I was so excited to get my partner's information for the Schnitzel and Boo Swap. She seemed pretty much my quilty twin, so I decided to just make something that I would love to receive.
On the long list of designers that we had in common, Tula Pink was right on top. And I just happened to have been hoarding a pile of Tula from my time working at a fabric store. I pulled a fun pile of all my blues, purples, and teals, yellow for a pop of color, and added in my raccoons. She also loved Anna Maria Horner, and I needed some navies, so I added the feathers and coordinates.
I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the block I would make. I've loved minis where the blocks make secondary patterns where they meet, so I scoured the internet. At first I thought I would do nine blocks that were six or seven inches square, but then I found this block and decided that it would look cooler with just four blocks. Also, the center would be perfect for the raccoons if the block was bigger.
I went a little crazy with the quilting. When it's such a small space to quilt it's pretty tempting to quilt all the little spaces to death, which I did. I only left the raccoon alone because I couldn't figure out how to quilt them. And once it was all done, I thought it looked nice without quilting.
And here's the mini I received. My partner saw that I loved Latifah Saafir and when she looked into her, my partner fell in love with the Big O quilt. I love the idea of passing on quilt inspiration! She did a really great job; it's bright and graphic and has my favorite Carolyn Friedlander print all over it! Can't wait to figure out where I'm putting my mini wall so I can hang all my new minis.
Linking up with Amanda Jean for Finish It Up Friday and Leanne for TGIFF!
