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What drew you to quilting in the first place? Was it the pretty fabrics? Family tradition? The satisfaction of making something beautiful and useful from scraps? Or was it the bewitching patterns that can be created with the clever manipulation of color, value and shape? Whatever brought us to quilting, it hasn’t let go and continues to fascinate and delight with the never-ending creative possibilities. I never get tired of thinking of new quilt designs and how I could create exciting, unusual compositions using the quilting techniques I know and love. In this issue, we’ve compiled a selection of quilt patterns that may make you take a second look, to see how they were put together, or because they create depth, glow or dimension by using color, value and shape…

When we talk about illusions in quilt designs, we are most often referring to a three-dimensional effect created through a clever use of shape, color or value—or most often a combination of the three. Creating a sense of dimension through a patchwork design is not a recent innovation. It’s not even an innovation of the 20th-century. Quilters have been playing with dimension since at least the mid-1800s when Tumbling Blocks and Attic Windows patterns started showing up in magazines of the day. While there are numerous eye-popping 3-D patterns available nowadays, you don’t need cutting-edge computer software to start playing with illusion in your own quilts. You just need to learn how to look at a pattern to see its potential for dimension. Shape The traditional Tumbling Blocks pattern is…

By changing the value placement in the blocks, it’s possible to achieve entirely different illusory effects for the same pattern. In the original quilt, much of the focus is on the interplay between the block centers and the sashing units. In the example to the right, the blocks in different color-ways create an interesting grid effect that, combined with the sashing units, gives the composition movement. In the example below right, the gradated blocks glow from the center outward and give the quilt a much more serene, grounded effect and the sashing units appear to float above them. Trying different value placement for a design almost always results in unexpected, interesting visual effects.…

The original design of Heaven’s Light creates an illusion of a glow that comes from the center of the blocks. The gray sashing seems to float above the blocks as well, creating depth. If the colors and values are shuffled a bit, a new illusion emerges. The glow now seems to come from the elongated crosses, which appear to float above the black sashing strips. The black sashing, interspersed with aqua sashing posts, also creates a transparency illusion that resembles a woven plaid pattern.…

Quilt Designed & Made by Jo Kramer & Kelli Hanken Finished Quilt Size 90" x 90" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 113 Block X 6" x 6" 28 Block Y 6" x 6" 84 Block Z 6" x 6" Plan Easy, scrappy strip pieced bed quilt patterns are pretty much the best thing you can find in your trick-or-treat haul! Dig deep into your scraps to get started on this delicious design from Jo and Kelli. The blocks around the perimeter of the quilt act as a border and frame the center blocks beautifully. This pattern requires a lot of width of fabric strips in oranges, whites and blacks. If you want to use shorter strips, like 20"-wide strips from fat quarters, you can double the number of required…

Quilt Designed & Sewn by Peggy Gelbrich Machine Quilted by Stephanie Hinsvark of Red Hot Quilts Finished Quilt Size 57" x 64" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 24 Block Y 9 ½" x 8" 24 Block Z 9 ½" x 8" Plan If you do get caught in a storm in the mountains, this is the quilt you’ll want to have with you! The warm and cozy flannels make this quilt extra cuddly. The colors that Peggy chose for this version of the Delectable Mountains pattern give the quilt a very strong, graphic look with lots of appeal. This design is made with a simple cutting technique that makes quick work of the blocks. You will be cutting pieced units, rearranging the segments and piecing them together, so use…

Quilt Designed by Gigi Khalsa Made by Donna Smith Finished Quilt Size 40" x 48" Plan Welcome to Checkerboard Farm, where quilts are grown quickly and easily and turn out so cuddly and cozy! This bright and happy design is made almost entirely with strip piecing, mixed in with some large focus print patches. It’s so fast and fun to make, so giddyup! This design works perfectly with printed fussy cut squares that finish at 6", as you’ll see in Color Play! The strip piecing makes an accurate seam allowance important for construction, so use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown are from the Harmony Farm Flannel collection by Shawn Wallace for Riley Blake…

SEND US YOUR PHOTOS OF PROJECTS made with Quick Quilts patterns! Include people in your project photos. Email high-resolution digital images to quickquilts@fwmedia.com. Please include your mailing address. Submission materials cannot be returned. If your submission is selected for this page, The Warm™ Company will send you a FREE queen-size batt. We’ll also mail you two complimentary copies of the issue in which your contribution appears. Susan Williams of Marietta, South Carolina, was inspired to try making Rainbow in a Box* (Quick Quilts, April/May 2016) by Gretchen Wylegala when taking a quilting class at a local church. She found Gretchen’s blog when searching online for how to finish it with machine quilting, and credits Gretchen for taking the time to respond to her comments with tips and encouragement. She’s very…

Quilt Designed & Made by Kymberly Pease Finished Quilt Size 56" x 64" Planning, Marking & Cutting Unearth a gorgeous gem of a quilt by piecing strips and cutting them into triangular units. The way that the units are put together creates an illusion of depth, like a stack of brilliant cut jewels. The A, B and Br patches are cut from templates. To prepare templates, trace on template plastic, including seam lines, grain lines, and match points. Cut out directly on outer lines. Make small holes at match points using an awl or large needle. The A templates are cut from pieced bands, as shown in Diagrams I-A–I-C. You can cut 4 of each unit from a band, as long as the width of fabric is at least 42".…

Quilt Designed & Made by Abigail Dolinger Finished Quilt Size 74" x 92" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 18 Block Y 9" x 12" 18 Block Z 9" x 12" Plan Abigail’s easy log cabin variation positively glows thanks to her design and color choices. The elongated blocks in clear batiks look like sunlight filtering through stained glass windows. It’s a great option if you want to make a twin-size quilt. Even though log cabin blocks need to be pressed after each seam, the construction process can be speeded up considerably with chain piecing. Make things simpler and quicker by separating all the patches into block sets, then sewing one seam for each block, then press them all at once, sew the next set of seams, press, etc. Note…

Quilt Designed & Sewn by Peggy Gelbrich Machine Quilted by Stephanie Hinsvark of Red Hot Quilts Finished Quilt Size 65" x 82" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 18 Blocks 12" x 12" Planning & Cutting Peggy’s lovely twin-size quilt pattern uses a gorgeous focus print and an unusual triangle stitch & flip technique that is fast and fun. The clever block design and on-point setting disguises the individual blocks to create a dizzying delight of a design. You’re probably very familiar with using the stitch & flip technique with square patches, but in this pattern you’ll be using the technique with triangles. The concept is exactly the same as with squares except you’ll be aligning triangle points instead of square corners. The diagram will help you orient everything correctly.…

Quilt Designed & Made by Scott Flanagan Finished Quilt Size 70" x 90" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 13 Block Y 12" x 16" 12 Block Z 12" x 16" Plan Scott’s twin size quilt crackles with color and warmth, like a cozy fire on a chilly night. The rectangular blocks come together into a lovely allover design that disguises where one block ends and another begins. The random, scrappy placement of the colors adds to the effect. Scott used assorted precut 2½" strips to make his blocks. If you wish to do the same, you will need at least 45 assorted width of fabric strips to cut the required patches. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Shop…

Because it is loosely woven, flannel tends to shrink more than typical quilting cotton. Different manufacturers’ products may shrink at different rates, and some flannels will shrink more in one direction than the other. For best results, wash your fabrics and iron them on the wrong side before cutting. You might also try lightly starching the back side to help control slippage during rotary cutting. Because of flannel’s thickness, cut no more than four layers at a time. Use a universal or microtex 80/12 needle in your machine and set your stitch length to 10 stitches per inch (2mm). Flannel produces a lot of lint, so check your machine frequently for buildup.…

This pattern works really well with printed 6½" squares for the A’s, like these cute floral motifs from a 2013 collection designed by Kim Schaefer for Andover Fabrics that had been in my fabric stash for years. I paired them with a scrappy assortment of fun, small colorful prints with both black and white backgrounds. With the variety of printed squares available these days, this pattern is ideal for incorporating a personalized theme for your favorite little one. Gigi Khalsa, Associate Editor…

Quilt Designed & Made by Ramona Sorensen Finished Quilt Size 102" x 102" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 25 Blocks 18" x 18" Plan Big log cabin blocks come together easily and are built quickly, and before you know it, you’ve got a big, beautiful bed quilt to enjoy! With just three fabrics and simple patchwork, you won’t have to work past sundown to get this quilt ready for winter. Our instructions have you strip piece units where possible to expedite the construction process. Chain piecing the blocks will speed up construction even more. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Shop* • White dot 5¼ yds. for blocks and sashing• Lime print 5 yds. for blocks• Green print…

My sister-in-law and mother-in-law own an architecturally unique home in northern Virginia. First of all, one notices the log cabin that dates to 1812. Not long after the cabin was built, the owners expanded the home into a tavern with a narrow twisting staircase from the great room below to the upstairs sleeping quarters. It is quite probable that George Washington slept there! Added to the tavern is a now enclosed back porch with stone flooring and a modernized kitchen, bedroom, bath and staircase to the upper floor. The home looks inviting from the road because of the gleaming candles in the windows. It’s a log cabin plus tavern plus modern home! This interesting variation on a traditional home inpired an interesting variation on a traditional quilt block. By increasing…

Quilt Designed & Sewn by Denise Russell Machine Quilted by Melissa Kelly of Sew Shabby Quilting Finished Quilt Size 79" x 92 ½" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 30 Blocks 12" x 12" Plan This large twin-size quilt gives you the chance to let your creativity fly by being a showcase for your favorite prints and colors. Because birds of a feather flock together, you’ll make matching sets of units for the blocks, but you can incorporate as many colors and prints as you choose. The All A Twitter collection is unique in that it consists of panels that are printed as fat-quarter-sized sections of coordinating prints. Denise cut her matching squares from different sections of the same panel to get the wide variety of prints and colors shown…

Getting Started About our Patterns We recommend that you read all of the instructions before starting a project and that you cut and sew one block before cutting all of your fabric. Using a rotary cutter, mat and an acrylic ruler, cut the shape to the size indicated in the cutting list. Our patterns list finished block sizes, which are typically ½" smaller than unfinished block sizes because they do not include seam allowances. Basic Quilting Supplies • Rotary cutter and mat• Acrylic ruler: Many shapes and sizes are available; a good one to start with is 6" x 24" with ¼" and ⅛" markings• Scissors: A separate pair for paper and fabric• Sewing machine• ¼" foot• Walking foot• Darning foot• Pins• Ironing board & iron• Marking pencils/markers/ etc.• Needles•…