Home Quarter in Bookish

Gail made this lovely quilt using our Highway 10 Designs Home Quarter pattern!  She used 16 fat quarters of the Bookish line by Art Gallery Fabrics to make this large lap sized quilt.

 

I quilted it with the Lavish pantograph, used off white So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Gail bought a fun backing called Library of Rarities by Robert Kaufman.

Petal Junction - Highway 10 Designs Pattern #16

So happy to share that Lori and I have published a new Highway 10 Designs pattern, this one is called Petal Junction and has 3 layout options.   Fabric requirements are given for 7 sizes, from Toddler to King and is a Fat Quarter and Half Yard Friendly pattern.   We wrote this one with directional and large scale prints in mind and the instructions direct you to a chose from 2 piecing options depending on if your using directional prints or not.

This first sample was made by our friend Reneta and she did the X's and O's layout using the Harmony collection by Melissa Lee for Riley Blake Designs. She made the Throw size that is 60" x 75" which used 20 fat quarters plus a background fabric.  We also give the option for using fat quarters for your background if you like a scrappy/low volume look. 

We have a lot of samples to share with you so this post will be picture heavy!  This next sample is one Lori made using Little Forester Fusion by Art Gallery Fabrics.  She made the Double which is 90" x 90" and used 18 half yards of the focus fabrics. 

To eliminate waste fabric we include instructions for you to sew bonus HST units as you sew your blocks. These are not used in this quilt top but can be used for a bonus project or blocks to add to the backing. We include diagrams for 3 star layouts that came be made with this HST units.  Lori used one of those star designs and added them to her backing.

Lori also made this sweet Toddler sized quilt using the One-Way layout. She used 12 fat quarters of Primavera by Figo and the size measures 45"x 60".

This next sample was made by our friend Amy and she used a fat quarter bundle by Desert Wilderness by Boccaccine Meadows for Figo Fabrics. She did the One-Way layout and made the Lap size which is 60"x 60" using 16 fat quarters and a solid colour background.

I quilted this one for her and used the Ombre pantograph, used a beige So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

The next two samples are ones that I have made and are both Lap size using the X's and O's layout.  The first one is made with a mix of the  Kismet collection by Sharon Holland and the Homebody collection by Maureen Cracknell for Art Gallery Fabrics.  The background is a black Deco Stitch by Art Gallery. I quilted it with the Windswept pantograph, used light grey So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

My second sample was also made with a mix of mostly Homebody and a bit of Kismit by Art Gallery Fabrics.  I quilted it with the Bountiful Feathers pantograph, used off white So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.  

This time I used 5 low volume fat quarters for the background.  We give the fabric requirements for background in yardage and fat quarter amounts.

I have this one hanging in my longarm studio now!

We didn't have a sample with the third layout option which is the Zig Zag layout.

Petal Junction is now available in both paper and PDF instant download formats and can be found on our Highway 10 Designs website and Etsy Shop. 

Brave Enough to Dream Quarter Sections Quilt

Now that I'm on my Christmas break I have been playing with a fun fat quarter bundle I purchased from Keystone Modern Creative called Brave Enough to Dream by Dear Stella.  I feel in love with this line because of its northern theme and polar bears.  I added a few brown blender fabrics to the bundle to make it 12 fat quarters and I pieced 3 baby Quarter Sections quilts with the 36 blocks made. 

I made 2 of these quilt using two layers of Dream poly batting and navy Cuddle backing.  I used white So Fine thread and Snow Winds for the pantograph.

The snow was falling pretty heavy as I was taking these photos so I found myself getting distracted from the task on hand and starting taking snowflake photos on the Cuddle backing!

Last week when I finished the first of these three quilts I took it out to Rainy Lake for pictures as I heard the lake had frozen over with very little snow on it. There were a lot of great ice formations along the shoreline.  For this quilt I used one layer of Quilters Dream Blend batting and used a white snowflake backing.  

I didn't walk out there as the ice was only 2 inches thick so I stayed close to shore. This is the view looking west on Rainy Lake toward the causeway near Fort Frances.

And here is what the Rainy River in Emo looks like right now.

Home Quarter in Woodlands

 Lori made this great version of our Highway 10 Designs 'Home Quarter' quilt using the Woodlands collection by Connecting Threads.  She made the Queen size which is 101"x 101" and takes 36 fat quarters.  

I used the Fascination pantograph, grey So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

The leaves are starting to change colour here, Fall is in the air!

Grey and Teal Quarter Sections

Nancy made this modern version of our Highway 10 Designs Quarter Sections quilt using shades of grey and a pop of teal!  Love how this turned out.  She is going to keep this one for herself to put on a guest bed.

I quilted it with the Bayside pantograph to add some curves, thread is grey So Fine and batting is Quilters Dream Blend.

Home Quarter in Winter Shimmer

When I was at the Saskatoon Quilt Show back in October I bought a fat quarter bundle of Winter Shimmer by Jennifer Sampou. Over the xmas break I decided to make our Highway 10 Designs Home Quarter quilt from it.  I don't usually like metallic fabrics but in this collection it was quite subtle.   

I used Dazzle for the pantograph, beige So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.  The backing is Northcott's beige Canvas collection.

For xmas Tim took a few of my photos and has them enlarged on canvas.  This is one of our favorite photos from our trip to Churchill 3 years ago and the colours work beautifully in our room. I think that is why I was drawn to this fabric collection as it reminds me of that trip!