When I saw this fabric, I knew I had to make a quilt for a special someone. I have a family member who has made it their mission to visit all the state parks and I believe they finished their quest a year or two ago.
This one was pretty straight forward. I used the big panel piece in the center, added little “tents” on the top and bottom boarder since he camps a lot, and added two strips of color for a bit of pop. I was worried that the fabrics would look too brown so I used some leftover bits from my Ireland quilt for the yellow and blue bits. I was glad to see how well they worked out, and I was glad that I didn’t have to go back to the store to find colors to match.
I was so excited about this fabric that I bought a little of most of what they had before I really had a plan. In retrospect, I should have picked one to three that I really liked and then matched some plain colored fabrics with them. I felt like there were so many busy fabrics that when you looked at the project as a whole, it was difficult to see any of them. They all sort of blended together. It all worked out in the end though.
While I was working on this quilt, I discovered a new quilt shop in my area and decided to try their long arm services. I am so glad that I did because they had a quilting pattern that had pine trees, moose, and bears in it. It blends in, so it is hard to see, but once you notice it, the quilting design adds so much to the quilt design. I’m very happy with the way this quilt came together.
I took better photos of this quilt but I can’t seem to find them anywhere. I’ll keep looking. In the meantime, here is a bad cell phone photo to give you a general idea of the design.
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