oh my gosh! that vintage dog is adorable! and hooray, the pattern is free 

I'm going to have to make one too!!

Thank you all so much for your advice!!

I had not thought of any of these things and I think I will reconsider my original layout. I am off to find PFD fabric and am seriously thinking of making it a large centre piece in case (heaven forbid!) I misplace one of the blocks!

My friend is getting married soon and I would like to make a quilt for her.
I was thinking of cutting 5" squares of solid ivory fabric and have all the guests sign them with a fabric pen. There will be 35-40 guests total.

Is a 5" square large enough? Should it be larger? Should it be a rectangle instead? 4 x 6" maybe?

I was also wondering if anyone had some creative ideas on putting it together.

She's an earthy girl and I have some fabric in some taupe, beige and greens. I was thinking of alternating a signature block with a fabric block (so it's easy to do) - any other suggestions? I've quilted before but still consider myself a beginner, so I'm not up for a huge challenge!

This really is beautiful - you should sell your stencils, there is a huge void in the market you could fill!

I had a fabulous one that came with my Janome sewing machine. I don't know if they sell them seperatly or not (I lost mine and have been very sad since )

It is super-sweet!! Great job!

Fabulous fabrics! Can't wait to see what the finished quilt looks like!

Thank you for sharing how you made this!
I received a similar one at a baby shower and it is wonderful - all the baby towels out there are so thin and small while this one is thick and big and has a hood too. I've been dying to make another one, but kind of stumped as how to make it.
Love the colours and the ribbon on this one. Very cute!

Yes, please share the books you used!!

It is a fabulous quilt, you should be very proud of your work!

Thank you so much for the tutorial!

This is my humble attempt - now that I know what I'm doing I can't wait to make some more.

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