My Turquoise Picnic Quilt Blocks
Two more Let’s Have a Picnic quilt blocks – this week in turquoise! Watch me stitch them up in this Reel on my Instagram Feed (click here). Do you love text prints as much as I do? I have a separate aera in my stash for all my text prints and I always pick a few, when planning a new project. I love text prints, because they provide some playfulness and unexpected bits of fun. They work really well as scrappy backgrounds, especially in combination with medium and large scale florals.
My Fabric Selection
So, for the turquoise blocks I’ve used (from top to bottom):
Lecien – Retro 30’s
Petit Pan – Pivoine
Lecien – Antique Flower Collection in Pastel
Nadra Ridgeway – Bloom & Bliss
Atsuko Matsuyama – The Language of Flowers
Pam Kitty – Pam Kitty Garden
Scroll all the way down to take a look at these beautiful prints!
Want to make your own picnic quilt?
The gingham pattern is a super fun quilt design where you can show off the prettiest prints from your stash! To make these scrappy blocks, you can either use Layer Cake squares, Jelly Roll strips or easily cut the needed strips from yardage. The blocks seam elaborate but are actually very quick and easy to sew (click here), thanks to the strip piecing method. The quilt measures 64 ½” x 80 ½” which is enough room to seat 4 people with the food in the middle.
Let’s Have a Picnic quilt pattern
The pattern is available as an immediate PDF download in my online shop – click on the blue button below and start making something beautiful today!
