When
Pat Bravo put out a call on
Instagram for participants for her upcoming
Etno Blog Tour, I chimed in immediately that I'd be interested, and happily, I was chosen! Pat was looking for quick and fun projects, and asked me if I would make a baby quilt.
The
Etno line is ethnically-inspired with a distinctive mix of tan, aquamarine, golden yellow, aqua, dusty pink, and black. I was sent 10 fat-quarters, a subcategory of the line known as "
Dainty Folk"
I chose to come up with my own pattern for said baby quilt, and considering how quick it really
was to put together, I'm hoping to share a tutorial soon.
For quilting, I just love a serpentine stitch for baby quilts, and I thought it was a light-hearted addition to the
Etno.
For the first time ever, I rounded the corners (a Frisbee came in handy for marking!), and I'll totally do this again, especially on a baby quilt.
Pat was kind enough to send a couple of extra lengths of Etno, and the "
Angle Inception Polar" was perfect for the quilt's binding. I cut it on the bias which gave a stripey-but-not-quite look, a nod to my standard binding choice in the early days.
You can see just a bit of the backing in the photo below - a delightful
Moonlit print by
Rashida Coleman-Hale for
Cotton + Steel. I was pleased how well it suited the Etno.
Definitely check out the rest of the
Etno Blog Tour! I have been so impressed with the beautiful items posted each day! Serious!!
Yesterday, Aida Valverde of Aika Maku shared the most darling shirt and skirt which could be worn together or separate for a variety of terrific looks and I'm anxious to see what Lara Bowditch of Scrap Quilt Preach posts tomorrow.
As well as perusing through the blog tour, you'll find some beautiful projects in the Etno lookbook. If you're on Instagram, follow the hashtags #EtnoFabrics, #EtnoBlogTour, and #PatBravoDesigns to see plenty of the lovely Etno used in quite an array of ways. They are all so striking!
