I have begun working on the quilt for Kyle and Jill’s baby, gender unknown, due March 20. I have decided to use the collection of 5 coordinating flannels that Marty gave me some time ago. As you can see, they are not circus fabrics, as I thought when I tried to describe them to Marty. Which may explain why Marty had trouble remembering them.
I have decided on a simple 4-patch design, using both versions of the focus fabric, using two of the coordinating fabrics for 4-patch blocks, and using the stripe fabric as a border.
I don’t think it will be the cutest baby quilt I have ever made, but I think it works. And it is certainly bright. When I started to lay this out, it quickly became apparent that a solid color inner border will be needed between the quilt itself and the stripe fabric. In fact, I may go with two solid borders, one blue and one yellow, in addition to the stripe. Or possibly just two solid borders. In proper Crackpot fashion, I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it – and hope I can find the right colors in flannels.
Ahhh… Now I remember this fabric. I can see why you might want some solid fabric in there. Lots of action in the prints.
I have some of those fabrics, too, also a gift from Marty. I really like how it looks laid out – especially the small squares of the plaid flannel. I would definitely do at least one and probably two solid borders, and then see how the stripe looks to you.