Oh you know, before I headed out to quilt market a few weeks ago, I just whipped up my first patchwork throw.

Seriously! I made this in a day {daily quilting?!} This is when I realized that all the sewing I’ve been doing, especially garment sewing, is starting to pay off. My skill level and speed is improving. Also, I was given some great advice about easing into your first quilt and that is to use a 12" x 12" ruler square to cut your pieces. Brilliant! 

You can see the front is an assortment of 12" x 12" squares. At least one design from each of my printed fabric collections to date is featured. I cannot even begin to tell you how much fun this was to make and how satisfying it was to put together a grouping of some of my favorite designs and see how they all tell the same story together. Joy. They give me so much joy.

The back displays 4 more designs. I didn’t add any batting or quilt this throw. I just stitched the front and the back together and the combination created a perfect summer blanket.

As I told the audience at my schoolhouse at market, "I get it. I really get it. The love of quilting and the fabric stash." The chance to layout and design a favorite collection of fabrics and then turn it into your own, timeless piece of art, that is not only beautiful but useful. I get it.