Mari asked for "cars and trucks"....I've done several with that theme before. So: design the pattern first, or pick the fabs first? Hmmmm.......
This time I went with "fabs first". Found a great line called "Ready, Set, Go 2". So many cute patterns....which to get? Based on the choices (colors and patterns), I put together a 9-patch design using 3 of the fabrics, and purchased a fourth one for the back.
Ta Da:
Because the 9-patches from the first two fabrics were a little on the dark side, I used yellow fabric (from my stash) for the sashing. From the third, I had to fussy cut the horizontal strips and the borders. So the maximum height (about 2 1/4") of those was dictated by the pattern. That is why I made the yellow sashes so thin; I didn't want them to over power the main fabric.
The back uses many of the same cars and trucks, plus bicycles; that's how the quilt got its name!
Definitely a two-sided dragger!
