Friday, September 25, 2015

Daffodil Happy Garden Quilt

56 x 68

I saw a quilt on pinterest that I liked, but I didn't want to make a 82 x 98 inch quilt!  Lap quilt size was what I wanted.  So I started drawing on my graph paper to get the size down.  I ended up turning the pattern on its side and cutting it down to about half.  Here is a link to the original free pattern. You have to scroll down a ways to get to it.

Instead of following the pattern, I counted squares, cut them, and laid them out on my design wall.  I cut the white centers at 6.5 inches.  I sewed vertical strip sections, working around the white centers until I had sewn sets of columns.



I used the rest of the daffodil fabric on the back because it was one of those unwanted fabrics on my shelf.  I think this pattern turned that unwanted fabric into a wanted quilt!  Love it!




6 comments:

  1. Your quilt is just beautiful. The colors just glow and I love this design, too.

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  2. Your interpretation of the pattern is lovely. Thanks for the link to the free pattern site!

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  3. I love this quilt! The fabrics are perfect for the pattern.

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  4. Another gorgeous quilt! Love it! The colors are so bright and happy. Thanks got the link.

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  5. This is definitely a wanted quilt. It is beautiful!

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  6. Shannon this is great! Sounds like you got to practice your math as well as teach it to your children! :) Love the colors AND fabric!

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