My Square Dance Quilt

During the summer in the Midwest, some days are raining and just blah. It is days like these, I love to spend in my sewing room. I found this pattern awhile back and while I didn’t know the fabric that would look great, I knew I wanted to make this quilt.

I especially love this pattern of squares inside squares and the illusions the design would draw. I love the play of the different size squares and the lines. I wasn’t sure I needed to purchase fabric for this quilt, and thought I would go through my stash to find the right colors and fabric design. I needed about a yard of each fabric; I found the perfect coordinating blues, greens and yellows. I thought the paisley pattern would add the perfect level of interest that I was looking for.

The pattern, titled Off Centered Squares, by Fresh Lemon Quilts can be found here. It is a fun and beginner level pattern. The pattern instructions are easy to follow and once I had all the pieces cut, I put on a good movie, filled my water and started to sew. It was fun using my vision board along the way to get an idea of the final product.

I was able to complete the Quilt top in about a week of evenings. Once I completed the top, I prepared the backing and then delivered to the Quilters. When I take the quilt top to be quilted on the Long Arm machine, I must also choose the thread color and the quilting pantograph design. I wanted something that played well with the linear design element, so looked through their example book. Depending on how busy the quilters are, it may take about a month, maybe longer to get my quilt back. It is always exciting when I get the call from the Quilters telling me my quilt is completed and ready to be picked up.

Once I receive the quilt back, the finishing touches still need to happen. The salvages need cut off and the binding must be sewn. About a week later, I have finished the Quilt: I just love the finished product!

Quilt on and Sharon the Moments