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This whole thing started with a missed email. Fat Quarter Shop had sent out an email seeing if anyone wanted to collaborate with them and it went to my spam folder. I was bummed because I really wanted to work with them. A few days later I got another email from them with this project and I jumped on the chance to do the Union Square quilt along with them. I picked out my fabrics, tested them with my "tried and true" method to make sure I had a light and a dark, and proceeded to put the block together. I miss read the deadline and when I didn't like the block I couldn't remake it because I didn't have the time. The larger scale print I used lost its contrast when I cut it up, the block didn't look like me, and I felt like I failed. Thanks to a delay in Fat Quarter Shop getting the fabric for their kits I was able to remake my Union Square block and I'm thrilled with my final block.
The block pattern is a free download from Fat Quarter Shop. The theme for this quilt along was vintage and classic. I used a vintage print from Hoffman, it's the dark brown. It has kind of a peacock design in it. Peacock is back in fashion proving if you wait long enough everything cycles around again. The green is a print from my friends at QT, Arabesque Tonal Geometric Teal Fabric. I like mixing new fabrics and older ones from my stash because it gives the block a classic feel but still modern. It is a super quick block to put together. I put my second one together in about an hour. I know you guys like video tutorials and Fat Quarter Shop has a video tutorial of the Union Square quilt block on their blog. I really suggest that you use a small print for this block. Large prints get lost and so does the design of the block.
If you like the block they have a quilt pattern available. The pattern has crib, lap, twin, and queen sizes. It is a digital download so you don't have to wait for the pattern to get to you. They also have a quilt kit available, backing to match the kit, and the fabric they used in their quilt.