I have been wanting to use fabrics from my stockpile, and so I decided to make a baby blanket. Also this is the first item I am trying to sell on Etsy. You can see my shop:
iwanttobequilting Etsy shop, hopefully I will add more items!
I like using short-cut type techniques to make the blocks, so in this one I tried a strip technique for the corner and center blocks. I sewed long strips of light blue, floral, orange, and pink/orange stripes together, and then cut them into triangles. I then arranged the triangles to form a square as seen above. I creates a block that is easier to construct than it looks...which is what I like! For the other four blocks, I kind of just used what I had. I think it worked out well. I quilted it with a bunch of semi-squiggly lines about 1/2" apart.
I also decided to branch out my picture-taking locales. The above picture was taken on the side of a road of a park in Oakland. See that "golden" grass in the background? I might just keep my quilts in my car trunk and stop any time I see a good place. Some common stops I already do make are "America's Best Gasoline" station or the parking garage of my office....maybe I can photograph there...
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| When you search "quilt gas station." Apparently this is real... |
Well instead I have these pictures:
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| Anyone who can guess where this picture was taken gets bonus points. |
The backing was that floral print from the front:
