Yasemin's friend Ebru was pregnant (she knew it was a girl), and she wanted to know what I would charge to make a quilt. I hadn't ever sold one myself before, but designing for someone else was a neat challenge. I watch those Food Network Challenges all the time, and it is always amazing how they match their style to the client's taste.Back to the world wide web. I sent Yasemin some links to quilts online to get a sense for what style of piecing she liked. The few she selected were very free form and graphic. I had just stocked up on flanels, since JoAnne's had a 2$ a yard sale. ( I can now make a whole lot of baby quilts).
I got a whole bolt of what ended up the backing fabric. Baby animals in wild color combinations. I brought in all the coordinating fabrics for Yasemin's selection, and then took the color pallete home and set to work.
Here is the Excel sheet I used to get a feel for the color combination. I shrunk the cells to make a grid, and then used different color fills to simulate the fabric swatches.
I had a blast quilting this one. I really went to town. Each little section has a new pattern. Stippled stars, hears, flowers, butterflies, a snail, you name it, it's in there.
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