Precious Plaid Baby Quilt in Mirage Tonals Flannels

Another new quilt design is here!  Meet the Precious Plaid quilt pattern in the Baby size.  This design has taken a while to be released, but it was worth the wait!

This is my first quilt pattern in a new series called Donation Quilts.  This series will feature quilt designs that use large blocks with large pieces of fabric that go together quickly and more economically.  The more seams a quilt top has in it, the more fabric is needed to make the quilt because seams take up a lot of fabric.  As is customary in all of my quilt patterns, patterns in the Donation Quilt Series will include all of the quilt sizes!

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

Precious Plaid Quilt Pattern

Precious Plaid is made with big blocks which create a plaid design when assembled together.  The big blocks are made with large pieces of fabric for easy, quick piecing.  

This is one of five versions I made of Precious Plaid.  I can't even remember the last time I made five quilt samples for one pattern release, but all of the different fabrics were calling to me!  And I am so happy with how they all turned out!  You will find the other four quilts in blog posts right here on the blog.

There are so many color schemes that work well with Precious Plaid.  For this quilt, I used aqua and blue with a pop of apple green in flannel fabrics that work really well to make a baby quilt.  

Includes 5 Quilt Sizes

I just love to spoil you with all the possible size options for my designs!  Precious Plaid comes in 5 sizes in all - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  This quilt was made in the Baby size, which measures approximately 42" x 45".

Precious Plaid has easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, charts, and diagrams for cutting and piecing this lovely quilt.  The pattern uses large blocks which go together quickly and easily.  I personally enjoy working with large blocks with large piece sizes because it means there are fewer seams.  You will finish your version of Precious Plaid finished in a snap!

Fabulous Flannel Fabric!

For this Precious Plaid quilt, I decided to use the Mirage Tonals Flannel fabric collection by Connecting Threads.  These are high-quality flannels that is substantial with one side brushed - they aren't thin at all.   

This is a lovely blend of aqua and blue with a pop of apple green for a bright and happy quilt.  I love how much this quilt pops!

The following Mirage Tonal Flannel fabrics are used in this quilt, numbered as shown in the pattern.

1. Citron
2. Ocean Mist
3. Teal
4. Parrot
5. Admiral Blue

The binding is Admiral Blue and the backing is Teal.

Click here to shop these fabrics at Connecting Threads.

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

Longarm Machine Quilting

This version of Precious Plaid was quilted on my new Handi Quilter Amara longarm that I call Gratitude.  I used the Double Bubble #2 digital design by Patricia Ritter in white thread.  This is the first quilt I quilted on my new machine, and I forgot to change the thread color to a fun color!  I love the movement that the bubbles create across the quilt!

Quilt Stats

• Pattern ~ Precious Plaid, available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop

• Fabric ~ Mirage Tonals Flannels by Connecting Threads

• 5 Sizes ~ Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.

• Quilting Design ~ Double Bubble #2 by Patricia Ritter

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