My Quilt

Since my declaration that I would start quilting despite not having a sewing machine, I have been popping in and out of thrift shops looking for fabric to repurpose. However, in much the same way that I kept looking at paint for my shelves before taking necessary steps to know which colour I would need, I realized that looking for fabric was a little premature.

I needed a pattern.

Using a quilt pattern became a clear necessity once I started to look them up for colour-combo ideas. I am little foolish flat-out stupid for thinking that I could just "wing it" - quilts are complicated business! But for me, one of the most important things that a pattern offers is a clear prescription for how much of each fabric you will need to create a final product. And while I want to use repurposed material as much as possible, I also want to create something nice, that I will like to look at and actually use.

So I took a step back and looked at patterns. I was looking for something that was

1. easy (I'm a newb!)
2. didn't require a lot of any one kind of fabric (needing 1 yard of many kinds will be easier to salvage than needing 6 yards of just a couple) 
3. pretty! I definitely want something that I am going to LIKE and want to show off a little. 

There are some gorgeous patterns out there and it took a lot of time to narrow it down, mostly using time contraints and my current skill-level (zero) to help reign in my ambitions. 

The pattern I've settled on is "Picnic Parade" which can be found here - Have a look!