I wanted to make a new quilt top to hang in our front window to bring a little summer inside the shop. Alex Anderson’s new booklet, Super Simple Quilts had just arrived and fit the bill perfectly. This booklet features 3 quilts in 3 different sizes, with detailed directions for each one. I really like how she shows a swatch of the fabric from her original photo next to each yardage requirement so you know exactly where your own fabric choice will fall in the final design. I chose the aptly named for summer Hopscotch Quilt.

The beginning fabric for this top was the brand new mango Shot Cotton. Next, I knew I wanted to use my favorite hot pink Zazu chandelier fabric. Amy Butler’s oxford stripe tied them together beautifully, and gave me ideas for coordinating the remaining fabrics. Since Amy’s fabrics go so well together no matter what collection they’re from, I brought in the lime green rose and blue grey dots. My final choice was the yellow from the Sweet Escape line. This fabric has a very light yellow background with a tiny light green honeycomb printed over it. I think it gives the quilt top depth without being overly patterned.

This quilt was easy to cut and a cinch to sew. When it’s time for a window change, I will have the pleasure of deciding just how to quilt it! Happy Summer!

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 9:27 am and is filed under Quilting, Staff Projects.