Journal Notes

Fell in love with this fabric at the Scottsdale sew expo. Bought 2 fat quarter bundles - a total of 20 fat quarters. Looked for a quilt to show off the prints and found the free pattern at the fat quarter shop. Originally didn’t know how big to make this quilt, but since I had enough to make a double bed quilt, I went for that. Used all of the fat quarters except a black with gold metallic - which went into my stash. The remaining 18 fat quarters yielded the 80 blocks I needed. Used 8 blocks for the pillow shams and 72 for the top. Purchased another fabric from the collection for the binding and pillow piping. The background was a solid from 35th Ave. Quilted using "Butterfly filler" design by Leah Day using Isacord Color 4250 thread. Shizuka is a Japanese word meaning silent, quiet or gentle. Size before washing: 92 x 88.5 x 92.5 x 87 June 2026 show and tell