hope valley baby zig zag

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You knew I wouldn’t be able to resist immediately using some of the new Hope Valley in a quilt, didn’t you?

I used three of the prints to make up this cute little zig zag quilt, pairing those three prints with several solids – a few Amy Butler solids, and some Kona solids I had in my stash. These particular colors aren’t my usual go to colors – I’m usually drawn more to the brighter, more vibrant colors – but I’m really liking the more muted, vintage feel that this new line has. (I’m enjoying it so much that I’m already working on a second quilt with these fabrics!)

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The back is primarily a lovely Amy Butler solid, with a little pieced section at the top (I love that yellow print!).

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I quilted it simply, just following the zig zags 1/4″ from each seam, and used the yellow solid for the binding. It measures about 32″ x 37″ and is now for sale in the shop! Sold! Thanks so much Tiff!

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an echino patchwork quilt

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Don’t you just love patchwork squares? I do, and I have a hard time keeping myself from cutting all my fabrics into squares and recombining them into a variety of patchwork square quilts. As I type this, I’m staring across the table at a pile of newly cut squares for a second echino patchwork quilt. Tell me if I get too repetitive and boring, ok?

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a hope valley fabric winner!

We have a winner…

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#200, Kathy, who said “I do like the new line. And I do like green! Thanks for sharing :)

So Kathy, send along your mailing address and I’ll get that fabric out to you!

I hate to leave you without a photo, but it seems I caught a cold on the way back from New York. Instead of getting better, it seems to be getting worse, so I’m going back to bed. Hope you all have wonderful weekends!

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