Picnic Quilt

I've been so fortunate to be part of a group of new moms with babies around my daughter's age. We have stayed busy all Spring and Summer doing things with them, particularly picnicing in the park. It's a perfect recipe: babies get to play, moms get to chat. I couldn't resist a new picnic quilt for our outings, complete with ties to roll it up and rock pockets for windy days.



I picked up a 2.5 inch strip set of Nicey Jane by Heather Bailey on an July field trip to our local quilt shop with a couple of the moms. Within a week the top was complete. A couple weeks later and the meander quilting and machine-sewn binding finished.

I was actually a little disappointed with this one. The colors just didn't sing to me like they did in the quilt shop. But, hey, it's a picnic quilt that will get stained and abused, and it's probably better it's not my favorite.



No triangle Zig Zag Pattern is from AmandaJean of Crazy Mom Quilts. It was very easy and quick using 14 sets of pre-cut strips and 2 yards of solid. Size is about 55" x 72".