Windblown Throw Quilt Kit in Sylvan Dusk Batiks by Connecting Threads!

If you are longing to make a purple quilt for yourself or a friend, the Windblown quilt kit in Sylvan Dusk Batiks may be exactly what you're looking for!  

Connecting Threads has kitted Windblown in the Throw size in these pretty purple fabrics.

Photo Credit Connecting Threads

Windblown Quilt Pattern Features

• Includes 8 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Large Throw, Twin XL, Square Queen, Rectangular Queen, and King

• Uses Fat Quarters along with a light accent (typically white) and a darker accent (in this case, the lightest purple)

• Skill Level:  Confident Beginner

Shop the Windblown Quilt Kit and Pattern

The Windblown Quilt Kit in Sylvan Dusk Batiks is available at Connecting Threads right here.

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

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Windblown Quilt Pattern Mockups!

Today I'm sharing some mockups of Windblown in other fabric collections and colorways to help inspire creative ways to make this design your own.

Vibrance by Leslie Ryan for Riley Blake Designs

This one looks really fun and playful for children.  The soft blue accent really emphasizes the windy waves.

FQ bundles available here

Codici (cool colorway) Fundamentals by White Owl Textiles

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

Firework Fields by Gracey Larson for Riley Blake  Designs

The instructions for making Windblown with two colorways plus the accent (shown here in blue and red) are not included in the pattern.  Each colorway will require approximately half of the number of FQs shown in the Quilt Stats.  Additional calculations may be needed that are not given in the pattern.

Available on Etsy

Shipping March/April 2026

Indigo Lane by White Owl Textiles

Ships September 2026

Miscellaneous Batiks

I hope these mockups have given you ideas for fabric selection to make your own quilt in the Windblown design!

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

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Windblown Throw Quilt in Blue and Teal Batiks - a stash friendly wave quilt!

Today I'm excited to share the new Windblown quilt!  Perfect for using your stash, Windblown is fat quarter friendly, making it easy to use what you have.  The pattern includes 8 sizes from Baby to King with 2 Throw sizes and 2 Queen sizes, so you can make the perfect size for any one on your list.

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

In this half-square triangle quilt, the prints appear to blow across the quilt top in windy waves.  The windblown look is further defined with two accent colors - a light hue and a medium hue.

You'll love the large blocks that go together quickly with simple sewing.

Windblown Quilt Pattern Features

• Includes 9 sizes

• Fat quarter friendly

• Stash friendly design

• Confident beginner friendly

• Easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams, and charts

So many sizes!

The math for Windblown worked out for all sizes except the Full, unfortunately - that's 8 sizes in all!  

I sure do enjoy doing all of the math in calculating the quilt sizes for you.  I've done it all inside the pattern too, and I think you're gonna love that.  You will not have to calculate how many squares to cut from a strip when using my patterns; the detailed cutting instructions are right there in black and white.

Windblown Quilt Stats:

Beautiful Batik Fabrics!

For this quilt, I broke into the Java Batiks FQ bundles in my stash and pulled out the deeper blues and teals for the waves and used the lighter seafoam for the accent fabric, along with solid white batik for the background.  Also added in were a few Expressions Batiks by Riley Blake Designs.

One thing I really love about batiks is they are reversible, so both sides are right and there is no flipping fabrics over when piecing.

The binding strips were cut from the leftover fat quarters.  I joined all of the seafoam strips and then the dark teal and then the blue and navy strips together in an attempt to make it look less scrappy.

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

Um, I made an oopsie!

I made a big oopsie when assembling this quilt, and it's so hidden that I'm not sure it would be noticed if I didn't confess.  The blocks in every other row are oriented incorrectly.  The placement of the two accent fabrics is supposed to be swapped in the blocks in every other row, and I didn't swap them at all.  By golly, I didn't even notice until I was looking at it on the longarm, after it was quilted!  Fortunately, with these fabrics it's not really noticeable.  I made this same mistake on the other Windblown quilt I made, and it still looks great, so I'm thinking it doesn't really matter... :)

For comparison, below is an image in similar fabrics showing how the pattern is written.  The accent fabrics are supposed to rotate 45 degrees in the blocks in every other row.

This fabric collection is Codici in the cool colorway by White Owl Textiles.  This awesome collection of blenders will be in shops soon (March 2026).

Longarm Machine Quilting

The digital longarm quilting design used on this quilt is a mystery at this time.  I will insert it here when I find the name of it.  :)  Quilted on my Handi Quilter Amara with ProStitcher using Superior Omni Thread in Fountain Mist Light Blue.

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

Quilt Stats:

Pattern:  Windblown by Busy Hands Quilts

Quilt Size:  Large Throw 60" x 72"

Fabric:  A blend of Java Batiks by Maywood Studios with a few Expressions Batiks by Riley Blake Designs added with the lighter seafoam batiks used as the Accent and Batik white for the background

Thread for Piecing:  Superior So Fine! in #519 Barely Mint Blue

Pieced on:  Juki TL-2010Q

Batting:  Hobbs Heirloom 80 cotton / 20 poly

Backing:  Widescreen in Niagara by Robert Kaufman, available here

Quilted On:  Handi Quilter Amara with ProStitcher

Digital Longarm Design:  Unknown at this time

Thread for Quilting:  Superior Omni #3070 Fountain Mist Light Blue

Made By:  Myra Barnes

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Windblown Quilt Pattern - a Modern Wave Sewn Up in I ♥ Ombre!

Today I'm sharing the Windblown quilt pattern, this one is in I ♥ Ombre and is super sweet!

Windblown is a modern quilt made with HSTs and paired with two accent fabrics for a fun and easy quilt.  The Windblown quilt pattern is brand new in the pattern shop.

Windblown Pattern Features

Meet Windblown - the newest pattern in the Busy Hands Quilts pattern line!  This pattern is perfect for using fat quarters and two accent fabrics.  

The accent fabrics in this quilt are very subtle - one is Cloud and the other is the lightest print in the I ♥ Ombre collection.  The darker accent can be a little more colorful, as long as the print fabrics in the "wind" still stand out against it.

As is my goal with all quilt patterns, Windblown includes as many sizes as work out mathematically, and the score for Windblown is EIGHT quilt sizes!

So Many Quilt Sizes!

This quilt is the Large Throw size, which allows the "wind" 

You'll love that this quilt pattern includes 8 sizes from Baby to King, so you won't have to do any math to create the perfect size for you.

• Baby  42" x 48"

• Lap  48" x 60"

• Throw  54" x 72"

• Large Throw  60" x 72"

• Twin XL  72" x 96"

• Square Queen  96" x 96"

• Rectangular Queen  96" x 108"

• King  108" x 108"

Those Sweet Fabrics!

I made this quilt from a bundle of I ♥ Ombre by V and Co for Moda Fabrics that I had been hoarding for just the right project.  I have a FQ of each print left, and it's perfect for the Quilty Cabins pattern in the Throw size.

This collection is also known as I Heart Ombre.  The hearts are gold metallic on ombre in purples, pinks, peaches, and red.  The "light" accent is Confetti Cotton in Cloud, and the "dark accent" is the lightest print in the I ♥ Ombre collection, which has a background similar to Cloud even though the fabrics are made by different manufacturers.

I Made an Oopsie!

I made a big oopsie when assembling this quilt, and it's so hidden that I'm not sure it would be noticed if I didn't confess.  The blocks in every other row are oriented incorrectly.  The placement of the two accent fabrics is supposed to be swapped in the blocks in every other row, and I didn't swap them at all.  By golly, I totally forgot until it was too late!  Fortunately, with these fabrics it's not really noticeable.

For comparison, below is an image showing how the pattern is written.  The accent fabrics are supposed to rotate 45 degrees in the blocks in every other row.

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

Longarm Machine Quilting

I found the perfect heart digital longarm quilting design over at Sew Shabby Pantos - it's called Heart Song.  I love the hearts and swirls and half Baptist fans.  This design stitched out really nicely in natural white thread on my Handi Quilter Amara with ProStitcher.

Sew Shabby Pantos has truly unique digital longarm designs at a great price when you join The Panto Club.  I suggest checking it out if you have a computerized longarm. (This plug is not sponsored, just my opinion).

For the binding, I cut strips from the pieces left of each I ♥ Ombre fat quarter and created a scrappy binding.

Quilt Stats

Pattern:  Windblown by Busy Hands Quilts, available here

Fabric:  I ♥ Ombre by V and Co for Moda Fabrics with Confetti Cotton Solid in Cloud and the lightest print from the I ♥ Ombre collection.

Thread for Piecing:  Superior So Fine in White

Batting:  Hobbs Heirloom 80 cotton / 20 poly

Backing:  Flowers in Pink from Berry Market by Beverly McCullough for Riley Blake Designs

Longarm Quilting Design:  Heart Song by Sew Shabby Pantos

Thread for Quilting:  Superior Omni in Natural White

Made By:  Myra Barnes of Busy Hands Quilts

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