Today's share is a purple and pink Horizon quilt in the Throw size. This interpretation of the Horizon pattern uses two colorways instead of three as shown in the cover quilt which you can see
right here. The peachy pinks and purples in this quilt are very soft and sweet.
The Horizon quilt pattern is easy to make and includes 6 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.
Sweet Moonchild Fabrics
This quilt is made with Moonchild fabrics by Fran Gulick for Riley Blake Designs. I pulled out only the purples and pinks from the collection and left out the navy and gold prints. The prints are a planetary mix of stars, constellations, tiny flowers, and the sun and moon.
In the image above, the fabrics are in the order I used them in the quilt, in groups of threes.
For the typical Horizon quilt, you'll need three hues for the three sections of the quilt, but with this quilt, I melded the peachy pinks and purple into one section together, so the quilt flows so beautifully from the purple on one end to the deeper peachy pinks on the other end.
The Horizon Quilt Pattern
With 6 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King - you're all set to make the size that's just right for you.
This quilt is the Throw size and measures 60" x 72" and requires nine 1/2-yard cuts plus background and binding, for a total of 6-1/4 yards for the entire quilt top. This is a great size for snuggling on the sofa together during family time.
To help keep the rotation of the blocks correct and to maintain the design of the quilt, the HSTs are sewn into blocks instead of taking a stack of HSTs to the machine. This was less confusing for me, so that is the way the pattern is written. A key point to watch for during quilt top assembly is that the darkest print in each colorway runs diagonally across the quilt top from top to bottom, unless of course you've chosen to not place the darkest hue in that position! :)
The pattern is written so you do not need to decide the order of the three sections until each section is assembled. You may change your mind and want to reorder them after you see them sewn together, and this is simple to do!
Triangle Square Up Ruler - my favorite!
My favorite half-square triangle trimmer (of the ones I've tried) is the Quilt in a Day Triangle Square Up Ruler. It comes in a variety of sizes and includes half-inch markings on one corner with whole-inch markings on the other corner. I have the 6-1/2" one, and it works for the vast majority of the quilts I make.
With this ruler, the HSTs aren't pressed as the first step; rather, two sides of the HSTs are trimmed first, and then the dog ears are clipped off with scissors. Then the HST is pressed as you prefer, and my preference is open seams so there is less bulk at the seams. This is the reason this is my favorite HST ruler!
Be sure to check out the one called Triangle Square Up Ruler by Quilt in a Day; there are other rules called Square Up rulers which are not for half-square triangles.
The Quilt in a Day Triangle Square Up Ruler in various sizes is available
here and
here.
Longarm Machine Quilting Design
This longarm quilting design is Stars and Loops, quilted on my Handi Quilter Amara with Pro Stitcher in white thread.
The background fabric is a Lori Holt gingham wide back by Riley Blake Designs, and the binding is a creamy pink from the collection.
This quilt top was made by Kare Ybarra and quilted and bound by me.
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