Friday, May 25, 2018

fast four patch quilt top

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

This week I have a simple 4 patch baby quilt top to share. I started it yesterday afternoon and I finished up the top this morning. It was a fun one to sew up!
The pattern is called fast four patch and it's in my friend Amy Smart's book Fabulously Fast Quilts. I was joking with a friend recently that I should actually sew something from my collection of books that I have on my bookshelf. This is a great start! It was fun to follow a pattern and to SKIP the math for once.
For this quilt, I started with the backing fabric, since it was THE perfect size for a quilt back, then I pulled fabrics for the front from my stash. I have NO shortage of aqua options, obviously. Hahaha!

The quilt top measures about 40" x 48". I LOVE how it turned out!
 
Another finish for this week.....as of yesterday at 3 pm, my kids are DONE with school for the year. I'm not sure I'm completely ready for the transition, but I am determined to enjoy as much of summer vacation with them as I can. They sure do grow up fast....
 
Now, it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday! Have a great and SAFE weekend. xo
  
finish it up Friday, May 25, 2018
1. Michelle's Romantic Tangle  54. Fabulous Hands2Help Finishes!  
2. Rainbow Panes @ Savor Every Stitch  55. carol  
3. Bambi  56. Romany Quilting Summer Kites  
4. T-Shirt Quilt Parade🎽  57. Sarah  
5. Ems scrapbag  58. Scrappy Lilies, Violets and Bowties  
6. My Imperfect Life  59. Lucy @ Charm About You  
7. Mari @ The Academic Quilter  60. Encouragement - Elm Street Quilts  
8. Jane is not quilting!  61. Joy- Quick Star Quilt Tutorial  
9. Luna Lovequilts - Arizona After pillows  62. Scraps - Elm Street Quilts  
10. Rainbow Gradation  63. Bridie  
11. Karen  64. Heidi @ Buttons and Butterflies  
12. Twinkle Star Quilt @ Creatin' in the Sticks  65. Anorina Morris  
13. Sandy O  66. maggie fellow  
14. Cortney @ Knit 1, Make 2  67. Kaleidoscope Quilts Exhibit Pink Doxies  
15. unbeehaved - Free Pattern Friday  68. Kathy @ AlliKat Quilts Dear Jane  
16. Optical Illusion quilt  69. Melva Loves Scraps  
17. Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty  70. K Sorensen Studio Views  
18. TShirt Dress-Needle & Foot  71. K Sorensen-Studio, A Different View  
19. Anja @ Anja Quilts  72. Janice@singreadsew  
20. Three Wishes Monkey toddler quilt  73. Nicely Framed Sixteen Patches  
21. Pillow w/Concealed Zipper Pillow Back Tutorial  74. brenda @ scraps and strings  
22. KatyQuilts  75. K Sorensen -Another Corel designed quilt  
23. French general bag embroidery  76. Cactus pillows  
24. something rosemade  77. Moonrise Quilt  
25. Skirt by La Vida en Patchwork  78. Leena  
26. Johnna @ Yellow Bird Stitches  79. Deana  
27. Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us  80. Scraps Only Finish @ Dresden Lane  
28. DonnaleeQ  81. Susan's Quilt Creations  
29. Hunter's Star @ QuiltFabrication  82. Stacey @ SLOstudio - Hourglass quilt  
30. Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts  83. kate @ katiemaequilts  
31. Vera @negligentstyle  84. The Colorful Fabriholic  
32. Snowcatcher  85. Suzy Webster Quilts  
33. tubakk  86. Quarter Log Cabin - the lilac cat  
34. Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs  87. Janice@singreadsew  
35. Amanda @ Fabric Engineer  88. String Quilt TUTORIAL - Christine  
36. Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl  89. H2H Fi  
37. Tutorial Quilted book cover @ chezvies  90. Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts  
38. Summer Lee Quilts  91. Linda's crochet  
39. Row Addition Quilt | Finished or Not Friday  92. beth@lovelaughquilt  
40. Laura  93. Terri Faust Quilts  
41. Izzy @ Dizzy Quilts  94. Jess @ SewJess Handmade  
42. Kathy @ AlliKat Quilts Triad Flimsy  95. Linda : pinwheel rosy quilt  
43. Chrisknits  96. Pomada  
44. charlotte@GrammieQ's  97. Anne-Marie  
45. Tami @ Thrift Shop Commando, Art with Fabric  98. Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting  
46. Gretchen's Little Corner  99. Janine @ The Sweetest Dreams  
47. Kat & Cat Quilts  100. Laura  
48. Shannon @ The Fleming's Nine  101. Kelly Cline Quilting  
49. The Inside Stori  102. football fan quilt @ pursuing joy  
50. Wendy’s Quilts and More  103. Frankie Baldwin  
51. DIY Mannequin Pin Cushion Using Free Pattern  104. Nanette  
52. K Sorensen Patriotic shibori quilt  105. Shelley@TheCarpentersDaughter  
53. Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict  

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15 comments:

em's scrapbag said...

I just love red and aqua together. Beautifully done!

Mari said...

Lovely little top! Aqua and red look so good together, and if it only took two days it really was fast. Have a good weekend!

Bernie Kringel said...

Wonderful finish! I also love red and aqua together.
Your kiddos are out early? We have another two weeks here. Today my 17 year old goes to a water park for the day with her school (it is a tiny high school) It is cold and rainy outside which is weird for California in May. I guess they were going to be wet anyway?

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Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

I really love it when the backing informs the fabrics for the quilt top; what a beautiful fast finish!

Sandy said...

Love your color combination!

charlotte said...

A great idea to start with the backing fabric. I think it turned out lovely. We all have books we don't use nearly enough I think. I know I do.

Lucy | Charm About You said...

Great colours, I feel like red and aqua deserves classic status! Sweet pattern!

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

Sometimes the simple ones are the best, especially if you're in a hurry!

Bonnie said...

This is a lovely quilt. How are you coming with the small four patch quilt coming? I believe the blocks were 21/2 inches.

Michellesayshi said...

I was just about to pin this quilt when I remembered one very similar... http://cluckclucksew.com/2017/08/my-4th-of-not-july-quilt.html
I loved hers and I love yours too! Blue and red make such a classic combo.

Little Quiltsong said...

This turned out beautifully!! Love how you used the Aqua for the big squares and red fabrics for the littler ones. So stunning!!

beth s said...

Beautiful quilt! Enjoy summertime with the kids!

KaHolly said...

Gorgeous! Perfect, even! Savor every single moment with your children. They gro up so fast!

Laura said...

Pretty! Simple four and nine patch blocks were my first quilty love and this is a beautiful example!