After making the quilt top for Maddy, featured in the previous post, I decided to make a few changes. I constructed the hearts for the heart row just a little differently this time in order to have fewer seams. I also decided that I wanted the border to be wider. It may not be obvious between the two pictures, but this border is cut an inch wider than the other one. I considered going even bigger, but decided that was too much. I also had a floral fabric picked out for the border, but I decided that it was too busy. I like the way that the monochromatic fabric in the border calms the quilt down a little bit. With all those jellyroll strips it is a bit of a busy pattern to begin with, so a calming border seemed like a good idea.
I've written up the directions for this quilt, and updated it as I've made changes. Once these two are quilted I may make the pattern available in my Etsy shop. That's down the road still at this point. I've also been thinking about making this pattern with yardage for a less scrappy look, and also modifying it with different blocks in what is now the heart row. So many fun ideas...
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