Today I'm sharing a bright and happy rainbow version of the Sweetness quilt pattern. It really is a sweet, bold quilt! It's also easy to make with large pieces and is precut friendly. As a Bonus, I'm also sharing the other four quilts I've made with the Dream fabric collection!
Sweetness Quilt Pattern Features
This is the perfect quilt pattern for you to just sit down and sew without a lot of fuss. It's perfect for a gift quilt for anyone on your list who will surely love it and appreciate you for all of your effort.
- Includes 6 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King
- Instructions include using 5" charm squares, 10" layer cake squares, FQs, and half-yards
- Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Bright Happy Rainbow Fabrics
The fabric collection used in this quilt is Dream by Kristy Lea of Quilt Play for Riley Blake Designs. The collection includes clouds, rainbows, and tone-on-tones in all colors of the rainbow; bright pinks, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, teals, blues, and purples. One print is a clamshell rainbow print which is super fun. You can easily see it in the image below.
The Dream fabric collection has been out for quite awhile and is hard to find. Kristy Lea, the designer, has created a newer, very similar collection called
Imagine. You can find
Imagine on Etsy right here.
Other Quilts Made with DREAM Fabrics
I have long loved the Dream fabric collection and have made several quilts out of it over the years. The Sweetness quilt is the fifth one I've made in the collection. Below are the other four quilts in Dream by Kristy Lea for Riley Blake Designs.
You could easily substitute the
Imagine fabric collection to replicate this super fun quilts. You can find
Imagine on Etsy right here.
Above is Hand Picked in the Baby size, made in July of 2022. This pattern is 2.5" jelly roll strip friendly, includes all of the sizes, and is made with strip piecing for a fast finish.
Above is a Baby size quilt in the Good Morning pattern in the Dream fabric collection on a gray background. This pattern includes 5 sizes and two options for fabric selection - 5 colors to create an ombre effect - or scrappy which allows for the use of 2.5" jelly roll strips. Both fabric options still allow strip piecing. This quilt represents the scrappy version with strips cut from fat quarters.
Above is a Quilty Cabins Throw quilt in Dream fabrics, for a super sweet Rainbow Heart win! This pattern is Fat Quarter friendly with the hearts pieced right into the blocks. There is NO applique in this pattern. Included are two layout options - traditional placement, and Offset which creates a wave down the quilt. There are six quilt sizes included in the pattern.
Above is Jacks quilt made in Dream in the Baby size. This pattern includes 6 sizes and is FQ and 1/4-yard friendly.
Heading Back to the Sweetness Quilt!
Includes 6 Quilt Sizes and Precut Friendly
You'll love that the size you want to make is included in the Sweetness pattern. The six sizes are Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King. The Lap size measures 51" x 64" and requires (45) 10" squares, so this is a good fit for a layer cake with a few additional squares added from your stash.
You can choose to use 5" squares, 10" squares, or fat quarters. Cutting instructions for all of these precuts are included in the pattern.
Longarm Machine Quilting
The quilting design used on this quilt is a combination of swirls and clouds. Quilted on my Handi Quilter Amara with ProStitcher in Superior Omni Bright White thread.
I am unsure who made this quilt as it sat in my to-be-quilted box for a long time, and I didn't keep track. It may have been made by Kare Ybarra or me. 🙃 It was quilted and bound by me this week in June, 2026.
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