Picnic Plaid Wall Hanging Quilt in Painterly Petals

I have another Picnic Plaid quilt to share with you today!  This beautifully saturated fabric is Painterly Petals by Robert Kaufman and is stunning when placed on a white background in the Picnic Plaid quilt design.  Such a bright and happy quilt that would make a perfect gift for a loved one!

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is a twist on the Granny's Square quilt block.  The entire quilt is made with strip piecing and very few bias edges.

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Painterly Petals Fabrics by Robert Kaufman

This fabric collection is a mix of watercolor prints in deeply saturated bright colors in the entire rainbow.  It's such a delightful fabric collection to sew up! I have previously used it in three quilts. 

     +  Gridwork Throw Quilt

     +  Through My Window Throw Quilt

     +  Cottage Love Wall Hanging Quilt

This is an older collection of Painterly Petals that has been updated, and I am pleased to announce that a new collection is available to check out.  You can find the Painterly Petals collection here and here.

Picnic Plaid Quilt Pattern Highlights

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is a fun twist on the Granny's Square block.  The quilt is made entirely with strip piecing, and don't worry, you won't be piecing together individual squares.  So quick!

The instructions include five sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  The Full size didn't work out mathematically, so it isn't included in the pattern.  

I'm also happy to share that it's Precut friendly!  Use 2-1/2" jelly roll strips, fat quarters, or even 1/4-yard cuts.  Scrap bins are perfect for this design also.  :)

Longarm Machine Quilting

The digital longarm quilting design is Swivel Circle 2 by Karlee.  This is the first time I've used the design, and I only wish I made it a tad bit smaller.  Quilting is a bright white thread, done on my Handi Quilter Fusion with Pro Stitcher.

The backing is Garden Pindot in Cobalt with a touch of white scattered dots, which is currently in stock in our shop right here.

The binding is a turquoise from the Boundless Botanicals collection.  

Since I sold almost my entire stash before we moved from Washington State to Ohio this summer, I am having a difficult time finding fabric for bindings and backing if I haven't planned ahead to have coordinates on hand, and for some strange reason, I sold the last of the Painterly Petals yardage I had in my stash and didn't save it for this quilt!

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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Waterfall II Quilt in Island Batik Basics Foundations

I am pleased to share with you the Waterfall II quilt pattern in brilliant blues!  Waterfall II is a multi-sized log cabin quilt pattern with unique setting triangles to finish the stunning design clear out to the edges of the quilt.  There are two sizes available in the pattern - Throw and Queen size.  This beautiful pattern is perfect for making quilts to share with your family!

The Waterfall II quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

The Waterfall II Pattern

Waterfall II includes two sizes - Throw and Queen with unique pieced setting triangles to make the design flow out to the edges of the quilt.  Clear instructions with both text and graphics are given for fabric placement at every step of the quilt-making process.

Island Batik Basics Foundations Fabrics

Waterfall II is made with five fabrics in a single colorway, ranging from light to dark, adding in a light neutral and a dark; in this case white and black.  Of course, there are no limits to the fabric colors you could choose, and they could be from multiple colorways such as a rainbow, or red, white, and blue.

The Basics Foundations line of fabrics from Island Batik are batik tonals that work perfectly as blenders for other fabrics, or on their own, as shown in this quilt.  Batik fabrics lend amazing depth to quilts with the subtle variations in the hues in a single fabric.  This quilt is made with the Brilliant Blues colorway from Basics Foundations collection.  This colorway ranges from icy blue to the darkest of night navy, with many hues of aquas and blues in between.

You can read more about the Island Batik Basics Foundations fabric collection on Pages 15-21 of the Spring / Summer 2023 Catalog.  The catalog also features Waterfall II in three other colorways, and these quilts are shown below.  This gives quilt shops (and you!) ideas for curating Waterfall II quilt kits in these amazing fabrics.

Island Batik Basics Foundations in the Bodacious Black Colorway

Island Batik Basics Foundations in the Glorious Greens Colorway

Island Batik Basics Foundations in the Precious Pinks Colorway

Longarm Quilting

This Waterfall II quilt is longarm quilted with Double Bubble II by Patricia Ritter.  It is a digital design in medium blue thread, completed on my Handi Quilter Fusion with Pro Stitcher.  It's a beautiful design that takes on the look of the quilt top - in this case - bubbly water.

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

The binding is the deep gray/black batik used as the sashing around the log cabin quilt blocks.

The quilt in the background of the photo above is the original Waterfall II quilt, made with Moda Grunge fabrics.

The Waterfall II quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Quilt Backing

This quilt is backed with a teal Island Batik fabric, a simple and very effective backing fabric that blends in with the quilt top perfectly.  

What is the difference between the Waterfall and Waterfall II quilt patterns?  

The original Waterfall quilt pattern includes two colorways, each with five fabrics each, plus a light and very dark accent as sashing.  The Waterfall II quilt pattern includes a single colorway, with five fabrics and a light and very dark accent as sashing.  You can view the original Waterfall quilt right here.

The Waterfall II quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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Cottage Love Quilt in Island Batik Natural Healing

Today I'm excited to share this relaxing Cottage Love quilt made with greens, teals, and golds!  Cottage Love is a quick and easy pattern with a faux scalloped edge created around the sides of the quilt.  This stunning pattern includes 7 quilt sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Large Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  This is the perfect pattern to just sit down and sew without a lot of fuss or cutting!

The Cottage Love quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

The Cottage Love Quilt Pattern

The Cottage Love quilt pattern is quick and easy. It includes a variety of quilt sizes and is very precut friendly.  Quilt top assembly is a breeze when following the pressing instructions, which are included in the pattern.  The majority of the seams nest in the entire quilt top.  

Precut and Fat Quarter Friendly Quilt Pattern

This pattern is perfect for using 5" charm squares, 10" layer cake squares, or fat quarters.  It truly is stash friendly!  You can also use your scrap bins since none of the fabrics need to be duplicated, so you won't have to worry about having enough of a print.

All the Quilt Sizes

Cottage Love includes 7 sizes - yes that is correct - 7!  There are three Throw sizes - one is smaller and referred to as a Lap, then the standard Throw, and then a Large Throw for those who enjoy snuggling under their quilts.  :)  The sizes included in the instructions are:

• Baby

• Lap

• Throw

• Large Throw

• Twin

• Queen

• King

Good Beginner Friendly Pattern

Cottage Love is a great beginner-friendly quilt pattern, especially if you use precuts as there is minimal cutting to do in this case.  My patterns assume you can sew a straight line and know the basics of quilting.  If you are someone who is looking to gain more experience in quilting, then this is the perfect pattern for you!  For those of you who are intermediate and experts, you will enjoy sewing this beautiful design as well!  

Island Batik Natural Healing Fabric Collection

This quilt is made with the Island Batik Natural Healing fabric collection. This is a Signature Collection by Kathy Engle for Kari Nichols of Quilting Renditions.  The beautiful batik fabrics are a mix of tans, greens, blues, golds in leaf, tree, and tonal prints, and the background fabric on this quilt is a subtle cream basic from Island Batik.  

This brand-new fabric collection is featured in the Island Batik Spring and Summer 2023 Catalog on Pages 61-65.

Fabric for this quilt was provided by Island Batik.  This quilt top was sewn by Joanne Hubbard and quilted and bound by me.

The Natural Healing fabric collection is available right here.

Longarm Machine Quilting

This quilt was beautifully pieced by my professional sewist, Joanne Hubbard, and quilted and bound by me.  The quilting design is a leafy design, the name of which I can't pull out of the hat right now.  ;)  The backing is a fabric from the Island Batik Basics collection, and the binding is a print from the Natural Healing collection.

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The Cottage Love quilt pattern is in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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