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  12. It's a really pretty quilt and I can see how changing up the fabrics would make the pattern stand out more. Liking your butts!

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  13. That's so cute -- some mommy and baby will love it! And I still can't get enough of those little foxes. :-)

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