The next block is up today for the Layer Cake Quilt Along.
Visit Moose on the Porch Quilts for details.

I read the block info and then went through my layer cake quickly to pick out some fabrics.
This is where the dating idea starts in this post!:)

3 Lights and 2 Darks are required for this week’s block. I picked out 1 print in 2 different colourways. There are more colourways, but not with a light background – so I picked this paisley print as my third light because – it has the blue and yellow in it, and it has a light cream background. I think there is enough ‘white space’ for it to read as a light print.

So who to pick to DATE these light fabrics?

Well, their partners should have something in common with them – blue and green.
The partners should be different enough to make a date interesting!
I picked a green tone on tone paisley and a blue with a large repeat motif.
I’m hoping they partner up nicely:)

I also have a backup date or partner.
In case the green one doesn’t get along as nice as I planned –
or is too boring and I want to spice it up a bit!:)
The yellow has the same repeat motif as the blue, and is in the light prints.

We’ll see what I decide when we all sit down together at the cutting table!

For my fat quarter block, the choice was a lot simpler because there are not as many lights to pick from. I went for the busier cream tone on tone (not really, more like gold tone on cream) and the light background large print. I should have enough of this one print for all the blocks.

I think it will be fun fussy cutting the bright, large ornaments for the block. I put my 6 inch ruler on top in the photo above so you can see how big the ornaments are; I will need to cut 3 7/8″ squares then cut once on the diagonal.

Stay tuned! I’ll let you know how these dates went next week:)

My turn will be coming up {really soon!} as a designer in the Layer Cake Quilt Along.
Leave me a question you’d like me to answer – a ‘take a designer on a date’ kind of question
{A PG rated question, too!}

I will go through and pick 1 to 3 questions that I’ll include in my blog post on my Quilt Along day. {No Random Generator or computer matches here}
If I pick your question to answer, I’ll send you a little something. Something better than a ‘thanks for a special evening’ phone call. Promise:)

With Joy,
Sarah Vee