I started pulling fabric for my quilt for the quilt along. Although I'd love to make a white and mustard quilt like the one in the quilt-along logo, I fear it will not peacefully coexist with my three messy girls. So I've opted to go dark.
I've decided to use a dark charcoal gray (Kona Charcoal) for the background solid, Kona Plum for the lattice pieces and a variety of yummy Anna Maria Horner fabrics for the triangles. There are 24 prints total -- mostly from the Good Folks line but also a few fabrics from Innocent Crush and Chocolate Lollipop. I love how well all her fabrics play together.
I had the hardest time finding an online shop that carried both the Kona Charcoal and the Kona Plum. I just didn't want to have to order them from different stores and pay for two shipping charges. Thankfully I stumbled upon a great Etsy shop called Simply Solid Fabric. They carry more than 200 Kona colors plus Essex Linen. And they had Kona Charcoal and Kona Plum in stock. Sold!
Now here's the really cool part...
Simply Solid Fabric is generously offering to one lucky winner seven yards of Kona Cotton, shipped anywhere in the world! That's enough fabric to meet the solids requirements for the largest quilt in this quilt along.
Thank you, Sue and Simply Solid Fabric for such a great giveaway!
To enter, leave a comment about what fabrics/colors you are thinking about for your Urban Lattice quilt. If you want another chance to win, blog or tweet about the quilt along and come back here and leave me another comment letting me know you did so. I'll let random.org pick a winner on November 19.
** The giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. Congrats to winner #66, safieh. Please contact me to claim your prize. **
Be sure to stop by Sue's shop next time you need solids. She does custom orders and has grab bags and FQ bundles as well as yardage.
And finally, if you are reading this post via a feed reader like Google Reader, be sure to click through and check out some of the additions to the header area of my blog. I have a new blogroll that you can add your blog to as well as a tab devoted to giveaways and a tab devoted to the quilt along. I've also added the quilt-along logo HTML code to my sidebar for you to grab if you'd like to put it on your blog. It's all very fancy, come see! ;)
Click here for the next quilt-along post.
163 comments:
Since blue is my favorite color, I think that I'd like to make the Lattice quilt with blue and white.
Im probably going to go with either Kona Sand, But I love Glacier and Cactus. It might be fun to use a very saturated color, if I don't chicken out!
I'm thinking grey and aqua, with maybe charcoal for the lattice... but I'm not sure. I am going to go for "manly," because my husband liked the design!
I'm thinking of doing a bit lighter than yours but same general scheme. Kona Coal is my fave grey. Also thinking of doing either some AMH Good folks (the blue/green colors) or that great rich bold blue/light blue print from her Innocent Crush line. Or whatever supporting roles DH finds at the local quilt store (hehe... he actually suggest we go there.) I'm not sure if I'm going to do all the 5ish" ones in various colors or possibly just all one color. :)
Online shopping doesn't make my indecisiviness any better. Fabrics always go in my basket and then get removed, only to be put back in later. I can't seem to get taupe and fuchsia out of my head though...maybe I have to go bold on this.
Since I'm a huge fan of purple, Kona Petunia and Orchid are 2 of my favs.
I blogged this too! :)
I've posted about your giveaway on my blog.
oh decisions, decisions! I have not idea! I really wanted to do the yellows but I really want to use some of my hope valley... white, orange, linen, coal??? Maybe the whole thing in reverse; prints where the solids go? yikes! Thanks Cara for the chance to win!
I'm loving melon and marine! There's a pretty current fabric line that also has those colors. I'm going to have to search for it to see what it is.
I think I'd like a really bright quilt! Cyan, Pomegranate and Chartreuse would be to die for!
Thanks for the heads up on this etsy shop! A super great collection and good prices! :D
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I am really into grey all of the sudden so I think I would do this quilt in grey and something, lol I can't decide what! There would be lots of auditioning of fabrics but maybe violet or sage green?
I love the complementary colors of blue and orange, so I'd probably go with some blues from the Nicey Jane line, white and some sort of Kona orange. Thanks!
I'm so into Scandinavian style, it would have to be reds and whites. Thanks for the chance to win such an amazing prize.xx
love a blue one. thanks for the chance
I wasn't really planning on participating because there are still so many unfinished quilts in the house that starting a new one seemed highly unfair to them.
But I guess I could never have too many quilts :)
I love the logo so I am probably going with something yellow (and red in between). And there should be some hope valley on the way so maybe I will go with those?
I think I would use reds... I love their brightness!
thanks so much for sharing your source! i'm a huge fan of the charcoal...and when planning a new quilt i always want to include it :)
for the quilt along i was going with the *manly* idea...my hubs still hasn't a quilt and he always wanted one with only one or two fabrics...so i'm searching for a brown "floral"/"damask" and would pair it with some brown/cream solids...
thanks for sharing,
julia
I LOVE Sue's shop - she really is the best place to go for solids!
I'm using the Seuss fabrics from Robert Kaufman to make a quilt my little boy and husband can share in front of the TV and I think it's screaming out for orange for the lattice and coal for the background (although I'd love to use white...it's just not sensible!)...or maybe I should give denim a try? It's different!
ooh, I love your fabric choices, but I'm definitely still on the fence about quilting along. Thanks for sharing your new shop find, though - it looks like a great place to go for solids!
Holy moly, 7 yards? Wow! I was thinking about Kona Coal and a green, but I haven't decided which green just yet. My husband's favorite color is green, and I was thinking of making this as a gift for him :)
I was thinking Kona Ash, or Maybe just white (boring perhaps??), but I am going for simple.
if i had a spare sec i would def do your Quiltalong.... the quilt is amazing!! i think my fav.. is grey..Kona Coal.
I am thinking about using the teal blue to make the Lattice quilt.
I hope to make 2 baby size quilts for my kids to use in the car. I have a bunch of novelty fabrics that they love so it will kinda be like an eye spy quilt in the end. I've just be struggling with a design to follow. So for my son I'd love cardinal and for my daughter I'd love either grapemist or bright pink. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Kona Snow, I think for the background, and Chinese Red for the lattice.
With red and white prints for the triangles (Lord knows I have enough red and white prints to do this job).
I am digging the charcoal and aqua. Not sure what else I am going to put with it though!
I'm thinking of using Kona Espresso and bringing in lots of lime greens and natural colors.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/57770449/kona-cotton-solid-fabric-espresso-1-yard
blogged about it too!
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Great giveaway!
Red and possibly aqua for me I think!
Gill
and tweeted!
Katyejones@hotmail.com
I think this would look beautiful with Sand as the main color and Slate as the lattice accent.
~ Meagan
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Simply Solid Fabrics is my favourite source for Kona solids! What I love is that she labels every piece so when you buy 5 different blues you know which is which, even if you set them aside for a few months.
For my colours I want to use Medium Grey for the background and Amethyst for the sashing.
What a generous offer! Well, my first response would be bahama blue and midnight, but I have to say the white and mustard are calling my name as well. I need something bright and cheery for the impending dark and cold that is closing in on the North East!
Oh how to decide? I am thinking maybe grey, mustard and fuchsia.
I love quilt-alongs but usually start on it when everyone is done (or in other words, when I run out of inspiration).
When I do make this quilt, it will be in a lighter shade - light gray and uuum, purple or do you call it lilac, or lavender. Well you know I mean light purple.
The greens make me so very happy. Tarragon and Olive especially. They are such a part of my ideal world palate...
I'm thinking a background of a light green, maybe Honey Dew or Green Tea, and then lattice work of a light blue like Sky and then some awesome purple prints for the center triangles! Thanks so much for leading this quilt-a-long.
Wow, great giveaway! I'm thinking of making this quilt for my husband, who loves Diet Mountain Dew, and using the green, red, and silver colors from the can. That would be an awful lot of green, though...
I was thinking of going red and white and making a CHirstmas-y quilt
I think shades of green and gray would be perfect for this quilt. thank you!
Medium grey and aqua. Love the Giveaway!
Only just found your blog - back in a sec, need to become a follower - ok, I would like to do lattice quilt in navy, lilac & grey but it would probably be greens and greys to go in the new sitting room!
maybe I'll be lucky?!
Chris x
What a lovely quilt along quilt! What a lovely giveaway. What would I use?!?! Hmmm. Mayhaps the FQs of Parisville I just ordered. Maybe a nice rich magenta (berry? cerise?) with that and a little bit of green tea thrown in? ALthough I am currently most attracted to amber and denim solids. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love Kona Coal with Kona Lagoon, so I'd probably use those two for the lattice quilt. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
Great fabric choices! I'm still not sure what color way. I was going to do blue and brown but now I'm thinking about yellow and orange or maybe aqua and gray. Then again maybe green since that is my favorite color. I can't decide. I'm hoping to get some insiration this weekend at the quilt store. I allready feel like I'm falling behid because I can't decide on colors.
I'm thinking dark grey and greens, with a hint of purple
I'm working with Innocent Crush, so I would choose Kona Ocean and Kona Bright Periwinkle!
I have a thing right now for Kona Cerise-I love it paired with the Medium Gray-this will probably be my unmanly quilt!
Great giveaway! The quilt along will have to wait until after the holidays, but then I'll be thinking of some pinks, maybe a nice turquoise. Love the Springy colors!
I might lean towards green!
Currently on the same wavelength as you -- Kona Coal, Good Folks, and I have some gorgeous rich cherry red solid I think would be a great pop for the lattice. Can't wait!
I've also tweeted about it--I'm greenowlquilts on Twitter.
I like the Periwinkle, will have to think about the others. Thanks for the giveaway.
I think I'd do it in a nice lime green (maybe chartreuse) and plum.
I post this on my blog too!
I'm thinking light aqua and some sort of green. I'd love to make one that had an ocean/beach feel to it. Thanks for the opportunity.
i think it could be time for me to use my coveted Alexander Henry Holland print...maybe the blue colorway of the print...so i'd want something really striking in a solid...thanks for a chance...now i have something fun to think about at work!
I confess I'm torn between making a quilt for me or using this pattern as the wedding quilt for my sister. I think the latter may win out, in which case blacks, greys, and reds will be the color scheme. Maybe some yellow too. But which shades? How tricky.
This is an incredible giveaway! Wow! I would choose colours of blue, my favorite. Thank you!
I love the neutrals- coal and ash, but also some of the greens- celery looks tempting
holy cow what a great giveaway! I was thinking of doing a gray quilt with blues and teals!
What a wonderful giveaway and a great shop to know about! I am not doing the quiltalong but if I did I'd probably go for sand and aqua.
What a wonderful giveaway, thanks!! I love this quilt and Sue's shop is awesome!
I tweeted about it, too!
oh, wow! what a fantastic giveaway! I think I would choose a nice chocolate brown to go with some colourful prints.
i have no kiddo's in my house...so I AM making mine mustard and cream...I already have the fabric...but I sure could use some more of that Kona snow...
I am always tending toward the aqua/green combo and it suits this quilt very well!
I'm also looking at a gray+blue combination - it's very soothing and would be a nice winter color combo. Thanks for doing such a nice giveaway!
Charcoal and turquoise. Or maybe chocolate and turquoise. Tough call - both will go with my carefully hoarded AMH little folks.
I've never seen Kona cotton before (I'm from Australia) and with all of the comments about Kona that I've read in the past 3 years of quilting, I'd REALLY like to.
The only solids I've used so far are black (shows fluff too much) and white. I'm thinking maybe a light grey would be a nice way to go. Grey and yellow, maybe....?
Getting excited about this quilt along. It's pouring with rain today and it's a Saturday. Perfect quilting weather!
I think Pomegranate is the most luscious color and would look great with Kaffe Fassett prints. I might put Cactus with the Pomegranate.
Ooh I love the aqua, peridot and school bus but I'd prob need some ash or coal thrown in;)
trying to decide between kona snow or charcoal with the accent being a green or pink, tough decisions!
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I'm thinking about greens but I'll probably change my mind a couple more times. I do like the look of just white and another color.
I'm thinking about greens but I'll probably change my mind a couple more times. I do like the look of just white and another color.
How about blue and orange and grey --these colors have been in my head for awhile now:)
I'm considering rich, warm colors - Cocoa brown for the background with Tomato red for the lattice strips. Which looks lovely, but would taste disgusting. Cocoa + tomato???
I'm leaning towards Aqua, Orange and Grey with some Mendocino or....
I blogged about the quilt along.
:)
I'm thinking cool colors. I love their greys, blues, greens,aquas, but then again, those warm colors are looking really vibrant too!! Oh no! The indecisiveness is kicking in!!
I'm not sure whether I can manage to do the quiltalong yet but am now wondering whether a 'manly quilt' would be a perfect Christmas present for my man!
So, colours - grey, aqua/blue, plum?!
Thanks for the extremely generous giveaway :)
I'm thinking of Charcoal and Cerise - not very manly but I think this pattern is very adaptable ... Thank you for the giveaway!
I would love to do a Navy and Chartreuse quilt, but I don't know if I have enough coordinating fabrics. I do love those fabrics together though! If not...coal and a blue or green solid.
Thanks!
I was actually trying to figure out if I could make this quilt with a Christmas theme, kill 2 birds with one stone sort of thing, lol! I really want a Christmas quilt to use during the holidays and also want to do this quilt-along, so I'm trying to figure out what fabrics MIGHT work =)
I've got a collection of fabrics to use - prints from Aunt Grace Circle of Friends. I am making the quilt for my daughter, and her favorite color is yellow so I am leaning toward using that to please her but unsure what else... It's always possible I'll scrap the plan and go with something different!
i'm feeling grey and yellow, they are a happy yet subdued combination, perfect for the start of winter =P
just tweeted the quilt long @tingtongnthings
So many choices, and they're all super! I think my final decision is chocolate and turquoise. I loved that when I saw all the Vera Bradley purses with those colors. Just haven't made a quilt with those colors yet. Or maybe brown and pink. Either one would be awesome.
Definitely yellow and grey. Except maybe purple and white? Unless...
I am a new convert to solids! I am thinking I'd like the blues and greens. These are my favorite colors! Thanks for offering the giveaway!
Oh dear. Another wonderful pattern to jump on board with. I think blue and white would be nice but I am VERY tempted to go outside my comfort zone to orange and greys... Oh dear.
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Since it is such a manly quilt, I would have to go with manly colors. Like blue and green (and purple, even though it isn't manly) and grey.
I just added your quilt-a-long on my blog. A good friend of mine was looking for a manly quilt pattern. I'll be sure she checks your site :)
Wow, so many colours to choose from. I have to say Chartreuse really stands out for me. I could team the up with a little bit of Ocean and some awesome Hawaaian cottons I have here. What a fantastic quilt that would make.
Just found your blog. I am excited about your manly quilt along and surely will join in after I decide on the fabrics. I have been thinking for a design for my son for a while, now I found it! At the moment, I'm thinking of Kona Ash, School Bus or Chartreuse.
I just love this quilt! I'm thinking it's going to be red and white, with the background in Kona Cardinal, and the lattice pieces in Snow. Can't wait to see everyone's combinations, and thanks for the generous giveaway!!
I think it would look lovely in all sorts of blue shades :)
I'm loving grey, yellow, and white right now!
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I ran across a photo on flickr of your quilt and I am in LOVE with it!! I can't wait to play along. It looks like you are making yours with the same fabrics I just used for another quilt. I LOVE grey and am thinking with yellows? or maybe pale blue? I have been impressed with Simply Solid's shop, too. Thanks for a chance!!
I am soooo loving this quilt pattern! I am thinking two totally different ways. I would love to do a dark brown (maybe mocha)and do the summer in the city prints with it. OR I would also love to do an aqua and red Christmas quilt with the 12 days of Christmas prints. I'm not sure with way I will go but I would LOVE to win the kona!! Thanks for the chance!!
lattice quilt with pinks and pips ... for what more can one ask .... uh, maybe yellow, too ... the pips definitely do need some yellow! not manly, nevertheless cute ... for manly, i guess coal and a light blue ... pips are not happy .... LOL
I love the kelly green and the mulberry, but the colors are all sooooo gorgeous!
I've tweeted! :) @nlingley
I've blogged too. :)
As far as neutrals, Sand, Glacier, Sage and Coal strike my fancy. However! I do love anything red, aqua, lime, oh shoot, I love them all!
Hmmm... I really like Kona Stone lately. And a blue maybe?
I'm thinking Kona Butter with a white lattice to make a neutral warm background for some lovely Anna Maria Horner.
I'm thinking grey with either orange or blue or both as I have a stack of fat quarters of each just begging to be used....could change at the last moment though as those AMH Good Folks sure look great.
I'm loving greys in quilts lately. Matches most anything and helps the fun fabrics pop out too!
Since fall is here now, those colors are in my mind; rusts and oranges and reds, along with some browns.
Thx for the chance for this great giveaway. *S*
I'm seeing Pomegranate, a citrus green, and of course....coal, in my future. It's actually really hard to decide because I love just about any and all vivid colors. I can't get over my obsession with teal and aqua either....
I'm thinking something in that coral pink color, like maybe the ones from Kate Spain's Fandango line. But it would be great in a light mossy green, too... So many decisions!
I've just covered my couch in teal - so definitely have to have that in the mix - some Nightfall (lovely rich dark blue) and gold, plus maybe a little bit of ruby red!
Lately, I am all about red simple quilts, and this one really fits the bill. Red and white would be stunning!
Oooh I'm thinking maybe aqua with a turquoise for the strips. I have a great FQ pack for the corners, this would be awesome!
chocolate brown, lilac and light blue :)
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Primrose and teal, I think!
blogged about the quilt along!
I am thinking of using medium grey and I think peacock . . . still thinking. Thanks for the link, what a great shop!
I can't decide on a color for my quilt. I'm thinking it will be blie, but can't secide what to pair with it.
Ooh, just found you and first, I'm definitely in on the quilt-along, and second, I'm considering orange and blue and maybe white to make a Gator(University of Florida) quilt for my husband. But I think I might go with different greens and some khaki or white and give it to my Dad. Better get deciding, I guess...
maybe various shades of blue?
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Not sure, but thinking about mustard yellow and seal gray! scg00387 at yahoo dot com
Wow a competition opened worldwide. Now this is exciting as I live in Australia !! My colour scheme for my husbands quilt is Black Grey and Aqua. So i would be using Kona black and cyan with my stash of greys. Odd I know, but he gave me colour choices :D
Am racked with indecision but it will either be grey and gold or grey and aqua :)!!!!
Thinking Grey and Gold but I have to admit to keeping changing my mind as I am a huge lover of Aqua.
So it will eith either be grey and gold or grey and aqua :)!!!!!
What a great give away!! Love the lattice quilt too. Have to think about joining in at this time b/c I have so much else going on. I love your blog and am a follower!
Inspiration has struck and I know my colors for the quilt along! w00t! I'm using Burgandy/Dark Red Gray/Blue and Light Gray/White.
Hmmm still too many slashes. I need to commit to three. It's hard. I've got to go shopping. ; )
Oh so hard to choose!! I love the Gray & Chocolate Brown, and little bit of white and turquoise.
Thanks!!!
I just finished a quilt with Kona Coal so I think I would like to do something with a chocolate background, maybe some pink thrown in for good measure! Thanks for a chance at this awesome giveaway!
Wow, how can I decide. I love pinks and plums so maybe one of those for the solid and I would love to use Joel Dewberry for the triangles. I can see it now - Hope I win!
I'm thinking of a quilt for my husband in greys and blues ... I'd LOVE to win some Kona for the project! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Ooh probably would use Iona coal and bright pink.
I love Kona Ice Frappe. It goes well with so many of my stash favorites and would look great with a bright white or even a light gray!
I'd like to try the Hibiscus or Mulberry with Rich Red to go with the red and purple tufted tweets I have. And Cactus for binding, plus some Peacock to go with the blue/green TT's for a pieced back. That should do it for a lap sized quilt. I do so Love Kona!
I would use Kona Ash and a pastel aqua. Maybe mix in a soft yellow to brighten it up a bit. The lattice pattern is great!
I think a manly Lattice quilt would look good in solid blues (neptune bundle), pomegranate (the fem side), maybe cyan and cactus, with a dollop of Kona Sand to keep it grounded. I also like Kona Ash and purple. Lots of auditioning to get the look I want. Please enter me into your drawing. Thanks for this special giveaway.
I'm thinking Teal + Magenta, but maybe that's too 80's?
Love the Lattice quilt - I'm so hooked on quilt alongs! I love Kona Champagne - it's an offwhite with a slight warm yellow shade. Maybe that with Pond or Glacier to go with some of my growing colleciton of orange fabrics?
It's a great pattern! I think I would like aqua, chocolate and red.
I have a bunch of blues + green fabrics so I'm thinking of a yellow (daffodil?) for the lattice and maybe a blue/green (aloe/evening?) for the blocks although I do love the look of a ash/coal . Thanks for the super awesome giveaway!
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Oh yeah, thanksalot, for another place to spend my time and money! I'm liking crocus, tarragon, and tan...or maybe just crocus and tarragon.
I'm thinking about a grey and a teal with white. My husband loves grey, I love teals.
I'm staring at my Kona color card and I cannot decide. Kona Chocolate but with what?
Purple for sure. . I haven't done anything with my favorite color yet.
I'm thinking that some rich chocolates as a background and then various neutrals! Yummy!!!
I am thinking Kona Zuchinni or kakhi for mine.
I am loving aqua right now! And a light celary green would be nice too. Thanks for the great giveaway.
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What a fantastic giveaway!
(and a great quilt design too)
I'm thinking of grey (something light like kona ash) white and yellow (quite a bluey yellow, not too orangey)
- now these colours are not in my usual bright spring palette, but I'm increasingly drawn to them lately and this pattern would really make them pop, I think?
I have- hold your breath- never tried Kona! As I live in the UK it is extremely hard to get ahold of, very limited colourways and exorbitant prices- but I love the colours! I searched for pictures of the shade card online, which is actually how I came to your blog :) (and then got sidetracked by the fabulours quilt along). So. If I got to make this quilt, I would go wild and make this quilt my own personal Kona colour card by using the small triangles against a solid (coal, maybe) background, to showcase as many of the 211 shades as possible (maybe even in order of the actual shade card). And the left overs might make a neat spectral 'coin stack' row for the backing.
What a wonderful giveaway. The words plum and raspberry is getting me hungry for fabric, but a good gray that goes with everything sounds divine.
Aqua and gray and mustard are always my favorites. Awesome giveaway Cara!! xx
I love this quilt design! I've got to many WIPs to join your quilt-along, but I'll definitely be doing this project at some point!
I'm not practiced with all my Kona colour names, but I'd love to do this with all my fuchsias and oranges, with either charcoal or cream or white as my background.
I can't wait to follow everyone's progress. :)
corn yellow and cardinal for sure! great giveaway!
Am I too late!?!
I only just discovered your quilt along...I love sooo many of the Kona colours and haven't had time to look in my stash to decide what I want to use.
I won't exactly be quilting 'along' since I'm aiming to start in January after all of my Christmas obligations are over, but when I do start I'm hoping to go with red, orange, yellow and charcoal grey. Gives me a couple of months yet to build up my pygmy stash of yellows!
coGreen is my favorite color. Thank you for a great quilt along and giveaway.
I just came across this QAL, and really want to give it a shot! I have another QAL that I must finish before starting this, and considering the holidays that will prob put me after the new year. Anyway, I looked through all 9 pages of kona solids at the Simply Solid Fabric Etsy shop, and I was really drawn to Ash and Peach. I don't know what I'd use for prints though. Yikes. So much to consider!!
Seven yards? Amazing!! I bookmarked a quilt similar to this that used Tula Pink's Nest line. The lattice part was a chocolate brown, and it was fabulous!! But ... to avoid buying any new fabrics during Holiday crunch time, I may use some Nicey Jane blues and greens or maybe some of my (hoarded) Freebird. Hmmm ... decisions, decisions ... Maybe I'll see which of the two collections my new seven yards of fabric matches better ;) Grins, and thanks for the quilt-along!!!
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