My long-time, faithful doggy sitter, who just celebrated a milestone birthday, often tells me how much she enjoys whichever quilting project I have strewn across my sewing room. So she was thrilled when I told her I wanted to make her a throw-size quilt for her birthday. The question was: which pattern? We decided I would gather up my pattern books and magazines, and she would thumb through them and mark her favorites with a little Post-it. I would then choose one of the patterns without telling her which one so it would be a surprise.
The pattern I chose -- one of more than a dozen that she tagged -- is called Patchwork Puzzle from the book Batiks and Beyond by Laurie Shifrin. I happen to love the colors used in the sample quilt, and I know they'll work beautifully in my friend's home, so I decided to copy the look. It's something I rarely do, but I have to admit it made fabric shopping a breeze!
Here are two finished blocks -- the photograph makes the fabrics look quite a bit brighter than they actually are. The fabric's all cut, most of the four-patches are sewn, and it looks like I'll have this one ready for quilting in no time!
Me,
Jane
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