Monday, February 9, 2015

Moonlit Layers of Charm Quilt with the Fat Quarter Shop


I got an email a few months back from the Fat Quarter Shop to try out one of their new patterns.  I of course said yes.  I picked out a layer cake of Rashida Coleman Hale's Moonlit and an icy blue Bella Solids charm pack, then commenced some very secret sewing.


The pattern is called Layers of Charm (aw!) and you use one layer cake and one charm pack to make it.  There's no cutting fabric, just sew charm to layer and trim.  It went really fast and then I got to do the fun quilting part.


One of the great things about this quilt is that it's such a big blank palette for quilting!  I loaded it up in the long arm thinking I would do some graffiti quilting, then had second guessing time where I pondered all the other ways I could quilt, then eventually went back to the graffiti.  It's so much fun, and kind of like a crossword puzzle for quilters because of the thinking that goes into it.  I love doing it.


I've been cuddling under this quilt for a while.  It's so fun to look at, because the quilting looks so different in all the big squares, some really highlight the quilting, and some squares let the fabric take focus.  Every time I use it, I find something new to love.


For the back, I pulled out my stash of Ikea Britten Nummer.  I found it in a store last summer and rationalized buying ten yards.  This was the first time I convinced myself to pull it out.  It's a pretty thin fabric, but very silky, so the quilt is more for summer night cuddling rather than winter polar vortex cuddling, but I do it anyway.


And the binding is super scrappy, cut from a handful of Cotton and steel fat quarters I had in my stash.  So many seams, but it's so fun.


Puppy is also a fan.

Go check out the Fat Quarter Shop's video to get the pattern!  And hop around to see all the pretty quilts!

Linking up with Kelly for Needle and Thread Thursday and Amanda Jean for Finish It Up Friday!

19 comments:

  1. I love the fabrics you chose, and your quilting is beautiful!

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  2. Wow! I love your quilting. I need to try that sometime.

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  3. The icy blue charm pack coordinates really well with the C+S prints you chose; it seems to almost glow! Great choice on the quilting; I am glad you went with your first instinct in the end!

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  4. Really like the icy blue with that collection. fabulous quilting!

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  5. Beautiful fabrics and fun quilting! Thanks for sharing =)

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  6. Wow! The quilting is amazing! Love the picture of your four legged friend. 🐾

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  7. That's some pretty dense quilting, even for you :)

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  8. My eyes won't stop staring at the Icy Blue with Bella Solids... it makes me want to either drink a fresh cold glass of water or dive into the perfect beach or pool water... aaaahhhh. This would be a great beach/lake/camping, etc. quilt! I love these fabrics!

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  9. great minds think alike! this is what it would look like if the front of my quilt and the back of my quilt had a baby lol. love it of course

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  10. That icy blue is so nice! Reminds me of the colour I wanted to paint my bedroom when I was a kid lol. Your quilting looks really fun!

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  11. Love the play of colors with the pops of aqua blue - and scrappy bindings are a favorite of mine (right up there with stripes).

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  12. Love the four legs! Your quilt is so very pretty!

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  13. Beautiful quilt. I love your quilting!!!

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  14. The icy blue really make the quilt elegant.

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  15. What a great pattern, especially if you have the fabric precuts. I may have to try this one! Your quilting is very pretty, too!

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