Fabric Serendipity

I hadn't planned to write a blog post today, at least not until I read Alycia's post and saw the photo of her latest quilt. Check it out HERE--go ahead, I'll wait. 

Did you happen to notice the red border on her quilt? That's what especially caught my eye and prompted this post. It's because I've been working on a throw quilt that includes the very same red fabric in the blocks and for the outer border. Mine isn't as far along as Alycia's. The blocks are all made and joined together for the center of the quilt, and the border strips are all cut and ready to be attached.

The pattern I used for this top is "Quarter Log Cabins", a free 3-yard quilt pattern by Caroline Fairbanks of the website Sew Can She. My quilt is going to be a little larger than the pattern because I had 1-1/2 yards of the red print, which made it possible to cut that outer border wider. My quilt should finish at 54" x 64".

Here's an even closer view of a couple blocks and the border strips.

The piece of red fabric that I used for this quilt had one selvage removed, so there wasn't any information about the fabric line/designer. It reminded me of several red, white & blue lines designed by Minick and Simpson for Moda, but it took some serious digging to figure out which one. The fabric line was "Prairie Paisley II", which was issued in 2012. That's some well-aged fabric there! The center cheater print in Alycia's quilt is from the same line. It's a classic line of fabrics that still look beautiful today.

It's time for me to stop babbling about this bit of fabric serendipity and get those borders sewn on to my quilt top.

Linking up with:

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Happy quilting!

Julie in GA