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March is my month to design the next Do. Good Stitches quilt for the Love circle. I always look forward to designing the quilt– This is one of my favorite parts of the process. I like to think about the level of difficulty in the blocks I’m asking the circle to make, as well as what colors I want to be inundated with as I work on the quilt.
Lately I’ve been very drawn to turquiose and robin’s egg blues paired with oranges, yellows, and greys. I found a few lovely photos for inspiration on pinterest!
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Next I had to think about the actual design. This wasn’t too hard, as I recently found a new tutorial I’ve been wanting to try that incorporates 2 things I’m loving right now– improvisational piecing and chevrons! I found a great tutorial for the blocks through pinterest (anyone seeing a pattern here? I ❤ pinterest!).
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I can’t wait to see the blocks as people make them! In the past I have selected colors that are a bit more feminine, and I think sometimes it’s easier to lean that way, but boys need quilts too! So, hopefully these colors will be suited to a kid of either gender.
For our February quilt, Ara Jane asked us to make retro flower blocks using Christina’s pattern. These did take a bit of time to put together, but there was something very satisfying about working with such precise pieces. Of course, as you can see my seams didn’t line up 100% perfectly, but I think they are close enough. I was also glad I read this post from my friend Kate before making my blocks– I was very aware of using a scant quarter inch seam while piecing, and it did make a big difference– I’m happy to report that my blocks all came out the right size!
One more note about pinterest— if any of you are on pinterest, let me know your pinterest name so I can follow your boards! Or, if you’re not on pinterest and you want to give it a try and need an invite, let me know! Happy pinning!
**** ETA: I was telling J about my do. Good Stitches quilt plan, and when I told him my color scheme, he said “oh, because of leap day! In honor of Leap Day William!” Yes. That is exactly why I planned the quilt this way.
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i am following you now! 🙂 pinterest is so addicting!
Yay for Pinterest! I’m here: http://pinterest.com/kaitcetera/ It is so inspirational and addicting, thanks for giving me more pins to ogle at.
Love the colors and the design direction you are heading in here, Natalie!
Hey Natalie, I am currently making a quilt for our master bedroom in exactly the colors you are keen on! We recently painted our walls soft grey with white trim and our roman blind has greys, whites, and soft buttercup yellows on it – yummy!
Love Pinterest and am now following your fab boards. My Pinterest I’d is kellie16.
Love the colors! You’re right boys need quilts too. My next do. Good Stitches quilt is going to be very little girl but I’m already on the lookout for a perfect boy quilt idea.
Yay, this quilt will be so fun! And your flower blocks look great too 🙂
All good! Love the colors and the design. Yay!
I’m following you on Pinterest. It’s my biggest time waster right now!
The quilt looks like it’s going to be great. There’s definitely a need for boy quilts, especially ones teen boys will use.
Great blocks. I love pinterest, I’m on there as lawsonandlotti
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