Envision Throw Quilt in Marra Batiks!

The Envision quilt pattern looks amazing in the Marra Batiks fabric collection by Connecting Threads, creating a quilt with a mid century modern vibe.

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

Marra Batiks are available at Connecting Threads.

Envision Quilt Pattern Features

• Includes 6 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King

• Yardage friendly

• Skill Level: Confident Beginner

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Fabrics Used in this Quilt

All fabrics are from the Marra Batiks fabric collection by Connecting Threads, available right here.

• Fabric #1 N9404 Sprigs in Blue Pearl

• Fabric #2  N9403 Sponge in Grey Blue

• Fabric #3  N9402 Star Flower in Dusty Cerulean

• Fabric #4  N9401 Sasanka in Ocean

• Fabric #5  N9400 Makar in Deep Ocean

Envision Quilt Sizes and Fabric Requirements

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

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A New Waterfall Throw Quilt in Moda Grunge!

Today I'm sharing with you a new Waterfall Throw quilt made in Moda Grunge fabrics.  This is a sparkly, vibrant quilt, and I ♥ it!!  The pieced setting triangles finish the design clear out to the edges for a truly stunning quilt design.

The Waterfall quilt pattern and supplement are available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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WATERFALL QUILT SIZES

The Waterfall quilt pattern includes two sizes - Throw and Queen.  There is a supplement available for the Twin and King sizes.  These sizes aren't found in the original pattern because they aren't symmetrical in two opposite corners, so I didn't think to include them.  I had so many questions on how to make the King size that I wrote the Supplement.

COLORWASH OMBRE FABRIC SELECTION

Waterfall is all about letting the fabric shine!  I love the gradating ombre colorwash effect in this quilt design.  The colors just blend, mesh, meld {so many words!} together in a soothing way.

It's easier to get this effect than you think.  Here's how you create it yourself:

• Grab the pattern.
• Select two colorways that meld together.
• Gather five hues of each of the two colorways, ranging from light to dark.
• Add in a very light for the block centers and a very dark for the sashing.

The pattern gives specific instructions for fabric placement in each block, so it's easy peasy to keep each fabric in its place.

The Waterfall quilt pattern and supplement are available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

FABRICS USED IN THIS QUILT

This quilt is made entirely with Moda Grunge Dots and Seeing Stars fabric, including the sashing, backing, and binding.  The exact fabric numbers and names and where they are placed are included in the quilt pattern.

Unfortunately, Moda is no longer printing Hits the Spot or Seeing Stars prints in the Grunge collection.  I bought this fabric a few years ago and didn't get around to finishing it until recently.  

The backing is Hash Dot in Turquoise by Michael Miller fabrics.  The binding is the black Grunge print used in the quilt top.

IDEAS FOR FABRIC SELECTION

Follow this blog for notification of when I post fabric collections I find that will work well in Waterfall.  As stated before, not many collections have 5 prints in each of 2 colorways.  

An idea is to take the pattern to a well-stocked local quilt shop and shop the Batik section.  The variation in Batiks fabrics is perfect for the Waterfall design, adding depth and sheen to the quilt top. Or, if you're lucky, you might find an online quilt shop owner who will curate a bundle for you from their inventory.

LOG CABIN DESIGN

Waterfall is a log cabin quilt pattern set on point with pieced setting triangles which make the design flow out to the edges of the quilt for a stunning effect.  The setting triangles for each side and the four corners are all different, but don't let that scare you!  Directions are given for exactly how to make this happen.  Easy peasy!

LONGARM MACHINE QUILTING

The Waterfall quilt top was pieced by Kare Ybarra , one of my quilt top makers/pattern testers.  The quilting is Wave on Wave, done on my Handi Quilter Amara with ProStitcher in medium blue thread.  

The Wave on Wave longarm design is versatile, because it looks pretty much the same whether it's placed horizontally on the quilt top or vertically.  This meant that I was able to place the side (long edge) of the quilt top on the longarm rails, and the quilting stitched out from the actual top of the quilt top to bottom, and the design still looks like swirling water in a waterfall.  If you don't quilt on a longarm, this probably doesn't make any sense to you, so no worries!

NO SEAMS TO MATCH UP

Waterfall has no seams to match up at any point, other than making sure blocks are lined up when the sashed rows are joined together.  How sweet is that?!?  

The Waterfall quilt pattern and supplement are available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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Waterfall II Quilt in Moda Grunge Pinks!

Today's post is featuring Waterfall II quilt pattern with the fabrics in the reverse order, from dark to light; the opposite of how the pattern is written.

This fabric collection is Moda Grunge.  The subtle variation in colors in each print really bring depth to quilts that isn't achieved with solids.

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

The Moda Grunge fabrics used in this light-to-dark version are:

30150-245

30150-243

30150-477

30150-476

30150-473

30150-472

30149-35 as sashing

The Moda Grunge fabrics used in this version are:

30149-35

30150-472

30150-473

30150-476

30150-477

30150-243

30150-245 as sashing

The Waterfall II quilt pattern includes the Throw and Queen sizes.  You can easily make Twin and King sizes by adding borders.

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Mountain Peaks Baby Quilt in Fire!

Today I'm sharing a Mountain Peaks Baby quilt in the Fire version!  A fellow quilter challenged me to think about out-of-the-box color schemes when she sent me her Fire version of Waterfall II, and I've been looking for quilt patterns to make in the Fire version every since then.  Click here to read about her quilt.

The Mountain Peaks quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

This was a fun, quick quilt to make!  After cutting out all of the fabrics, I laid out the block with each piece in its place, which was really inspiring to see how the block would turn out.  The piecing is very simple and doesn't require a lot of thinking power, so it's a great design to turn on some music, a podcast or video and get some relaxing time in at your sewing machine.  :)

P.S. Remember to always use hearing protection when you sew!  My machine sews at 85 decibels which is loud enough to cause hearing damage over time.  You can download a decibel meter app on your phone and test your machine to see how loud it is.  I use noise-canceling headphones to protect my hearing.

Fabric Selection

This quilt is made with Moda Grunge fabrics from my stash, so I do not know the names/numbers of the prints.  Colors range from pale yellow to bold yellow, orange, red, and purple, with the sashing in Grunge Black.  

Solids or any fabric that reads as solids will work great to make a Fire quilt.  

Many Quilt Sizes

This pattern features four quilt sizes - Baby (Wall Hanging) 39x39, Throw 58x78, Queen 97x97, and King 107x97.  I love doing quilt math, so I include many sizes in all of my quilt patterns.

The Mountain Peaks quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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Longarm Quilting Design

This small quilt is quilted with the Cultivar design on my Handi Quilter Fusion with Pro Stitcher in black thread.  It resembles flames to complete the Fire theme.  :)

Wide Backing

The backing on this quilt is a leftover piece of Widescreen in Black, a backing that is periodically stocked in The Wide Back Shop at Busy Hands Quilts.

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Quilty Cabins Quilt Along!

It's getting to be that time of year again where the holiday shopping is slowly coming to an end.  Gifts are being wrapped, food has been purchased, and you're finally able to settle down and thoroughly enjoy this holiday season with your family and loved ones.  But what do you have to look forward to once the year is over?  Well, it's time to get excited about our Quilty Cabins Quilt Along that begins on January 7!

Quilty Cabins quilt pattern is available in the BusyHandsQuilts shop.

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After several years' hiatus, we have jumped back on Facebook and created a Busy Hands Quilts group where you can share your progress on quilts you make in my patterns!

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Let's Get Quilty!

Create your very own Quilty Cabins Quilt with us in this years Quilt Along.  A Quilt Along is when you get to sit back and follow along with us to create your very own Quilty Cabins quilt.  Watch in amazement as you make an absolutely stunning quilt that you get to call your own!

Quilty Cabins is our super sweet log cabin heart quilt pattern that uses Fat Quarters and includes two layout options - Traditional and Offset.  The Traditional layout option creates the age-old log cabin design, while the Offset layout creates a stunning cascading wave design.

6 Sizes Available

I absolutely adore getting the opportunity to see everyone's skills flourish with this project.  I feel like it really brings us fellow quilters together to showoff our talents!  Quilty Cabins comes in 6 sizes that you get to choose from that are listed below.

• Baby

• Throw

• Twin

• Square Queen

• Long Queen

• King

Quilty Cabins quilt pattern is available in the BusyHandsQuilts shop.

Ready, Set, Quilt

While you are encouraged to work on this at your own pace, I have outlined a timeline of this year's quilt along so that you can have a goal of where you should be at in the process.  

Quilty Cabins Quilt Along Schedule:

January 7: Begin cutting your fabric

January 14: Make blocks

January 21: Make blocks

February 11: Finishing your quilt

Share the Love!

Busy Hands Quilts is officially live on Facebook and I hope to see you following us!  We love seeing everyone's talent come alive, so please share your progress and finished quilt with us in our Busy Hands Quilts Facebook Group.  We ask for clear photos of your work. 📸  Don't just share pictures with us, share it's story!  How did you like working with this quilt pattern?  Any unique outcomes along the way?  We hope you enjoy participating in the Quilt Along as much as I do!

If you don't have the Quilty Cabins quilt pattern, visit our shop here to purchase your pattern today.

Quilty Cabins quilt pattern is available in the BusyHandsQuilts 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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