Lazy Cozy Quilts - Mod Cabin Quilt Pattern

I'm so excited to share my latest quilt pattern test. I recently tested the Mod Cabin Quilt Pattern for Lazy Cozy Quilts (Posting this very late - I tested this pattern back in April and forgot to hit publish!). I tested the throw size and knew I would love this quilt for myself. I am often cold sitting at my desk in the fall and winter and thought I could use a throw to put over my lap. 

Since I was making this for myself, I decided to use some of my favorite fabrics. I love just about anything by Anna Maria Horner and have long hoarded a few designs. One is Centerpiece from the Hand Drawn Garden collection. The print is large and I wanted a pattern that would highlight the centerpiece fabric.

The collection of flowers and colors in the Centerpiece design is just perfection. I paired it with designs from the Field Study and Dowry Collections. 

The pattern includes the option to add a border to the quilt top. Initially I wasn't going to add one. But then when I saw my completed top I realized that the Eggplant Cracking Code print really stood out. I only had scraps left of that print and did not have enough left to make a border.

I went online to find some more fabric and ordered two yards. When I received it, it was the wrong color. I was crushed. I was ready to admit defeat and leave my quilt top without a border. Then my sweet friend Sharon (her blog is Sweet Mama Life) let me know she had two small cuts in her stash. I sent my son to her house to pick them up and I had to do a lot of piecing to get my border completed.

I added the border and at the time the bluebonnets were in full bloom and I decided to go to a nearby field to get photos. 

I have to admit, adding the border was the perfect touch to the top. I love how it frames it.

Of course I had to do a quilt swirl photo to post on Instagram for #quiltswirlwednesday 

I timed myself making this quilt top as it is touted to be able to be made in a day. Other testers also timed themselves and I have to admit, I was so much slower than most of them. It took me exactly 2 hours and 11 minutes to piece the top without the border. That doesn't include the time to cute the pieces - I would say that took about an hour. I also didn't time how long the border portion took since I wasn't able to cut just the strips I needed. If I had cut the border with the rest it probably would have added a few more minutes.

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