I was inspired to make this one using some of these bright fabrics when I saw something Lori Holt made where she used 8x8 blocks.

I also made something something somewhat similar called Scrappy Nine Patch Meets Amish. At least that’s how I see it. Obviously there are a lof of differences.

For the 8x8 blocks I pulled from some of my brighter scraps just to try to use them up a bit more. But I also didn’t just use the highly saturated ones - but I went with a variety of lighter and darker ones.

I also put that beautiful red border in there to break up the blue. I like it.

Here is a nice, big close up!

I chose to use what looks like a cheddar color for the sashing - because it is bright and cheery, and I had previously used that navy as shown above so I wanted a completely different feel for this actually similar quilt.

I did use 2.5” squares and strips for this one, however, while the navy one shown above was using 2” squares to make the 9 patches.

I did put a gold and navy backing on this because I had these fabrics easily. Plus, I suspect this one may end up in the hands of someone from Ukraine.

But it doesn’t have to be.

When we were children (Rachael and I), we went to a school in Tacoma, WA for our first 8 grades that had that navy/gold as our school colors. :) So, I guess you can say I like them.

Plus, the Alaska state flower (where my husband is from), has the Forget-me-not as their state flower and I love them! They are blue/yellow (not blue/cheddar - but some centers are darker than others).

So, this one is part of my 2.5” series. I will finish this blog post off showing you the series to date.

Here’s the quilt roll.

Here’s the pattern. Did you want it? Yes, I did strip piece as much as possible! The pattern is pretty basic. I suspect most people don’t need a pattern for such a quilt. But just in case you do.

And here is the 2.5” series so far.