Commissioned Tree Quilt
Eeek! I am making my first commissioned quilt. My sister in law's manager loved the Big Tree Quilt I made for them and asked if I could make a baby sized one for her good friend who loves trees.
I am so glad I said yes to the commission. I have had a blast making these blocks and am sad that I only have 4 more to make.
The blocks in the Big Tree Quilt were 12 inches square and these will be 10 inches. I find that I am making the trees slightly larger than last time so there isn't quite as much white space. I'm not sure how I feel about that right now. I might add some white sashing to spread them out a little bit more, we'll see. The last four blocks will definitely have single smaller trees in them so there is more white space in the finished quilt.
I went to the local quilt store today to buy the backing and binding. She wanted a pieced backing with light and dark green fabrics - no problem. I picked up some Central Park and a coordinating Civil War reproduction fabric manufactured by Andover Fabrics. I love how the traditional and modern fabric compliment each other.
It was only when I got it back home and put them next to the tree blocks that I realized how much yellow was in the backing fabrics. Most of the trees have more blue undertones. I think it will be ok since it is on the back - it would never do for a border fabric, but I am not in love with it. I am going to make some of the last trees with some with yellow undertoned fabric and hopefully that will help it blend more. What do you think?
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I am so glad I said yes to the commission. I have had a blast making these blocks and am sad that I only have 4 more to make.
The blocks in the Big Tree Quilt were 12 inches square and these will be 10 inches. I find that I am making the trees slightly larger than last time so there isn't quite as much white space. I'm not sure how I feel about that right now. I might add some white sashing to spread them out a little bit more, we'll see. The last four blocks will definitely have single smaller trees in them so there is more white space in the finished quilt.
I went to the local quilt store today to buy the backing and binding. She wanted a pieced backing with light and dark green fabrics - no problem. I picked up some Central Park and a coordinating Civil War reproduction fabric manufactured by Andover Fabrics. I love how the traditional and modern fabric compliment each other.
It was only when I got it back home and put them next to the tree blocks that I realized how much yellow was in the backing fabrics. Most of the trees have more blue undertones. I think it will be ok since it is on the back - it would never do for a border fabric, but I am not in love with it. I am going to make some of the last trees with some with yellow undertoned fabric and hopefully that will help it blend more. What do you think?