Dribs and Drabs

You may recall a couple of posts ago I was swooning over this quilt and so wanted to make one, after buying the pattern (which just called for a jellyroll) and the 'Bliss' charm square pack; I decided what I really liked about the quilt was the colour combo "A Spoonful of Sugar" had used in theirs. Big mistake, big, big, big mistake! It has been an absolute mission identifing and ordering the fabric to make this quilt since this range has so many fabric designs in it.

I have heard of people getting sick of the fabric they're working with through the making of a quilt, but I tell ya I really felt over it just through the process of ordering it for this one!  It was impossible to order all the different designs I wanted from one shop, so I had to buy what I could here there and everywhere; and in the process I fear I have bought way too much fabric and it's probably cost me three times as much as a jellyroll. Lesson learnt there:(  I think I'll just go the jellyroll next time! Also I have had parcels of fabric coming in dribs and drabs.

Enter plan B. I probably have enough fabric to back the quilt and more to boot.  I'm making this quilt for my daughter's bed, and I do really like this fabric range, so I'll have to put that little charm square pack and any leftovers to good use too and have found the perfect shabby edge quilt to try here on Bloom.  It is a full raw-edge layer cake quilt toutorial. Ironicaly it happens to be made from the same 'Bliss' fabric!  Jen xx