The last 3 months, I have made 3 lap size quilts. This is the latest which measures 48 x 48. How do I know? The block finishes 8 inches by 12 inches. Joan found this pattern from a magazine and showed it to our group. I think she was on her second huge quilt when she shared the instructions with us.
This is how the pattern is supposed to be put together. I am using my hand dyed fabric that matches the 6 fat quarters. They are "Chez Moi" from Moda. I thought they would make a good background fabric. Joan used batiks in complementing colors. Very beautiful.
This was another possibility.
This is the layout that I chose. According to the directions, you start with a 10 inch square. Lay the 2 pieces together. Cut. Sew. Flip the fabrics around. Cut 4- 2 inch pieces. Flip and Sew. It almost looks like a pineapple without all the little pieces. Thats why it was fun to play with the blocks.
This is a closeup of the quilting. The thread is an Aurifil 12 lime green top. I made this up by doodling on a piece of plastic with a erasable marker. A tip I learned from Jenny Lyon. The problem I had with this pattern is I wanted to use the fat quarters which are 18 x 22. Because the pattern called for 10 x 10 inch blocks, I used 9 x 10 inch blocks so that I could get 4 cuts out of the fat quarter. It still works, but next time I'll cut it 9 x 9 inch.
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