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This is my first commissioned quilt. 

Nothing too taxing - just 6" squares in pink, brown and orange.

I used some fabrics from my stash that were waiting for the perfect project and I bought some specifically.  I loved this fabric, which I used in Jasmine's quilt and used it as a starting block to build the quilt.  I love putting together lots of different fabrics and most of my quilts have about 20 or so fat quarters.  Although, I usually buy a half yard because I can't bear to be left with nothing!

I made a pieced back which I'm not convinced is a good thing - it was a nightmare to try and align, as I guess, my quilts are usually pretty big!  I loved the main fabric that I used.  I'm sure I had a skirt just like that when I was 6 or 7.  When I asked my Mum, she said it was from Woolworths!  My sister had one in a different colour.  Very 70's!

I always buy the binding when I have finished the front because the quilt usually tells me what would look best.  I love the addition of the white in binding, it seems to lift the other fabrics.  I got it from here.  Though I think it may be out of stock at the moment in this colourway.

As is the norm, I hand-quilted around each square using a bright pink cotton.

It brightened up a greyish day in the garden earlier, blowing in the breeze from my pergola.