Make Something Monday- Photo Quilt Series part 1

I'm an intermediate sewer- its a good idea to start a quilt!

Seriously y'all. I've lost my damn mind. I think its a good idea to make a quilt for my kids. Not only a quilt, a photo quilt.  I have a lot of quilters in my extended family, so if I get stuck I have a lot of people I can call to bail me out! Why not follow along with me and make your own quilt too?

First I had to decide what I wanted my photo quilt to look like. Check out these samples.

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Gorgeous, amiright? But a little over my head! Maybe one day I can work up to it, but for now there's no way.I decided on something like this...

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I made a few changes:

• 6 rows across x 7 rows down- Every other square will be a picture
• 11x11 center square featuring a large picture
• less space between squares

Here's the pattern I drew:

So here are the tasks for Post 1

1. Gather fabric. All of the fabric featured here is from Fabric.com.

1 3/4 yards Backing- Remix Flannel Chevron Adventure

3/4 yard Pattern Block- Disney Vintage Mickey Comic Strip Character Toss

1/2 yard Binding- Kona Cotton Ash

3/4 yard Sashing- Kona Cotton Aqua

 1 yard Photo Block- Meadowlark Premium Muslin Bleached White

2. Wash, dry, and iron all fabric.

Self explanatory, right?

3. Pick out and properly edit all photos.

Using this pattern you will have 23 photos {22 6x6, 1 11x11}. As you can see in the pattern I drew I have already picked out my pictures and mapped out where I want them to go.

So, what do you think? Is that enough work for you? Stay tuned for the next post- cutting and photo transferring!