Connected Throw Quilt - In Sunshine Terrace!

Today I'm sharing with you a Connected Throw quilt I made with the quilt kit from Connecting Threads.  This is a quick and easy quilt pattern.

The Connected Quilt Kit is available at Connecting Threads.

Fabric Selection

The fabrics are from the Sunshine Terrace fabric collection at Connecting Threads.  It's a beautiful collection of blues and yellows in varying hues that add a lot of depth to the quilt pattern.  Connected would look very different if the fabrics in each colorway didn't have variations in hue.

Binding Love!

When choosing fabric placement for quilt kits I curate for Connecting Threads, if there is a striped fabric in the collection, I use it for the binding.  It frames the quilt nicely with a pop.  If a stripe isn't available, the binding is a bold color that completes the quilt design.

And the background fabric!  Did you notice it's not plain white?!?  Nope, it's a white with tiny metallic gold dots.  🌝  Sweetness indeed!

Longarm Quilting Design

Connected is quilted on my Handi Quilter Fusion with ProStitcher in a design called Vibrance in natural white thread.  It seems to give an illusion of water.  💦

Strip Pieced

Connected is entirely strip pieced; no sewing together individual squares here!  Sew strips together to make strips sets following the fabric placement given in the pattern, sub-cut segments, then sew the segments together to make blocks.  Quick and easy!  

Strip piecing is included in all of my quilt patterns where it's practical.  Life is about making more quilts, so let's make them more quickly!  ⏳⏰

The Connected quilt kit is available at Connecting Threads.  The kits have been restocked once already and are selling very quickly and will likely not be restocked again.  

Jelly Roll, Fat Quarters, and 1/4-yard Cuts

Connected can be made with 2-1/2" jelly roll strips, fat quarters, and 1/4-yard cuts - all three options are included in the pattern.  

All the Sizes!

The Connected quilt pattern includes all the sizes - 6 - Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  I'm all about spoilin' you and creating patterns with real value, just for you. 💗

Remember to grab your Connected quilt kit before stock runs out at Connecting Threads!  Get it right here.

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Connected - A New Quilt Pattern in 6 Sizes!

Connected is a design that just happened on the computer when I was playing around with blocks.

Do you think it's strip pieced? ... 

Of course it is!  I love strip pieced quilts and write my patterns with strip piecing when ever possible.  This quilt is no exception.

Fabric selection tips 

Choosing fabrics for a quilt pattern couldn't be easier than for Connected.  Here are some guidelines:

• Colors on opposite sides of the color wheel.  This is the principle behind my choice of orange and navy.  In this quilt the orange is considered the "lighter" fabric and the navy is considered the "darker" fabric in the instructions.
• A single color with gray or black used as the "darker" fabric.
• Your two favorite colors - easy peasy!
• Your favorite sports team colors - this quilt could be the Denver Broncos (though that wasn't my intention!)
• Ask your favorite quilt helper - for me that's my daughter, and her opinion has never failed me yet.  
• Use a rainbow of scraps as the "lighter" fabrics and a dark gray or black as the "darker" fabrics.
• A rainbow from the top of the quilt to the bottom by making a few strip sets in each color of the rainbow.  You'd have to figure out how many to make because the pattern doesn't include this.

You can see that there are many possibilities for fabric choices using the Connected quilt pattern, and no matter which you choose, it will be hard to "go wrong!"

Connected is quilted using Belly Bop, a rounded square design that works well for modern quilts.

Quilt Stats:
Pattern: Connected, available right here and on sale this weekend only!
Size:  56" x 72"
Fabric:  Orange and Navy scraps
Batting:  Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 cotton/poly
Quilting:  Belly Bop on Gratitude, my Handi Quilter Fusion with Prostitcher
Backing:  Clover in Navy from the Sweet Oak collection by Striped Pear Studio, an organic fabric
Binding:  Kona Nautical, double fold and attached by machine

Yep!  Connected is on sale!!

It's your lucky weekend!  Connected is on sale this weekend - both the PDF and printed patterns!  You'll find it right here in my shop.

Linking to:  ♥ Can  I Get a Whoop Whoop?!? ♥ Needle and Thread Thursday ♥ Beauties Pageant ♥ Finished or Not Finished Friday ♥

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