Twilight Creatures Throw Quilt

I am so excited to share a quilt I made using the Twilight Creatures fabric collection by Natalia Juan Abello for Riley Blake Designs.  This is a Throw sized quilt that measures approximately 65" x 74".  This collection features adorable woodland critters and trees.  I think you'll love the cute deer, foxes, and raccoons!

Get the Twilight Creatures fabric collection in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Sparkle With Twilight Creatures!

Looking for a way to spend the cool winter months?  This material is perfect for those who are looking for a fun and whimsical design to work with.  The entire fabric collection with 3 quilt panels is available in the shop.  A quilt like this would make a stunning gift for a little bundle of joy or anyone who is especially fond of woodland creatures and nature!  

A number of the fabrics in this collection are directional, and these were carefully cut so the fabric in the borders are all oriented correctly.

Longarm Quilting

For the quilting design, I used Diagonal Bias Plaid in Light Blue thread, quilted on my HandiQuilter Amara with ProStitcher.  This design stitches out easily and adds a simple vibe to the quilt.

Get the Twilight Creatures fabric collection in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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Alaska-Themed Ombre Mountains Queen Quilt!

A fun project I have been working on for the last few weeks is an Ombre Mountains Queen quilt using Alaska-inspired colors!  This quilt was made for a friend of mine who - you guessed it - lives in Alaska.  I find making personalized quilts for people you care about makes the time and energy of making the quilt so much more fun and worthwhile - especially when they send pictures of their quilt displayed in their home.

These fabrics are from the Shades collection by Riley Blake Designs.  I will share the names of each fabric I used below in case you want to make this version of Ombre Mountains on your own!

The Ombre Mountains quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

The Ombre Mountains Pattern

Ombre Mountains is a stunning, gradating ombre quilt design that goes together quickly with simple piecing.  I love this pattern so much!  You can get as bold and creative as you want with this design.  You simply can't go wrong with this unique pattern.

Piece sizes vary by quilt size and increase as the quilt size increases.  The design in this Queen quilt still shines even with the larger block size which make the quilt go together more quickly.

The Throw size uses (13) 1/2-yard cuts and (1) 1/4-yard cut for the top fabric, so it's easy to purchase fabric online without having to buy much extra.  An additional bonus of so many colors requiring the same amount of fabric is you can decide on fabric order after you receive the fabric! Win-win!

6 Sizes Available

This quilt pattern includes all of the sizes - 6 in all - Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  And don't worry, you don't have to do any of the math to create the perfect size quilt for your project, it's all been done for you!  The piece sizes vary for each quilt size.

This version of Ombre Mountains was made in the Queen size which measures approximately 95" x 97".  It's the perfect size if you are looking for a large bed quilt.

The Ombre Mountains quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Beautiful Fabrics

The fabrics used are from the Shades fabric collection by Riley Blake Designs.  I was inspired to create an Alaska-themed quilt for my friend and I felt like these colors really captured the heart of Alaska, from the lakes to the trees to the mountains, and the beautiful sky!  

Below are the names of each fabric used in case you decide to make this version of Ombre Mountains on your own!

Fabric 1: Bleached Denim

Fabric 2: Boy Blue

Fabric 3: Snow:

Fabric 4: Granite

Fabric 5: Asphalt

Fabric 6: Midnight

Fabric 7: Nighttime

Fabric 8: Twilight

Fabric 9: Mountain Green

Fabric 10: Treetop

Fabric 11: Lettuce

Fabric 12: Coastal Blue

Fabric 13: Cobalt

Fabric 14: Celestial

All fabrics are available in this Etsy shop here.  When the link opens, scroll down and click Continue to Destination.  This is a legitimate site.  This is where I purchased the fabrics for this quilt.  This quilt shop also carries a lot of wide backing from the Shades collection.

The wide backing used is Shabby in Nighttime by Riley Blake Designs.  This fabric is similar to Shades, and it works with the Shades fabrics really well.  I used the last of my stock for this quilt.  

Longarm Machine Quilting

This quilt was made on my HandiQuilter Amara with ProStitcher in four different quilting designs and five thread colors.  I did end up with a narrow area that wasn't quilted between some of the designs that I wasn't too excited about; I should have placed the designs closer together.  The longarm quilting designs are listed and shown below.

The Ombre Mountains quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Clouds in Light Blue thread at the top of the quilt.

Mountain High in Gray and Navy thread for the mountains.

Night Forest in Brown thread for the trees.

Tempest in Blue Thread for the lakes.

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Skip To My Lou Quilt Pattern - Throw Quilt in Berry Market

Meet Skip To My Lou, a fun and unique quilt pattern that is charm square and layer cake friendly!  This featured quilt was made with the Berry Market fabric collection by Beverly McCullough for Riley Blake Designs.

The Skip To My Lou quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Say Hello to Skip To My Lou!

Skip To My Lou is a modern design that is quick, easy, and of course, fun to quilt with!  I made this quilt in the Throw size.  The design echoes out from the center of the quilt, making for a truly eye-catching quilt.  Simply grab your favorite precuts, or cut the number of squares indicated in the pattern, add in a light and a dark contrasting fabric, and you're all set!

Oh, Those Sizes!

You know how much I love to spoil you with all of the different size options for you to choose from.  The Skip To My Lou design includes five sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  Whatever quilt size you want to make, we've got you covered!

The Skip To My Lou quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Sweet Sweet Fabrics!

Berry Market is a favorite fabric collection of mine by Beverly McCullough for Riley Blake Designs.  This collection includes a variety of prints in pinks, mint green, and a deeper teal/green called Stargazer.  This is such an elegant and cheerful collection!

The Berry Market collection is right here in our shop!

Choosing your own fabrics for Skip to My Lou is really simple.  While hues that stand out from the background and accent fabrics are ideal, it seems that a variety of hues adds sparkle to the quilt, so don't be afraid to use a few darker prints mixed with some lighter prints even if they are similar hues to the background and accent fabrics.  In this quilt, the Stargazer and Red prints in the collection are darker than the accent fabric, and they still totally work in the design!

Longarm Machine Quilting

The longarm quilting design I used is Wave on Wave in Superior Omni thread in bright white.  This was quilted on my HandiQuilter Amara with ProStitcher.

This quilt top was made by Kare Ybarra and quilted and bound by me.

The Skip To My Lou quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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