New Pattern - Always & Forever

I have a new Valentine's Day pattern I want to share with you today!

Introducing - Always & Forever!

This pattern was inspired by my postage stamp quilt, actually.

I received so much "love" on that quilt; so many people said they want

to make a postage stamp quilt someday.  So I thought, what better way to ease into

an intense project like a large postage stamp quilt with 1" squares than to

start with blocks with 1" pieces.  You can try this project out first to see how you like 

working with 1" pieces.  They're really not too bad to make; chain piecing 

makes them go together pretty quickly!

And the name? 

Postage Stamp quilts + Forever Stamps + Hearts =

Always & Forever, of course!  

I thought the name was very fitting...

The fabulous quilting was done by my friend, Jen Ostler in Highland, UT

(@drycreekquilter on Instagram).  She's the one that always hides an

image in her quilting for her clients to find.  This time, a heart and I

think it's just darling.  I'm also obsessed with the panto we used

called Starlight by Karlee Porter Designs.

I based my color palette on this beautiful backing fabric

from Sharon Holland's line, Kismet for Art Gallery Fabrics.  I also used it for the

binding so it would pull everything together on the front side.  The background

fabric I used was Kona Lingerie.

Of course, I had to add one of  my simple quilt labels

that I get from Ever Emblem on Etsy.  You can choose any of their labels

and customize them to your liking.  I get the 2" cotton fold-over, sew-in labels.

Always & Forever has instructions for 2 size options - crib and throw.

There are also instructions for how to make blocks with

scrappy backgrounds and center-filled blocks.  There are so many ways to

make this pattern your own.  I'm really excited about the

possibilities and hope to share some more of them with you soon.

I'm calling this my "grown-up" version.  I made it 

to display in my home so I wanted it to have a more mature, subdued feel.

I have a scrappy, crib-size version at my quilter's house right now.

Check back in a couple of weeks to check that out!

Patterns are now available in my Etsy shop and with my distributors, 
United Notions, Brewer, and Checker if you're a wholesaler.

If you'd like to snag a copy for yourself

click HERE for the PDF

or HERE for the paper pattern.

If you make Always & Forever and you're on Instagram,

please tag me @gigis_thimble and use the hashtags

#gigisthimblepattern and #alwaysandforeverquilt

so I can see your version.  That always makes my day!

Thanks for stopping by today and please let me know if you have any

questions about this pattern!