{"id":4438,"date":"2011-09-27T06:12:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T11:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=4438"},"modified":"2020-07-04T10:48:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T14:48:16","slug":"brick-path-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/09\/27\/brick-path-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Path Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was my first attempt at quilting, a gift for a new addition to the family. I wanted to create a one of a kind piece that was cheery, with bold patterns, and no pastel colors. Since the sex of the baby was unknown, I chose orange and green as the dominate colors.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/09\/27\/brick-path-quilt\/brickpathfull-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathfull1.jpg?fit=640%2C523&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,523\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A430&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1223694884&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.838&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brickpathfull\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathfull1.jpg?fit=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathfull1.jpg?fit=640%2C523&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4443\" title=\"brickpathfull\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathfull1.jpg?resize=640%2C523&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathfull1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathfull1.jpg?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The quilt is a small version of <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191124154813\/http:\/\/www.amybutlerdesign.com:80\/pdfs\/LotusQuilt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Butler&#8217;s Brick Path Quilt.<\/a> It measures 35&#8243; x 42&#8243; and features fabrics from Michael Miller, Amy Butler, Denyse Schmidt, Park Slope, and Prints Charming. In order to visualize the arrangement of pattern and color, I scanned the fabric and created thumbnail sketches to scale on my computer. It was machine quilted over the course of a few afternoons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathsketch.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/09\/27\/brick-path-quilt\/brickpathsketch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathsketch.jpg?fit=640%2C687&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,687\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brickpathsketch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathsketch.jpg?fit=279%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathsketch.jpg?fit=640%2C687&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4452\" title=\"brickpathsketch\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathsketch.jpg?resize=279%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathsketch.jpg?resize=279%2C300&amp;ssl=1 279w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathsketch.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathdetail.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/09\/27\/brick-path-quilt\/brickpathdetail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathdetail.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A430&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1223695177&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.771&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brickpathdetail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathdetail.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathdetail.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4453\" title=\"brickpathdetail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathdetail.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathdetail.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/brickpathdetail.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was my first attempt at quilting, a gift for a new addition to the family. I wanted to create a one of a kind piece that was cheery, with bold patterns, and no pastel colors. Since the sex of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/09\/27\/brick-path-quilt\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[314,825,21,539,3674,540,824,20,70,3665,6],"class_list":["post-4438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-baby","tag-brick-path","tag-crafts","tag-designer","tag-diy","tag-fabric","tag-gift","tag-handmade","tag-quilt","tag-sewing","tag-tina-garceau"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-19A","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39285,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/10\/13\/fabric-stash-quilt\/","url_meta":{"origin":4438,"position":0},"title":"Fabric Stash Quilt","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"October 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"A quilt I stitched using some of my fabric stash to prepare for the chilly months ahead. 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I used a high loft quilt batting for extra protection, and wide ric rac to hold the flap into place, but allow for quick access. It's an easy project\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/KCaseCord.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/KCaseCord.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/KCaseCord.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42207,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2024\/01\/03\/lap-quilt\/","url_meta":{"origin":4438,"position":3},"title":"Lap Quilt","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"January 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a lap quilt I made for a friend for Christmas. Laps quilts are perfect for cozying up on the sofa while watching movies or a nap companion. I chose the black fabric to make the colorful patterned fabric pop. 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In order to visualize the arrangement of pattern and color, I scanned the fabrics and created thumbnail sketches to scale on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sewing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sewing","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/sewing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/quilt-sketch.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/quilt-sketch.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/quilt-sketch.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}