I've had this lovely orange paisley, which originally debuted in a
butterfly block for the still uncompleted
Quilt Block Project, for quite a few years now. I decided it would be a nice fabric for this year's quilting goal of actually making quilts out of all the random fabric I've purchased without a specific project. Having cut into it for the butterfly block, I had less than a yard to work with, so I needed to pick a design that would both show it off and maximize its usage. If I could have found some more of the blue fabric I used in the butterfly block, I probably would have bought it, but since the other goal this year is to finish projects without buying yet more fabric, it's probably good that I didn't find any. Orange and green seemed like an odd combination at first, but I am really pleased with the way it turned out, and it's a nicely timed color combo for fall.
I debated at length how to finish the back without buying more fabric,
but in the end I had to buy the solid orange fabric I used. I auditioned
three fabrics
I already had, but with only a yard of each, I didn't have enough of
any of them, and I just didn't like them enough. The orange backing
doesn't match the other orange fabric exactly, but that's okay. That one
was too bright to use for the entire back. I would have liked to use
green, but trying to find a coordinating green was even more difficult.
The quilting is nothing special, just my go-to design, but I think it
works well enough with the pattern.
New items purchased to complete this quilt: orange fabric for the back
Finished size: 37" x 49"
