Block #1: Pinwheel
Block #2: Laurel and Peony
Block #3: Rail Fence
Block #4: Topiary and Lily
My thought is that I would turn it into a doll or baby quilt for my friend Angela's daughter, Cheyenne who will be 1 year old this year. I know the color and design is not age appropriate but I figured she would appreciate it either way.
Initially, I thought that I would organize it as below with an added border.
While out today, I took the blocks with me to Wal-mart and picked out a medium pink fabric that I intend to use as the border and a dark green fabric for the binding. I did not plan on buying the backing yet as I wasn't sure how big the front would be.
After sitting down with the blocks and looking at their dimensions, I realized that (as a beginner when I started this BOM) there were some inconsistency in the block sizes. Block #3 was almost a whole inch smaller overall than Block #1, when they were suppose to be the same size. If Block #3 had been the correct size, it would have fit around the Block #4/2 as I had planned. Upon inspection, I decided that it was probably an error in cutting and taking the blocks completely apart and putting them together again would not solve the problem.
After much consideration, I determined that it would work best if I break down Block #1 and Block #3 into four blocks and trim them down smaller. Below is what I decided on using all pieces from both Blocks #1 and 3.
I found a scrap of pink fabric in my stash, which I decided to use to fill in the space between the divided blocks along with the green fabric I purchased for the binding. Then pieced it all together, which was a whole lot harder than it sounds as the dimensions of all pieces were different. Below is the final product.
I am debating adding a thin white border around the whole quilt top just to frame the whole she-bang before the binding edge. I decided that the dark green fabric should still be used for the binding. Since I didn't use the pink fabric I purchased for the border, I decided to use it for the backing. I also plan to attach the two left-over blocks (a 9-patch and Topiary applique) from Block #4 and a label block to the bottom Left corner of the backing in a L-shape. For the label block, I am considering doing something unique like a folding envelope similar to the one on Shelley Rodger's website Needlepointers.com. That is a job for tomorrow.
