Henry & Martha's Mandala

My friends Henry & Martha got married!

I saw this Maureen Cracknell fabric online and had several quilt ideas pop into my head.

That cinched the deal, I just had to make them a quilt! ;)

I found a mandala pattern that kind of had the bohemian feel I was going for in my mind.

Several sections of curved piecing were involved...

I only had fat quarters so I had to make it a bit scrappy.

It went together fairly quickly, although I promise you it is NOT perfect.

Those curves were a bit sticky!

The hardest was getting my sections to be even pie pieces.  I did the first half and well, it wasn't a half.  I finagled it around in the center and made the seam allowances smaller on the outside edges until it did the trick. 

I was torn on the outside background fabric, to buy coordinating fabric or not, that was the question.

I opted for some plain off white and it came off just as nicely!

The leftover scraps were perfect for a scrappy border!

It turned out quite nice!

I also used the scraps to make the binding!  See the little fox peeking out at you?!

For the quilting I started in the middle and did loopty loops working my way out around and around the mandala circle.

The cat was quite helpful.

See!

I used up everything on this quilt.  Well, except for two fat quarters that I didn't like.  Had to add a bit of my stash to make it cover the back.

I loved the challenge and making something special for friends!

I hope they enjoy their throw!

Alissa