A gorgeous stack of Anna Maria Horner's Good Folks fabric arrived here a few months back. It has since sat on my studio table - all bundled up as it arrived - because as much as I wanted to dive right on into each and every piece, I just couldn't bear to separate them. Silly, but true. And so...I put them all together. In large patchwork squares so I could really see the prints, and in the form of a simple throw blanket - no binding or quilting- because I wanted to have this one finished and enjoyed right away. (And...because those three two-year-old quilt tops in my studio keep staring at me, waiting patiently for their day to be made into quilts.)
The back is a soft organic cotton, and in the middle is some organic cotton batting. The patchwork squares are 16" each square, making the whole thing roughly 60" x 60" - a size I really love for throws. Not too huge and cumbersome, but big enough for wrapping around, and definitely big enough for sharing.
I was going for easy and comfortable with this blanket. Letting the gorgeous fabric do the talking, you know? I just showed up, sewed a few seams, and tied a few knots. And now I am quite happy to laze around (well, whenever I can, anyway) and soak up it's coziness...and all that color! And I'll gladly share it too, of course...
