After finishing my Patriotic Quilt, I realized that I had enough fabrics left over to make another one! I guess that I get carried away when buying fabrics to be sure that I have enough - ha ha. Anyone else have this problem?
I wanted to design something easy that showcases these beautiful fabrics. So I cut some 5 1/2 in squares and added a 2 in sashing between them. Here is the first layout on my design board, making sure that I don't repeat one of the colors next to each other.
Once I was happy with that, I decided to stagger the blocks in each row to give it some visual interest. I had to add a half block on the end of every other row to complete the look.
I started to sew the rows together. I have 7 full squares across and 9 rows down. I'm going to add a column of sashing (2 1/4 in) on the two sides of the quilt to make it a little wider.
While I haven't finished it yet, it's all ready to be layered with the background and quilted. Hopefully sometime soon! :)
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