Cluck Cluck Sew

The last new pattern I wrote to accompany Backyard Blooms is Jelly Weave.  

This is one of those quilts that when you step back, or even just squint a bit you can really see the pattern.   I love woven looking quilts (like this, and this, and this!), and this one is so simple to put together.  

It’s made from a Jelly Roll (pre-cut 2 1/2″ strips) or you can cut strips from yardage.  

This is only the second pattern I’ve written with the blocks set on-point (on the diagonal).  The blocks are laid out and sewn into diagonal rows, and the edges of the quilt top are trimmed straight. 

If you’ve never made an on-point quilt, this is a good place to start with easy big blocks!

I made this quilt with just a few days until photos were due for the fabric line, so I had to baste and quilt this one myself in an afternoon.  You can barely see the quilting lines, but I did some simple straight lines 1/4″ away from the seams in one direction.  

It’s not what I would have picked if I had more time (a.k.a. if I hadn’t procrastinated until the day before), but it works!  

Finn and Jane have become the best little friends.   It’s probably because she’s short and she always has food, but he is so patient and careful with her even when I know she’s driving him crazy.

Plus he’ll pose for a photo…will work for treats!

Jelly Weave can be found here as a paper pattern, or here as a PDF pattern. 

Puppy not included (depending on the day).  

When I submitted the first draft of my Backyard Blooms fabric, there was a little four leaf clover print in it, and I had this “clover” quilt planned out in my head to match.  

The clover print was nixed, but this quilt was still begging to be made! 

The throw size (the cover quilt) takes just one layer cake (yay!!!!!) plus a background fabric, or fat eighths. 

This would be a fabulous quilt for large scraps, or those large pieces of fabric that aren’t quite scraps, but aren’t quite fat quarters (basically my whole stash at the moment!).  

Ideally the fabrics should be non-directional (unlike the chicken fabric in my quilt), but I’ve never cared if the fabrics were turned here and there, so I went for it.  Broken record here…this is another quilt that Diagonal Seam Tape will save you a thousand hours (give or take a little) marking diagonal lines.  ;) 

I’m making this quilt for Jane’s twin size bed in pinks/blues/lavenders….it’s going to be so adorable on her bed!   Also I haven’t made her a quilt yet since I was pregnant with her…whoops.  

Kaitlyn quilted this in an all over floral design.  I wanted to bring out the roundness of the blocks a little more with the quilting.  

The Clover pattern can be found here as a PDF pattern, and here as a Paper pattern .

Backyard Blooms will be available in July…I’ll post when it’s out in shops!