Following my post on my nephew's Bears quilt, here is the quilt I made for his dad and mom, my brother and sister-in-law. Like any good Minnesotan, my brother is a Viking fan. Twenty years ago, he did the unthinkable: he married a Packer fan.
So, how do you make a quilt that both a Viking fan and a Packer fan will love? Split it in half and use the colors that the teams share. I landed on a herringbone pattern inspired by this quilt by Michael Ann Made.
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So, how do you make a quilt that both a Viking fan and a Packer fan will love? Split it in half and use the colors that the teams share. I landed on a herringbone pattern inspired by this quilt by Michael Ann Made.
Here's the pattern I made in PowerPoint. Someday I will take the plunge and get the Electronic Quilter software, but for now PowerPoint works for me.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuA_d-7dbBislXsa8Fut_yFkiIAMqChTdFI9Jx2X0pH36UviaMe5CnREJsX10pCWbftcRS7B8HsKaZHjRZqZR6Xkl_u8e2TNY7O2YpawbyoIYfRrrw-inQaE2pcAc2JG-scjhPnOJmrw/s640/vp+pattern.JPG)
The blocks weren't hard to make, just lots and lots of half square triangles...before I learned out to make eight at a time. Gah! I could have saved so.much.time.
I put soft white minky on the back. For the binding I used some Mardi Gras chevron stripe fabric. I love it and can't wait to use it in another project.
I love the herringbone pattern and adore that one of my favorite photos of D was taken this quilt.
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