This one was an interesting progression. I was itching for another project, and a teacher friend, Casey was pregnant and renovating her house. I was eager for a project, and asked what colors she liked; "All I can think of is chaos right now". JoAnne's had the great batik flanels with animals and I was off.
The pattern was derived from a freebie triangular log cabin. The actual pattern had many more layers of the triangles, and didn't have the big center. I used a window template to fussy cut the center squares, and a regular template for the triangles (why more flanel triangles??). I cut all the pieces, and sewed the first 10 blocks together the first 2 days (see the patern 'try' below).
I disliked the way they looked together, and ripped them all apart. Flanel doesn't rip and re-sew so well. It took more than a year to find the Sesame Street fabric again, so that I could cut more pieces.
I moved away, and then lost contact with Casey. Stall.
I got the Elm Creek Quilter's book on tape, and pulled the project out of a box. Some more work at the computer, and I had a different layout, that I was pleased with. I picked it back up in time to make it a baby shower gift for a colleague's wife.
Jodi, I hope you like the history of your quilt.
I have since mastered the 1/4 inch seam, and would have better luck if I tried this project again. I decided that I wasn't too fond of flanel on the bias, so probably won't re-try.
I made the border from a rainbow shaded fabric, which I bias cut it. It is about 6 layers. (folded in even thirds, then sewed all the way through one side, folded over, and topstiched through the other side.
THEN
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