Full Moon Lagoon and a New Quilt Beginning

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Last week I received a very fun package in the mail compliments of

Andover Fabrics

~

Full Moon Lagoon

by designer

Mo Beddell

. I have been so excited about this line ever since the little promotion logo thingy popped up on

Pinterest

(which I guess was

29 weeks

ago!). If I could pick my favorite colors for one fabric line, these would be them.

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Great bold designs...

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Must-have blenders as well...

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When the fabric arrived, I knew I wanted to use it to make a baby quilt. I spent a bit of time flipping through one of my favorite quilt block references, Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns. I'm so bummed this book is out of print now. You can still get used copies, but they are pricey. That said, I use the book all the time. You can see my original post about it here.

I selected a classic block that has historically had many names: Octagons, The Windmill, Will of the Wisp, and Kaleidoscope.

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I'm using a variety of low volume prints for the background.

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As you can see, I stained our deck between the first block photo and the second one. Although I like the color for my deck, I'm not sure about it for quilt block pictures. These are the things a quilt blogger obsesses about I guess?

I am paper piecing these blocks and thanks to chain piecing, I'm making swift progress. I can't wait to share the top next week!

You can find Full Moon Lagoon arriving in stores now, currently in stock at:

Westwood Acres

Stash Fabric

Happy sewing everyone!