Hi there! I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday if you live in the USA!
We did things a little differently this year and went out to eat in Deer Valley, UT.
It was a winter wonderland there, as you can see. We had a great time, relaxing and spending time with friends.
Over the last couple of days I have been writing instructions for a new project I am going to start soon.
I've talked a little bit about it on Instagram...
I've been wanting to make another 2-color quilt. I made a green and white Irish Chain quilt a few years ago, ended up selling it, and have been wanting to make another one ever since. This time, I decided to go with this Uneven 9-Patch pattern though. I thought it had a similar vibe but it's a little more jazzy! I have never made an Uneven 9-Patch quilt if you can believe that!
For the dark fabric, I'm using this green leaf fabric (from my Feels Like Home collection with Riley Blake Designs). It's called Sketchy Leaves and is in stores now. For the light fabric, I am using this cream quilty stars print that I designed for Riley Blake's Hush Hush 4 low-volume collection. It's called Seeing Stars and just shipped to stores!
[Santa Mini Mug Pincushion was gifted to me by my friend Shannon White.]
I plan to make a king-size quilt for my bed. I have written the instructions to include 5 different size options though so there's something for everyone! I think it would be cute in any colorway. 2-color quilts are just classic! I'm loving this red and white "test" block I made!
I am not doing an official quilt-along for this pattern. I have no sign-ups, or schedule, and won't be sending any emails. But I would love for you to make one too, if your little heart desires! I'm starting Monday, December 2nd as a little treat to myself for getting through November haha! Feel free to join me. I'll be sharing my progress on Instagram.
I'm not sure how long it will take me but I think it will be a little bit festive to work on this during December. It's green and white so I think it will be really cute at Christmastime, but it will work in my home throughout the year too!
Click HERE for the free pattern.
Happy holidays,
Amber
Hi, looking forward to sewing along. Does the queen size quilt allow for a pillow fold? Do you know approximately what that would be?
ReplyDeleteHi there! It does not include enough for a pillow fold. I have never done one of those before so I'm not sure how much that would be, unfortunately. Best of luck and take care!
DeleteAmber, thank you for this! So simple, but so much fun! Thanks for doing the math!! Can’t wait to see it finished and your fabrics are timeless and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteWow. I see an even 9-patch alternated with squares of white or green. Thank you for a creative way to make this and including so many sizes!
ReplyDeleteYes, I saw that too! Lots of fun possibilities. You would see the Uneven 9-Patch block pattern more if you did a scrappy version. I chose to do it this way because if you made a scrappy version with even 9-Patch blocks your colors would get broken up. Hope that makes sense and thanks for stopping by!
DeleteOh, and it would also change how it looks around the edges of the quilt. I kind of liked the secondary design around the edges of the quilt that are created by the sashing. But I totally saw what you saw as well! :) It just depends on what fabrics you use and where you use them. Thanks again!
DeleteThank you for the pattern!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
DeleteThanks so much for this pattern ! Happy Holidays to you and your family
ReplyDeleteThank you! Enjoy!
DeleteThanks for taking the time to create the pattern! It's a great one for making a bed size quilt! Happy Christmas to you and yours. Mary
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Happy quilting!
DeleteSuper pretty! Thank you! I love a two color quilt -- Mary
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ReplyDeleteThank you! It's so relaxing to sew a quilt with a simple pattern and color scheme, especially at this time of year. I'll enjoy making this.
ReplyDeleteYou're right! Perfect for this time of year!
DeleteThank you. This looks easy enough for me to do.
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