I'm in the process of cutting the fabric for the first quilt that I'm making for myself. This picture sorta make it look like I don't have a plan, but I swear, I know what I want it to look like in my head. I laid it out to see how many more strips I need in order to make it and I'm really glad that I did because I'm rethinking that size. I looked up how large a quilt should be for a double bed and it said a minimum of 80" wide. I laid it out of my queen size bed and it looks
huge, but I may make it a bit smaller than planned, especially since the cool part of the quilt is going to be the detailing on the sides (trust me). I also learned that I need some more neutral-y fabrics. I chose these fabrics because most of them have meaning for me (duvet covers from years past, my love of football, gifts from friends, the first vintage fabric I ever bought), but it's starting to look large pattern heavy even busier than I thought it might.
I won't be posting completed photos of this one until October because after seeing it on my bed, I don't think that there is room for me to lay out the whole thing in my apartment (which I'm really going to need to do for this one), so I may have to wait until I'm in Ohio to put it together. If I get anxious, I may be after to move some furniture in my
living and dining room sewing room. I hope this one turns out well! I also want to get a darning foot for my machine and try to do something a little more interesting than a straight line for the actual quilting, but I won't be surprised if I ended up scratching that idea and just doing what I'm comfortable with (and have the materials for). Time (hopefully not too much time) will tell.
