Swinging 60's Chic

The second I saw the Carnaby Street fabrics (Pat Bravo, Art Gallery Fabrics) I knew that I wanted them.  The prints are 1960's Mod with a psychedelic vibe- London in the Swinging 60's!  (Is that the Austin Powers music I hear in my head...yeah baby!).  Although the whole daisies and peace signs hippie thing can be fun, I think this is a much more chic and sophisticated version of the 60's.  Check out the fabrics-

It took me awhile to decide what kind of quilt I wanted to make with such large scale, busy prints.  I eventually went with one of my favorite go-to patterns- Square in Square.  I felt like this would showcase the fabrics without cutting them too much, and without adding busy-ness (that's a word, right?) to an already busy quilt.  I also knew that the pattern I chose would have to fit the mod feel of the prints.

To cut the fabric, I used the Stack and Whack method found at Cluck Cluck Sew, but I modified so that my blocks finished at 9 inches.  If you haven't used this cutting method, I highly recommend it.  It's so simple!  Here are the blocks, all pressed and ready to go!

After that, the quilt top went together in a snap!  

I finally got a picture of the fabric in the sunshine and I think it really makes a difference in how the colors show up!

Now here comes a tricky part- finding the backing.  I'm off to the fabric store to search for a backing that is just right.  I have no idea what color family I'm looking for, I'll just have to see what grabs me.  Any suggestions?

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