A few months ago, designer Laurie Wisbrun sent me a bundle of half-yard cuts of her adorable new line, Pooches & Pickups for Robert Kaufman fabrics. I immediately fell in love with the vibrant primary colors of the line and the versatile prints that are appropriate for little and big boys alike!
I was inspired to design and make an original quilt pattern, and today I'm making the pattern available for all of my wonderful readers! It's a quick and easy-to-assemble pattern, with nice big blocks to show off the line's large-scale prints.
The retro vibe of the vintage pick-up trucks and the big dogs riding in the back called to mind summer afternoons, drive-in movies, old school gas pumps, and the very best laid-back country music, all of which combined to inspire the name of my pattern: One Stoplight Town.
I selected several shades of Kona cotton solid fabrics to complement the prints, and incorporated them into the design.
I also have the perfect recipient for this quilt in mind. A childhood friend of mine and her husband had their first baby -- a boy -- a little over a year ago. I've long been wanting to make a quilt especially for baby Mason, but lacked both the time and the perfect selection of boy-friendly prints that could grow with him. I'm glad I waited, because Pooches & Pickups is the perfect match!
Interested in making your own version of this quilt? Download a PDF of the free pattern here: One Stoplight Town
If you make One Stoplight Town, I'd love to see it! Please send me a photo or a link to your blog or Flickr stream.
And Laurie was generous enough to send an extra fat quarter bundle of Pooches & Pickups for a lucky Quilt Dad reader. Want a chance to win? Simply leave a comment on this post and let me know another fabric combination that you think would really bring One Stoplight Town to life!
I'll randomly select a winner next Friday, 11/4. Good luck!
I'll randomly select a winner next Friday, 11/4. Good luck!
I was thinking Hometown? But I don't really know a whole lot of fabric lines. But it's a great pattern!
ReplyDeleteGood boy fabrics are always hard to come. These would a fabulous win!
ReplyDeleteJust got some Ruby so I am going to say that. Maybe with the gray for the strips.
ReplyDeleteI think circles would show this fabric well too. But love your pattern!
ReplyDeleteSusanne
I was thinking some solids (WHiTE! Who am I kidding, I pair white with everything!!) or a nice shade of blue!
ReplyDeleteAll the lines make me want to add some curves in some fashion. The first thing that came to mind were some great metro living dots in brown - chocolate brown! And I love your pattern. Nice work. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI think this pattern would work with ANY line of fabric but right now I am thinking Christmas so what about Ready Set Snow? Oooo or Ghastlies would look great in this quilt. I think I need to go shop now. thanks for a great pattern.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see it with the Kaufman quilters linens. I would love to win that 'poochy' fabric.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking Kona solids to showcase the adorable trucks and puppy dogs.
ReplyDeleteSo Cute. I have lots of boy kids im my family. I would be great to make one of them this quilt. Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteohboy...I have been drooling over these fabrics for months! I am thinking solids! Thank you for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI have two girls, so I tend to think in 'girl' colours (even though my eldest is not a 'girly-girl' LOL). I'd love to make this up in Aneela Hooey's Little Apples - to remind me of my one stoplight town. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pattern to show off fun prints. I'd love to see it in multi-colored polka dots and black.
ReplyDeleteThink a Kona solid would highlight the colors in the fabric. Thanks for the opportunity to enter. Robert, in northern Iowa.
ReplyDeleteLove it - nice boy friendly fabrics are hard to come by. I would love to see this pattern in one of Suzy Ultman's lines like Critter Community.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great pattern! I'd love to see it with fruit and vegetable prints ... it'd be like a farmers' market!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity!
Im thinking some fun polka dots in the coordinating colors from michael miller? haha probably wouldn't know till they were all in my hands though! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think some of David Butler's new and soon to be available Curious Nature would be fab with this. Or maybe some primary color polka dots or stripes. I hope I win, have liked this since it came out. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking some white solid. This would be adorable for my little guy!
ReplyDeleteRight now I am in love with the little apples line! How fun would that be! Love the show off of these beautiful prints!
ReplyDeleteI just finished a quilt top in Marine by Dan Stiles, but I think this pattern would be great for that line. Lot of large-scale (adorable) prints to show off!
ReplyDeleteTwo bad it wasn't "Two Stoplight Town" then I could say " I live there!" I think this would look really neat with all solids. I might have to try it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think adding some Hometown for the "solids" would be fun. I love the dogs and trucks in this new line.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely incorporate some kind of gray, but I am kind of on a gray kick right now. It's so hard to find good designer quality boy fabric. This is a fabulous line!
ReplyDeleteI think I would add some black for the borders - just to frame it! Gorgeous fabrics!
ReplyDeleteI would add more solids to really show off the prints
ReplyDeleteI think this would be terrific with a big floral print-thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI'd say solids or spots!
ReplyDeleteOoh Love this!! I was thinking maybe Solids or some small polka dots!
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I think this would be cute in the Hooty Hoot line by Riley Blake...lots of great graphics and colors to interest young eyes and hands! Fun pattern! Thanks for sharing!
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I think it would be a fun all solids quilt!
ReplyDeleteI was just looking at getting some of that fabric yesterday! Simple but fun pattern. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what that quilt would look like all in red, yellow, and green. You know, like a real stoplight?
ReplyDeleteI would like to try this pattern in a variety of solids.
ReplyDeleteThose prints are so fun. I'm getting ready to have our first son so I'd love to win. I think that some large geometric prints with some more solids mixed in would give this pattern a fun grown up and modern feel.
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric and the pattern. Thanks for the chance to win some.
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Polka dots. Definitely polka dots!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this fabric . I could see the woven haze stripe from Kaffe in the pine colorway going well with this . Also your recent Sleeping Beauty line of fabric comes to mind . I LOVED the leaf pattern in that line . Have to get my hands on some of that .
ReplyDeleteI think it would be great with Outfoxed.
ReplyDeleteI think Urban Zoology would be fun with this pattern
ReplyDeleteI think a cool combination of geometrics, in different scales would look really great with your pattern, probably with solids thrown in so it doesn't get overwhelming. :)
ReplyDeleteNice pattern, thanks!
I think this would look great with Dr. Seuss or comic book character fabric lines.
ReplyDeleteCute pattern! I'd love to see it done in a soft palette of neutral solids with only the thin strips in prints. Or in Too Muchery.
ReplyDeleteurban zoology! i think the bold prints and colors would really work well with your very linear (totally cool) pattern.
ReplyDeleteGreat job - great vision for this larger scale print. Another larger scale might be wrenly - I love those birdies, but not sure I want to cut them up. Or Tula Pink's collections - sometimes it is fun to chop up and hide the design, but sometimes you want to remember there's really a snail in that scallop. Actually, lots of little boy prints (the Timeless treasures shipyard prints) would be good here - they want to see the vehicles!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to highlight that adorable fabric. I think I need to get some of that red truck fabric as hubby drives a red truck!:)
ReplyDeleteI have some lovely grey and yellow fabrics in my stash...some with some really big prints...this pattern would really let them shine!;)
I would try this pattern with some Caleb Gray Robot Factory and some solids for extra boy fun and added punch! The larger pieces are great for some novelty fabric. It's wonderful to have a pattern that shows off the fun fabric I'm always stocking up on! Don't tell!
ReplyDeleteThat pattern is super cute! If I was working with Laurie's fabrics it would need to be my all time fave Tufted tweets other than that the size of the blocks lend themselves really well to the Echino Fall 2011 line.
ReplyDeletea combination of solids with a polka dot binding would show case thess fun fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely add more solids, in the primary colors of the Pooches fabric. Really cute stuff, I'm going to have to track some of that down for my young lad.
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern and love that fabric! I think this pattern would be lovely with Little Apples!
ReplyDeleteLove this!!
ReplyDeleteI have two grandsons who would love these fabrics! I like the gray/blue/green combination and would add a stripe, and a "green light" block to your darling quilt.
ReplyDeleteThat´s a really simple pattern made with such pretty fabric!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pattern. I could easily see this in so many different fabrics. If I was making a girl version, I think that Amelia and some complementary solids would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteI can see this in Ruby with several solids to set them off. Thanks for the pattern, Iam anxious to try it.
ReplyDeleteI think appliqued stoplights with circles of Kona red, yellow and green would be great in this quilt. Thanks for the pattern and giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI was actually thinking of taking it the girly direction and using florals with a solid green for the small strips, like grass or leaves, but then I saw someone else's post about red, yellow and green and thought that was super cute!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt. It shows off the fabric so well. I'm thinking for a girl maybe some Heather Bailey fabrics. I think it could show off some of her larger floral prints really well. Again, your work is wonderful. I love little boy prints.
ReplyDeleteI am going to join the white group. I think it would accent the fabric and showcase the designer.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me a bit of that brain-bender puzzle called Jacob's Ladder . . . so some awesome bright solids paired with a wood grain. Thanks for sharing the pattern and the fabric!
ReplyDeleteLoved your quilt! I think it would look nice using a variety of florals as well.
ReplyDeleteHow about Sweet Beginnings by Henry Glass? Anything bright and fun. Thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteThanks John, that is so fun! I bet a bunch of Kaffe Ikats/stripes with shots as the vertical bars would look very different, but also give it a cool guy-vibe! There's tons of awesome new robot fabric out now, too which would be fun.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I'm thinking scrapy, scrapy. Although, I'm sure my matchy side would try to interfere.
ReplyDeleteLove it! It might be fun to try it in all Kona Solids.....hmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteI'll go with Outfoxed, because, um, I'm absolutely in love with it right now! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt for a little guy! It would also look great with the Boys At Work line :)
ReplyDeleteTHANKS for the chance at winning some of this!
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I think this would be beautiful in the soft prints of Rouenneries - the reds and greys! It would give the pattern a whole different look.
ReplyDeleteHmm mm... Maybe the new Amy Butler fabrics? Yum! Fun pattern, John!
ReplyDeleteI would love to make this quilt in primary colors with stripes and polka dots. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I think this pattern is gorgeous! It doesn't need to be just for boys. I would like to see it in Happy Mochi Yum Yum with coordinating Kona solids in turquoise, pink, and yellow. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI think this would look great with a zebra print, black and any bright solid pink, turquoise, lime green, red etc. Thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of solids, I think it would look so modern like that. Also, Alphabet Soup-that would be fun!
ReplyDeleteI think it would look great in the new Outfoxed prints I have coming!
ReplyDeleteThis would be great with castle peeps!
ReplyDeleteI don't know that I have a specific suggestion but there are so many lines out there now that have bigger prints to show off I think you have lots of options. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI was also thinking of Happy Mochi Yum Yum, but keeping all those little boys in mind I think Bella Lu Studio's Building Up collection, or Caleb Gray's Robot Factory would work well.
ReplyDeleteI think it's perfect just like you've got it!
ReplyDeletenice, thanks for the pattern and the chance to win! i think 'wheels' by Riley Blake would be adorable if you could get your hands on it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your pattern! I think it would be neat to see a quilt with your pattern using Meet The Gang. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity John! I would love to see this done in either blues with black bars or neutral tans and white to look like a basket!
ReplyDeleteNot that this would improve upon this perfect gem!
This is such a beautiful quilt anything would look fantastic!! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeletePaulette
This is the perfect pattern for some fabric I have!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAnd your post reminded me I haven't visited Laurie's etsy shop in awhile....so I went over and bought some new fabric!
I agree there aren't a lot of boy fabrics so I'm thinking Ruby or some of the bright, flowery lines would be darling. That's a cute quilt and really fun for a little guy. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteoOH, I would love to win some of this great fabric to make something for my 1 yr old! I think some robots and dots would be a cool combo too :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of Bonnie Hunter, so I think your pattern would look great in plaids and stripes (old shirts from the thriftstore) combined with some solid white.
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ReplyDeleteI dont know Fabrics to say what would go well with it.
ReplyDeletebut I agree that large scale prints would do well.
Ohhh... terrain. Totally. I love that the pieces are big enough to allow whatever fabric is chosen to actually stand out. I love intricate quilts, but some fabrics are just too gorgeous to chop up so small!
ReplyDeletei really like the way that there's a natural line to all of the prints and you've inserted the kona lines in the other direction. i think tula pink's prince charming prints have the same sort of "natural line" feel to them with the frogs and the raindrops.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking Ruby, but there are a lot of great options!
ReplyDeleteI think this would be really fun in solids with polka dots for the thin strips.
ReplyDeleteI think using some dark solid fabrics would be nice.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this. I am still trying to find the perfect fabric for my best friend's baby boy due in Jan. This would be awesome!
I think Amy Ellis's Blogger's Choice would be good for a girl. Thanks so much for the pattern. Kathie L in Allentown
ReplyDeleteWonderful pattern. And very cute fabric. I can also see this pattern in Sherbet Pips by Aneela Hoey, or even something Christmassy like The 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain. Thanks for a great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteIn the UK we don't have all these gorgeous fabrics you do and I'm quite new to quilting and fabric so don't know names! I love bright funky colours though
ReplyDeleteNice quilt! And gorgeous fabric! As a mom of 2 little boys, I'm always on the hunt for boyish prints - these are really perfect. Hope, I'll win the FQs ;o) Thanks for hosting yet another giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot of other comments above- Outfoxed would be great. Peeps would be cool, too. Either the castle or 1001 variety. akmajor (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteWhat about Echino with all the cars? It'd be a different take but still really cool. I love Echino.
ReplyDeleteMmmm...Children at Play. One for a boy. One for a girl. One for me... :) LOVE that line!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun pattern! I think it would great just using a bunch of novelty prints and solids.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd want to try the Michael Miller spots/dots/dashes from his Sally, Dick, and Jane line. Maybe with a few characters thrown in for fun.
ReplyDeleteGreat fabric. I'd love a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI have been collecting feedsack prints and think this could be an interesting pattern for them.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of using novelty prints.
ReplyDeleteacross the pond would be lovely for the same reasons these work- larger prints that deserve to be showcased, and nice bold colors.
ReplyDeleteI like the solids with it; what about Sarah Jane's Children at Play? Or even Going Coastal? I like the pattern. I've been looking for a good pattern to make for my boys!
ReplyDeleteI can think of two fabulous lines that would look great with this pattern: "Secret Garden" by Sandi Henderson and "Silent Film" by Jenean Morrison.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this fabric! I have 4 boys, and many more nephews, and finding boyish fabrics (that are not camo!!) are so hard to find. I'm so excited!! Thank you, John, for this opportunity to win this!
i think alexander henry has some great cars fabrics...would look great in this pattern.
ReplyDeleteI think black, whites and grays would look awesome in the one stoplight town pattern. I've been searching for months for the perfect line of cars for my little boys "big boy bed"! Love it!
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I reckon this would look great with pretty much any fabric combo - always the sign of a great pattern - but for now I'd say dots & spots, lots of them in various colours. Thanks for a great giveaway & a fab pattern too!
ReplyDeleteI admit, I'm just thinking Kona Solids - although, really, anything with a 'big print' would probably do well with the One Stoplight Town pattern.
ReplyDeleteSilent Cinema? Valley of the Kings? Hm. Maybe the 'Australiana' collection by Robert Kaufman?
Thanks for the giveaway - I know a couple of boys who'd love a quilt made from that collection! :)
A white on black print, a black on white print and a red for the stripe would look pretty cool for an adult, or a pink, green and purple for a little girl.
ReplyDeleteI'd go with all solids! Then you could play with texture on the quilting - each block a different FMQ pattern?
ReplyDeleteI see another commenter said Outfoxed. That would be my choice, too! This pattern would be so cute used with that fabric line.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read your post title, I thought that you had borrowed one of my comments. I live near a one stoplight town (the only stoplight in the county). When my family first moved here, that stoplight was upside down and weekend night fun was sitting at the stoplight to see if anyone drove by... and my brother's dog always rides in the back of his pickup. So, want to win!
ReplyDeleteBTW, Robot Factory or Superhero (think that's the name) would be great boy's fabrics for your pattern. I love it! Thanks for the giveaway.
I have 4 boys and I think the Moda Robots line would be cute to use for this :)
ReplyDeleteEither of the Lizzy House Peeps lines would be cool to see...
ReplyDeleteThanks!
I think reds complement any fabric with a lot of different colours. a Moda red would look wonderful with this line.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm just hungry, but I think a chocolate, raspberry and vanilla mix would be great.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think One Stop Town would look great with your first Blogger's Choice Bundle for Fat Quarter Shop: http://www.quiltdad.com/2011/08/my-bloggers-choice-fat-quarter-bundle.html
ReplyDeleteAny Christmas fabric, would be fabulous
ReplyDeleteI have found the cutest I spy quilt pattern that this fabric would work wonders with. That is my goal, is to collect as many images as I can to work into that quilt for kids.
ReplyDeleteI'd use it with a plain cotton I think so that the dog prints can do the talking; both my boys desperately want a dog and this way they could have one that won't chew their shoes!
ReplyDeleteI think Little Apples would be great also. I also have in mind Ruby and Lizzy House Peeps.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see it done in Windham's Rocky and Bullwinkle!
ReplyDeleteGreat fabrics. I think I would do a log cabin type quilt with these. I like the solids with the prints.
ReplyDeleteI so love that fabric. I mean, really love that fabric. Very cute pattern, it really shows off the loveliness of prints.
ReplyDeleteI always LOVE that fabric!! That is a great pattern and thanks for sharing. BTW...I do love your fox fabric...and the pattern will do nicely!!
ReplyDeleteI love this fabric - I've had my eye on it for a while. I think lots of grays would be so cute with these prints. Specifically, Riley Blake's Alphabet Soup Circles in gray - I great match, I think. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHmmm... several people have put out robot lines recently - is it Alexander Henry that has the one that is very silver and 1960's looking? I think that would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see this pattern in basic geometrics - dots, stripes, etc!
ReplyDeleteI think this would be gorgeous in Terrain with the stripes as coordinating solids ..... ooooooh!
ReplyDeleteOooh this would work so well with a little boy quilt i"m working on. I think it would be great with a brown or blue polka dot
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I think that it would look great in solids. But who knows? What a perfect boy's quilt though!
ReplyDeleteCool prints!! Love these for a boy. My son would love these and it would be nice to see something other than skulls, which is another favorite of his!!
ReplyDeleteVery adorable pattern! I would love to see this with the Its A Jungle line or something similar? Cute, cute!
ReplyDeleteThese fabrics are beautiful! And your pattern is adorable. I would definitely go with solids to pair with these particular beauties.
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric! I would pair it with some solids to keep the focus on the prints.
ReplyDeletesuper super cute! I love anything with puppies. period.
ReplyDeleteI have a line of fabric from a couple of years ago that features rain, umbrellas and other big motifs. This would be a great pattern for those! (sorry, can't remember the name of the line)
ReplyDeleteI've been saving a set of fq's and some yardage from a robot themed fabric - Cogsmo from Cosmo Cricket, I think - that I think would be great with this pattern.
ReplyDeleteFabric is great, and so is your pattern. Good job!
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog. Love it!!! Would love to win this great fabric. I think it would look great with a solid Gray!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that fabric needs some SPOTS! Red spots, blue spots, green spots, and tan spots! Then we could name the doggies SPOTS! Cool fabric, cool pattern - thanks for the chance to win some.
ReplyDeleteMatch that lime-give some punch! thanks.
ReplyDeleteI think it would look cool as a Christmas quilt in red and green!
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patrick
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This is such a great print. Adding solids or a great stripe would look good. Thanks for the pattern.
ReplyDeleteI think this pattern would look great in polka dots, both big & little dots. Moda's Dotty mixed with Essential Dots. Thanks for the pattern & the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI have a collection of skin prints that would look fabulous with black. Thanks for the pattern and the chance to win the terrific fabric.
ReplyDeleteBTW - I live in such a small town we have ZERO stoplights. LOL!!
Deborah
Fab quilt again, John. I think this'd look great with the Riley Blake range with the birds (don't know the exact name) but also with Countdown to Christmas for a seasonal quilt. Please, please, please let me win.......
ReplyDeleteI am working on a quilt with Hometown right now, and I think that would be most appropriate for "One Stoplight Town" I kinda miss the days where there were more one stoplight towns. I love this fabric and have thought of getting some for my grandson, but just haven't gotten to it yet. I'd love to win some though...here's hoping.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win, new follower to your blog, saw from timeless star quilt competition link. I'm almost your neighbor, used to live in cary, now in the sticks of pittsboro! check out my blog and website :-) www.beaquilter.com
ReplyDeleteI am a sucker for sports themed fabric and collect half yard pieces whenever I see them. Football, basketball, baseball, lacrosse...I am the mum of four boys and each of the boys is a sports fanatic. Our garage full of cleats, sticks, bats, and balls proves it! Thanks for the chance. smdecoste@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteUsing the palette of Cosmo Cricket Circa with coordinating kona solids, then adding some of the Echino vehicle and dots prints might provide an interesting version of this very masculine quilt. However, I really do like the one you made with the glorious old pickup prints of the very talented Laurie, I'm grateful for your ideas and postings to help me make a quilt for one of my nephews but a quilt he might like! Thank-you.
ReplyDeletethe addition of red and aqua polka dots would look so great!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinkin' polka dots too! Great fabric--love her lines. Thanks for this chance to win some.
ReplyDeleteRed, Yellow, and Green solids??? like a stoplight? No, seriously, your pattern would be gorgeous with some neutrals (grey/taupe/black). I am a dog lover and adore the fabric! Please pick me Mr Random Number Generator.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of some circles which would kind of imitate the tires on the pickups. Love this fabric and your design.
ReplyDeleteI need to make a quilt for my son aged 10. We are having a new puppy soon and I think this line really suits our mood at the moment; happy!
ReplyDeleteWay cool fabrics. For once a nice fabric for a boys quilt.. or a tomboy. Thanks for posting it!
ReplyDeleteWow! Nice fabric, I am a mom of 2 boys, they will like it. And I do to. Thank you for sharing and for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteVery nice quilt and fabrics. I think dots. Little ones. THanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteStill time to enter the giveaway? Really great fabric!
ReplyDeleteSome Kokka prints or Moda Circa. Very cute Quilt for Pooches and Pickups.
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