in 2011 i knitted a log cabin blanket using the colors forest green, brick, heather, and chocolate brown. in 2012, i attempted my first quilt using the pinwheels in the park pattern. more on that fiasco, here. and 2013 brought us the broken stripes pattern.
are you ready for 2014's pattern? it's from modern minimal: 20 bond & graphic quilts by: alissa haight carlton. the pattern is "hot spot".
it is made up of six different shades of red solids that range from light to dark. i used robert kaufman kona cottons in oral, red, rich red, wine, crimson, and burgundy.
for me, sewing the top of the quilt is the best part. i dread actually quilting it. i just use my small sewing machine, and for me, there is a lot of pressure. i just made a really cool quilt top, i don't want to ruin it with my ineptitude at quilting. but i have to remember that that is part of the learning process.
i'm already dreaming of the 2015 blanket. i have the colors all picked up, but i think i'm going back to my roots of knitting. by then, we will have a newborn on our hands and not much sleep. i think the only thing i could muster at that point will be the garter stitch.
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