Chicago Geese Quilt

Fall’s just around the corner and time to start thinking about the weather getting cooler and sewing projects for the home and maybe even sewing for gifts! I always get energized in the fall and am continually inspired by the colors of the season—how about you?

The newest pattern in my shop is called Chicago Geese and this fun, intermediate pattern comes in 6 sizes ranging from crib to king! Even though the pattern is new on my site, it’s not exactly new. I had made the original version for Quilts and More Spring 2019 issue, using prints from my Signature collection for Art Gallery Fabrics (see image below).

For the magazine feature, the quilt was called Sense of Direction but that’s the name they gave it. To me, it’s the Chicago Geese quilt, named after the antique block of the same name. This was finally the year I turned the magazine pattern into a stand alone quilt pattern. So, with the addition of one more fabric for a even scrappier look and 5 more size options, we now have the Chicago Geese quilt pattern!

The cover quilt for the Chicago Geese quilt pattern is a twin size quilt made with a mix of fabrics from my Kindred, Kismet, Fanciful, and the AGF Vert Venture prints. I’m calling this version Moody Blues because of the goose and sky-colored palette. This is more of a masculine look with the addition of smokey black. Kits for the throw size in this version are available at Lady Belle Fabric. Brooke at Lady Belle Fabric also did the long arm quilting for this quilt and used a pantograph called Woven Wind—it’s one of my favorites! We also used two layers of Warm and Natural batting for a heavy quilt with lots of cushion and great stitch definition!

But wait, there’s a bonus to making a Chicago Geese quilt! Because of the way the blocks are constructed, you get usable half-square triangle trimmings. The cast-off corners can be sewn together in pairs to create nice size half-square triangle units. Sure, whatever your background fabric is will have a little seam in that triangle half but that adds to the charm of a true scrap project, right? Depending upon the size Chicago Geese quilt you make will determine how many corner scraps you get. I have made a twin quilt and a king quilt so far and the twin could have yielded enough scraps to create a baby quilt (but I chose to only use some and made a bag) and my king quilt created enough scraps to make a 60’’ x 70’’ throw quilt with the addition of borders.

Above is my impromptu book bag I made using selected colored scrap half-square triangles or goslings as I’m calling the trimmed scrap half-square triangle (HST) units from making a Chicago Geese quilt. The goslings can be made into anything you’d normally sew. I’ve no pattern to give for this bag because I made it up as I went—just use your favorite bag pattern if you wanted to make a bag with your Gosling scraps. You could make just about anything from the scraps like a fun fall quilted coat or a table runner or quilt. I did very simple patchwork arrangements with my projects but there’s so many block designs that use half-square triangles in construction—you could get really creative.

The king size Chicago Geese quilt is currently in transit from being long arm quilted by Brooke Becker of Lady Belle Fabric. This is the Fern Glade version and is a quilt I made for my new house and first time having a king bed! I can’t wait to have it bound and in use on my bed and will be sure to have a follow up post showing it all styled and finished.

The fabric used in this quilt are from my Shine On, Willow, and Fanciful collections for Art Gallery Fabrics and Brooke will be kitting this Fern Glade king version as well as a Fern Glade throw size.

From the king quilt I was able to make a Gosling throw quilt from the trimmed corner half-square triangles. A throw Chicago Geese quilt will yield less scrap “Gosling HSTs” but still be able to use for small bonus projects.

I used Hobbs 100% Premium Polyester batting and AGF flannel from my Willow collection for the backing.

Again, I’m not supplying instructions or a pattern for my Gosling bonus scrap project because depending upon what size Chicago Geese quilt you make will determine how many trimmed scraps you have to work with. From the scraps, you can make anything you want with the half-square triangles. I simply arranged these half-square triangles units in the same orientation to a desired size that used I think all but 2 or 3 HST units. To make my throw a little larger I added 3’’ (finished) borders on all sides using scrap strips from making both my quilts.

To finish the Gosling throw quilt on my domestic sewing machine I did a simple stitch-in-the-ditch following the diagonal lines of the squares. The polyester batting and flannel backing give this quilt a heavenly puff that’s snuggle-perfect! It’s my new favorite throw quilt and looks beautiful in my family room. I’ll share more of some home decor shots in the king quilt followup post.

Meet the testers

With every new pattern release, my tester team also makes their own quilt versions. I love working with this group of talented ladies and they always come up with the prettiest quilts in fabric selections I could never dream up on my own! The following showcase of their work also illustrates how versatile this pattern is in a variety of fabric prints and colors.

In alphabetical order:

Leah Bruski

Leah Parker Bruski stitched this sunny Chicago Geese throw quilt in a mix of cheery Art Gallery Fabrics purchase at Piper Autumn Fabrics. Follow Leah’s quilt journey on her Instagram feed @lapinsta.

Jen Cannon (Piper Autumn Fabrics)

Jen Cannon of Piper Autumn Fabrics has created a magical palette of sea glass for her throw-size quilt and best part is she has kits available so you can make this version, too! All fabrics are from Art Gallery Fabrics beautifully curated. Grab this kit in her ETSY SHOP and don’t forget to visit Jen on Instagram @piperautumnfabrics.

Tamara Darragh

Tamara curated a delightful mix of Art Gallery Fabrics prints to make her aviary-inspired Chicago Geese throw quilt. See more of her stunning quilt on Tamara’s social media on Instagram @remivailstudio and visit Tamara’s shop Remi Vail Studio.

Tamara also made a bonus Gosling project from her trimmed scraps! As a talented bag maker, she self-drafted a beautiful cross body bag using fabric scraps and beautiful bag hardware.

Lindsey Fuessley

Lindsey has created a Chicago Geese throw quilt with a vintage palette and twist that it’s tied with machine tacking and pom poms! It looks right at home on the range and super snuggly with a Shannon Cuddle backing that also is used as self-binding—wow! See more of Lindsey’s makes @lindseymakes on Instagram as well as her blog Lindsey Makes.

Mary Gove

Mary Gove of @thecurlyquilter on Instagram has wow’d us again with her tester quilt! Mary used Maureen Cracknell’s Homebody collection for Art Gallery fabrics and backed it with flannel from my Kindred collection to make a sublimely pretty Chicago Geese throw quilt.

Terri Neil

Terri Neil owner of @quiltingrubies has outdone herself with this Chicago Geese baby quilt gem! She curated a palette of Art Gallery Fabrics in ruby jewel tones and backed with Shannon Cuddle fabric and of course quilting is done by Terri who’s also a profession long armer.

Terri creatively used her Gosling HSTs to create framed Quilt Block Art for her studio! Now that’s thinking outside the box, or, rather inside the box!

Elaine Satterfield

Elaine Satterfield of @createjoyquilt is so incredibly talented, and always creates pretty things. Elaine’s used a variety of Art Gallery Fabrics including several prints from my Shine On collection in creating her sunny, end-of-summer palette.

The Gosling bonus projects that Elaine Satterfield made are great examples of the many small projects that can be make using the trimmed HST units from making a Chicago Geese quilt. Elaine made a gorgeous HST pillow and a zippered pouch.

Tracey Taber-Perry

Tracey’s Chicago Geese throw is anything but scary! She did, however use Art Gallery Fabrics spooky Halloween collections to create this adorable throw quilt—look at that striped binding! See more of Tracey’s beautiful makes by following her on her Instagram feed at @ttabes80.

Liza Taylor

Liza Taylor of @lizataylorhandmade always makes something special! Her Chicago Geese throw quilt in Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solid color palette is in perfect tonal harmony. I especially love that she used my Delicate Balance print in the background.

Joyce Ulm

Joyce Ulm of @evamaecustomquilts is a prolific quilter and talented long arm quilter. Joyce used prints from Amy Sinabaldi’s Haven collection for Art Gallery Fabrics to make a twin Chicago Geese quilt.

Using the trimmed scrap HST units from making her twin Chicago Geese quilt, Joyce was able to make a generous-size baby quilt like my Gosling throw quilt.

Marija Vujcic

Last but not least is Marija Vujcic on Instagram @maraquiltdesigns and on her blog at Mara Quilt Designs. Marija used mostly prints from my Fanciful blender collection plus a green blender from Lilliput and the dark green floral is from Shine On. Marija’s Chicago Geese throw quilt looks like you are looking at a beautiful garden!

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Chicago Geese quilt show and are inspired to make a version, or two for yourself. Don’t forget you’ll also have left over scraps to make some Gosling bonus projects as well!

I have so much more to share with you besides this new pattern release! My next fabric collection, Juniper is shipping to shops during the month of September and there’s new projects to make for the Juniper Look Book. This blog post is already way too long so to see more about the Chicago Geese quilts, my new fabric collection, and sewing project, follow along on my Instagram account @sharonhollanddesigns for daily updates and pretty pictures of what I’m working on.

Busy Bee Quilt

Are you looking for an easy quilt to make this summer that uses a lot of different fabrics or maybe a bundle you’ve been hanging onto for just the right pattern? The Busy Bee quilt could just be what you’re wanting!

Quilt Backstory

This new pattern release is not really a new pattern on this blog. Formally released as Honeybee Cottage in just one project size, I’m rereleasing the pattern with a new name, look, and three project sizes for the same price as the original pattern!

Above is the original Honeybee Cottage quilt designed, made, and quilted by me (before I was an AGF fabric designer) in Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids and Bonnie Christine’s Sweet as Honey fabric collection. This pattern was for a 64-1/2’’ square quilt. The pattern revision has changed the original quilt size to a 64-1/2’’ x 74-1/2’’ quilt— that’s better sized for a twin bed.

Cover Quilt

This very traditional looking quilt design is really just a vehicle and excuse to play with your stash of fabrics! I made sure the pattern is fat quarter and 1/2 yard bundle-friendly so if you like the looks of a 10-piece bundle then it’s sure to look good in this quilt. The driver behind remaking this quilt came from my Art Gallery Fabrics Designer’s Palette 1/2 yard bundle of 10 prints (above)—all I need to add for the top was the Four Leaf - Glow print from my Willow collection as the background fabric and AGF Decostitch Golden Earth for the center squares in the blocks and I had the perfect pattern to show off this group of fabrics.

The Designer’s Palette bundles can be purchased from your favorite quilt shops that carry AGF fabrics and you can source the other prints used in my sample OR you can purchase the Busy Bee Designer’s Palette kit from Lady Belle Fabrics.

I did the free motion quilting on this cover sample and used Hobbs Tuscany Supreme 100% Unbleached Cotton inside for the perfect summer to fall weight.

I love to select a backing print that can give a quilt two looks—patchwork front and whole cloth back, I used the Cut Flowers - Fortune print from my Kismet collection for Art Gallery Fabrics.

Second Busy Bee Quilt

Because the cover sample was so much fun to make, I was eager make a second quilt but this time, mix prints from several of my latest fabric collections. I stitched up the 44-1/2’’ x 54-1/2’’ crib/throw version as a second quilt sample and used prints from Willow, Shine On, Booking, and AGF Fusions collections Serenity and Rosewood.

I do love this soft color palette and much as I love the fall-inspired cover quilt version. This large crib/throw quilt was perfect excuse to go for a cottage-look—especially with using my Delicate Balance print as the background. The binding is the same Delicate Balance print but with a light blue ground.

For the backing, I used Rosewater Ballet from my Willow collection to complete the romantic mood of this quilt and pull all the colors together. You can get this same look by purchasing the Busy Bee Cottage Garden kit from Lady Belle Fabric! Brooke at Lady Belle Fabric has kitted this look in both the crib/throw size like I made for my sample as well as a twin-size quilt kit—got to love options!

The free motion quilting on this sample was done by me and I used Hobbs Tuscany Silk blend batting inside for a light-weight, heavenly drape.

Tester Showcase

A quilt pattern release wouldn’t be complete without showing off the quilts that my testers made! I know you love this part as much as I do and it offers a chance to see the same quilt in a variety of fabrics, colors, and looks. Enjoy the virtual quilt show and let it inspire you to create your own either from the additional kits offered or just to see the quilt sizes shown different ways. I only made two of the three sizes but there’s also a table runner project size in the pattern and after seeing the runners a few of the testers made, I now want to make a runner as well!

Quilt made by Terri Neil

Terri Neil chose prints from the Art Gallery Fabrics Season & Spice collection to create a crib/throw quilt that looks right at home as a summer quilt as it will be snuggled by a fire this fall—especially since she backed it with Shannon Fabrics Cuddle. Be sure to follow Terri on Instagram @quiltingrubies where you’ll see more examples of the long arm service she provides quilting beautiful quilts for her customers. Be sure to visit her website as well at Quilting Rubies.

Quilt made by Elaine Satterfield

Elaine Satterfield of Create Joy Quilt on Instagram has an eye for color and her style always shines through on everything she creates when testing a quilt or making items for her Etsy shop. Elaine made the crib/throw size and beautifully straight-line stitched it on her sewing machine, backing the quilt with Shannon Fabrics Minky. The look is nothing but perfection!

Quilt made by Victoria Newmyer

Be still my pink and peach loving heart, Victoria of Midlife Quilter does it again and creates the perfect bundle for her crib/throw quilt! That addition of two size scale check prints adds a sweet home country-vibe to the quilt. You can purchase this kit from Victoria’s shop with the link below. Be sure to follow @midlife_quilter on Instagram and see all the lovely fabric and notions she has to offer.

Quilt made by Leah Parker Bruski

This is Leah Parker Bruski of @lapinsta on Instagram’s debut test quilt for me after joining our group this spring. It’s been fun getting to know Leah through her quilts and I love the fresh take she has added to my group of testers with going all AGF Pure Solids in her bundle selection and pulling the colors from the small floral AGF print. The fabrics were purchased from Jen Cannon of Piper Autumn Fabrics and you can purchase this kit in either the twin size like Leah made or in a crib/throw size.

Runner made by Mary Gove

I’m always excited to see what Mary Gove will create! I have this Busy Bee runner now on my make list and love it so much in my Art Gallery Fabrics Shine On prints—it’s the perfect summer runner! For more marvelous and inspiring makes by Mary, follow her on Instagram as the @thecurlyquilter.

Runner made by Leah Parker Bruski

Leah Parker Bruski made two Busy Bee quilts! Here’s the runner she made with a mix of Art Gallery Fabrics collection and the Painted Prairie - Cornucopia print from my Spirited collection as the background—so good! The straight line quilting was a great way to finish this runner. See more of Leah’s quilting journey on Instagram by following her @lapinsta feed.

Runner by Marija Vujcic

Each of the Tester showcase graphics show off the personalities of each maker but none better than what Marija’s color and print selections say about her nature-loving heart. Marija chose a limited palette of greens and gold from my Willow collection for AGF and made a runner. The lovely diagonal line quilting is the perfect contrast to all the floral prints in the runner. Be sure to follow this talented lady on Instagram Marija Vujcic and on her blog at Mara Quilt Designs as she plans to be publishing her own quilt patterns soon and they will surely be amazing!

Quilt made by Joyce Ulm

Joyce Ulm used a dark AGF Pure Solid for the background of her twin-size quilt and it really makes the prints and colors pop and gives the quilt a modern look opposed to the light background quilts. There’s a mix of Kismet and Maureen Cracknell Homebody prints along with additional solids for a lovely fall palette. You can see more of Joyce’s work on Instagram @evamaecustomquilts, Etsy shop, and on her Facebook blog HERE, and takes custom orders for long arm quilting.

Runner made by Tracey Taber-Perry

This table runner by Tracey Taber-Perry is perfect for your summer table—you’ll feel like you’re on vacation every day! Tracey used prints from Katarina Roccella’s new Capris collection for AGF. She also used leftover scraps to create the cutest coasters to match! Here’s a tutorial from Quilt Piecer for Fold and Turn Coasters like what Tracey made—I’ve got to try these! To see more of Tracey’s beautiful work and you can follow her feed @ttabes80 on Instagram.

Quilt made by Jen Cannon

Jen Cannon is the shop owner of Piper Autumn Fabrics and has an eye for putting colors together. This analogous color palette of warm jewel tones is pure joy! Jen has bundled this mix of Art Gallery Fabrics and kitted the Busy Bee quilt for two sizes—the crib/throw shown here and as a twin size. Use the link below to view the options on in her shop. Don’t forget to visit Jen on Instagram @piperautumnfabrics.

Quilt made by Christine Trotta

This scrumptious crib/throw quilt was made by Christine Trotta of Serendipity In Love Quilting. Christine went bold with this expertly curated fabric pull of pink, salmon, peach, caramel, and raspberry prints mostly from different AGF collections by Maureen Cracknell. Visit Christine’s Serendipity in Love shop and follow her on her Blog as well as her Instagram account @serendipityinlovequilting.

Quilt made by Brittany Tunison

To finish up our Busy Bee Tester Showcase we have a summer-fresh, gorgeous crib/throw quilt by Brittany Tunison of White Plains Quilts. Brittany used a variety of Art Gallery Fabrics prints to create this sweet palette of honey, sprout green, peach, and cream—her make really fits the Busy Bee quilt name and looks ready for summer adventures or quiet time just reading a book curled up in your favorite chair. To see more of her work, find Brittany on Instagram @brittanytunison and see her quilt patterns and posts on her blog HERE.

Are you inspired to create your own Busy Bee quilt or runner? Maybe you have some fabric bundles you were wondering what to do with or maybe you’d like something fresh to work with for your summer sewing and plan to order one of the kits available—either way, this is a fun quilt to make! Click the link below to purchase the pattern from my shop and start planning your quilt today!

Be sure to follow my on Instagram @sharonhollanddesigns for daily postings and fabric updates!

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Introducing the Shine On Collection

Hello! It’s been awhile since I’ve made a blog post but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy—in fact, I’ve been really busy and over the next few weeks you’ll get plenty of blog posts to prove it!

To kick off the new year, I’ve a new fabric collection with Art Gallery Fabrics called, Shine On. This collection was supposed to ship last December but with all the delays, it’s just in hitting the shops now. I’ve added a list of shops carrying Shine On to my Fabrics page to make it easier for you to add this collection to your stash.

I designed Shine On as an early spring collection and thought about how yellow crocuses poke out of the snow and the earth starts putting forth little hints of color from its winter slumber.

The golden yellow’s and peaches of this collection have been tonic on gloomy winter days—I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my sewing!

All 16 quilting cotton rolls for this collection fit into the canvas basket in my sewing room and it’s like pure sunshine seeing them as I work!

Here’s a look at all 16 quilting cotton prints for the Shine On collection. This collection also includes one rayon, one knit, and two flannel prints (see below).

New Free Pattern

With every new collection I like to have at least one new free pattern to add to the grown Free Projects page on this blog. I just can’t help myself when it comes to a new fabric collection—I just want to make so many things and play with the fabrics!

Below is my fabric pull for my project. I decided to use my Venture print from the AGF Vert Fusions collection as the background and I love how this print looks with the new Shine On collection.

Switchback Trail Table Runner

I’ve really created a lot of patterns over the years and decided that some of the oldest patterns needed updating of instructions, techniques, and/or fabrics for the cover photo. Switchback Trail is one of those patterns that needed a refresh and I’m so glad I did because it’s my new favorite runner and now I have the perfect runner for my dining table.

As part of the rewriting of this pattern I changed up the Flying Geese construction method to include the No-Waste Flying Geese technique and wow, does this project go together fast!

The units are purposely a little oversized to be trimmed exactly to size for perfect points. I used Bloc_Loc rulers to trim my geese but if you don’t have fancy rulers, you can trim Flying Geese (or half-square triangles) perfectly with your regular rulers. I’ve a tutorial all about how to trim these units, HERE.

This 72’’-long runner is a good size for most dining tables and makes a great decor statement with it’s modern design. I did a simple straight line diagonal stitching for quilting to add interest by not detract from the runner’s patchwork pattern. For the batting, I used Hobbs Tuscany Silk batting. The silk blend gives some stitch definition and resists creasing.

I can see this table runner staying on my table all the way up until next Christmas when I’d switch out for a holiday runner. This feels fresh now but will also work well for summer and fall—I have a lot of these tones in my home decor.

I know this blog has been quiet for a bit too long but over the next few weeks you’ll be getting emails (if subscribed) letting you know about the new postings and new projects! I’ve quite a bit to share, so see you back here soon!

Don’t forget that you can get daily doses of what I’m up to over on Instagram. Follow me @sharonhollanddesigns and keep up on all the latest fabric and projects news.

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Firelight Quilt

Firelight Quilt

Firelight quilt by Sharon Holland

Hello, and welcome to my first blog post of 2021 where I introduce my first new quilt pattern of 2021!

I know it’s been two months since my last post—sorry about the gap but I’ve been busy creating new quilt designs and doing some secret sewing. I’ve got plenty to show and tell with you very soon and there’ll be new blog posts showing up in your inbox on a regular basis—you can count on that!

Right before Christmas I’d received a bundle of Little Forester Fusions from AGF and knew instantly this is the collection I’d use to make my grandson a quilt for his upcoming third birthday. The Little Forester collection is a fusion of beloved prints from several AGF designer, recolored and grouped into a new collection under the Fusions division of AGF offerings. FUSIONS are bite size collections featuring prints from AGF designers arranged in conceptual themes and as the name suggest, this is a playful, nature-themed collection.

Little Forester Fusions

Above is the entire Little Forester Fusions collection. I did not use every print from the collection but instead selected five of the prints and paired them with AGF Pure Solids and a couple prints from my Spirited collection below.

The Firelight quilt pattern comes with three quilt sizes: Crib, throw, and twin. The pattern cover quilt is the throw size. Quilt kits, just like my sample quilt, are available at Midlife Quilter and include the fabrics listed below. See the PDF pattern listing on my SHOP page for material requirements for all three sizes.

Photo courtesy of Midlife Quilter

Photo courtesy of Midlife Quilter

I’ve labeled this pattern an intermediate level pattern because there are a lot of pieces per block and the need for accurate cutting, sewing, and trimming will be necessary for maintaining all those points. There are also many pieces to keep track of for orientation as well but the end results are really worth slowing down a bit and taking a little extra care.

The pattern has step by step instruction for making Half-Square Triangle (HST) units and Flying Geese units with no-waste piecing techniques. Units are purposely made oversized to allow for trimming and squaring so your blocks go together effortlessly.

For tips on trimming and squaring these types of units, read my tutorial HERE.

I love that this pattern is fat quarter-friendly and encourages mix and match, scrappy blocks. I preplanned my fabric pairing before I started sewing block so I could distribute the fabrics and make each block different.

My grandson really loves the quilts his Mimi (that’s me) makes and he’s a snuggle bug! So, to make this quilt extra special for him I added Shannon Minky in Cappuccino to the back of the quilt and quilted it myself on a diagonal grid by stitching in the ditch. It was a breeze to quilt on my domestic machine and oh, so snuggly!

I used Hobbs Heirloom 100% Cotton Batting inside and it was the perfect thickness with a thick Minky backing but still quilted like a dream. The quilt has some heft to it but still has a lovely, traditional drape and feel to it.

But wait, there’s more!

I wasn't the only one making a Firelight quilt these last two months. My amazing pattern testers have been stitching away on their own version of this pattern and I can’t wait for you to see these quilts!

Meet the Testers

Pattern tester Brittany Tunison

Brittany Tunison is a talented quilt designer in her own right and an amazing maker. Brittany curated Art Gallery Fabrics from several different designers and included AGF Denim in her quilt and the result is this stunning denim, blush, and gold throw quilt. See more of Brittany’s own work as a quilt pattern designer and blogger at White Plains Quilts . You can also find Brittany on Instagram @brittanytunison

Pattern tester Elaine Satterfield

Elaine Satterfield chose to make a crib size Firelight quilt and it’s incredible! Elaine also backed her quilt with Minky but rounded the corners which is brilliant idea since the corners of the quilt are created from large background triangle and don’t interfere with any blocks. I love the soft shades of mint, gold, gray, and peach in these assorted Art Gallery Fabrics used in her quilt. You can follow Elaine’s quilt adventures on Instagram @elaines14 .

Pattern tester Joyce Ulm

I’m crazy over Joyce Ulm’s Firelight make! Joyce stitched the twin version of this quilt and used AGF Pure Solids and my Kismet prints—a feast for the eyes! See more of Joyce’s work on Instagram @evamaecustomquilts, Etsy shop, and on her Facebook blog HERE, she’s are real dynamo and does her own quilting as well!

Pattern tester Megan Eckroth

Megan Eckroth of @cartellastudio on Instagram is a new member to my tester group. I was instantly smitten with Megan’s work and have enjoyed getting to know her and know you’ll love her, too! Megan made the throw size Firelight and it’s a beauty. The dark background is inspired and sets off the sage, clay, putty, and peach solids and spring-colored prints from Art Gallery Fabrics. Follow Megan on Instagram, FB, and her Etsy Shop.

Pattern tester Mary Gove

I wait with anticipation to see what Mary Gove will create next. Her Firelight throw quilt version is stunning and is only rivaled by the equally glorious landscape settings she uses as backdrops to her quilts. This beautiful fabric pull of Pure Solids, Homebody prints and Kismet prints is delicious and feels so fresh. Follow Mary’s quilting adventures from her Instagram account @thecurlyquilter.

Pattern tester Terri Neil

I was real excited when I heard Terri Neil say she was going to make an all AGF Pure solids Firelight throw quilt and beyond thrill when she sent me the reveal photos! Have you ever seen a prettier color palette? The juxtaposition of bright, muted, and jewel tone colors blow away all color theory conventions yet it utterly works and reminds me of museum-worthy antique Amish quilts. Terri on Instagram @quiltingrubies and you’ll be in awe of all the beautiful quilts she makes and quilts for others from her long arm business called Quilting Rubies.

Pattern tester Tracey Taber-Perry

This gorgeous jewel-toned Firelight throw quilt was made by Tracey Taber-Perry. Tracey used the AGF Marrakesh Fusions collection for the blocks and background and I love the big, bold geometric print background to add even more energy to the quilt design. This quilt looks like a beautiful spring bulb poking out of the snow. To see more of Tracey’s beautiful work and you can follow her feed @ttabes80 on Instagram.

Pattern tester Victoria Newmyer

Victoria Newmyer is the genius behind the Midlife Quilter shop where you can find beautiful AGF fabrics and get personal help curating your next bundle for a quilt project. I love this spring-fresh bundle Victoria pulled for her crib size Firelight quilt. The addition of Chenille-It Just Peachy faux chenille binding is the perfect finish and a product she stocks in her shop as well.

Don’t forget that Victoria is stocking kits for the Firelight cover quilt and you can find all the details on her online quilt shop Midlife Quilter and beautiful Instagram account @midlife_quilter.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this virtual quilt show and have been inspired to discover new Art Gallery Fabrics you may not have seen yet or new color combinations to spice up your life and energize your creativity. Be sure to stop by my testers social pages and say “Hi” and tell them how amazing they are!

Find the PDF pattern for the Firelight quilt in my SHOP and happy sewing!

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