Ok, so since I have joined this forum I have fallen head over heels for the block swaps! When the Breast Cancer Awareness Swap came up...it hit close to home. My Mom just finished her treatment in January! (She's been given a clean bill of health since!! YAY!) Also, two dear friends of my Hubby's family are survivors. As well, my co-workers best friend (whom I don't know) has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. So, I thought it would be perfect to join the swap and donate a quilt in these four ladies names. However, I just couldn't find a block I liked and it was starting to make me really sad and feel poorly about my quilting. So...I decided instead of the block swap, I am going to make a quilt for my co-workers friend so that when she starts chemo, she'll have a quilt to snuggle.
This is where the ouch comes in...I found the PERFECT fabrics tonight! I wasn't expecting to find them, so I didn't have the yardage requirements for the quilt I chose. So, "Just give me 1.5 yards of each" I said easily! OUCH! Before I have even CUT the fabric, this quilt has already cost me almost $100!! To make it burn a little more, turns out I only need half yard of each! Oh well...gonna make a second quilt for my Mom.
I am attaching pictures of the fabrics...they are so perfect! Pretty but not obnoxiously "Breast Cancer Pink". The first pic is the pattern I have chosen (unless after seeing the fabrics you all can think of a nicer pattern that would show off the fabrics better....) The third photo is a pic of the fabric that I thought I might use for the borders. Now, my question for all you lovely ladies (and gentlemen) is...I thought about cutting the borders the length of the fabric to utilize the lovely strips of flowers and such. How does one cut the length???? How do you cut it and keep it straight? Should I just use the flowery fabrics for borders and leave the strip for squares? What do you think? Thank you all for any advice you can give. I will be sure to post a pic of the quilt in progress/completed if you are at all interested!
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