Into the Woods Quilt

 I'm always in need of masculine quilts, but they seem more challenging to plan for me. 

This particlular quilt doesn't have a home yet, but I felt called to make it when I tossed this dark brown fabric into a basket and it landed next to this.

I pulled a few coordinates and this 5-yard quilt pattern felt like a perfect combination.

The pattern is called Jitterbug, from the book Step it Up  With 5-Yard Quilts from Fabric Cafe.

I had this green in my stash and initially, I thought it was too dark, but it really matches the pops of green in my 2 main fabrics. It's been in my stash for longer than I've been making quilts and I  have a lot of it so it also ended up on the back

I really like the way the dark brown, that's been in my stash for many years as well, looks a little like paths from one area of the woods to another in search of a deer.

And I used the same brown for my binding.

I didn't fussy cut my fabric with resulted in some partial deer peeking out from the side of some of the blocks, but it looks more realistic since you have to hunt for them. 

This finishes at 60" x 72" and I love the way it turned out.