Monthly Archives: October 2015

A Whole Lot of Lotta

I’ve had this quilt top stashed away since the beginning of summer and thought I should probably write about it before the pictures are so outdated there is snow on the ground. On the other hand, maybe I should have saved it for the dead of January when we’re all dreaming of warmer weather.  But alas, here it is.

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This quilt is all Lotta Jansdotter fabric, minus some solid Kona Cotton black I used to finish it off. I was a bit short on fabric so I had to turn to my solid fabric stash to bring this one together.  I grouped the black fabric together (at an angle) instead of spreading it throughout the quilt, which I thought would make it too uniform looking.

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Originally, I planned to make an all black and white quilt using Lotta’s prints, but I had some pink fabrics of hers that I added in. I was trying very hard to stick to the black and white theme, but I kept eyeing the pink fabric so I finally gave in and went for it.

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I haven’t looked at this quilt since I made it a few months ago, but now that I am, I’m getting a bit of a 1950s Barbie vibe with the black, white and pink color combo. Anyone else seeing that too?

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This quilt is now going back into my pile of unfinished quilt tops and will stay there until I feel inspired to finish it off, which at the rate I’m going the past month, may take a while!