The Sunny Aspect Quilt – The Blanket Assertion
I’m so excited to lastly share the Sunny Aspect Quilt, a contemporary, beginner-friendly design that’s enjoyable, approachable, and fabric-efficient. It’s fats quarter pleasant and no waste, so each piece of your favorite bundle will get put to good use! Significantly, the one “waste” is the selvedge edges (though I’ve seen some beautiful quilts that use these too!).
Earlier this 12 months, winter refused to loosen its grip, a unending blanket of chilly, snow and ice. Sure, that’s regular for the place I stay however it does take its toll. I discovered myself in a little bit of a inventive stoop and badly in want of a reset.
Since Mom Nature wasn’t cooperating, I figured I’d attempt to manifest spring the one means I understand how, by making one thing shiny, cheerful, and sunny. That’s how the Sunny Aspect Quilt was born.
Like a lot of my quilt names, Sunny Aspect just isn’t solely named after a spot in Manitoba, it additionally has a little bit of a tongue-in-cheek origin. There is a recycling plant on the sting of Winnipeg, in an space truly known as Sunny Aspect. At first, I assumed it might be form of humorous to call a quilt sample after a rubbish dump… because it’s no waste! However the extra I thought of it, the extra this felt like the best match. It isn’t about trash, it is about decreasing waste and benefiting from what we have already got.
And with the sample launching on Earth Day, the title was set!
Right here’s a take a look at all of the included sizes and cloth necessities:
Okay, can we be actual for a second? I believe we’re all feeling the pinch today, particularly with regards to spending. That’s precisely why, after I was designing this quilt, preserving it budget-friendly was a precedence for me.
A sample that makes essentially the most of a fats quarter bundle (that you just in all probability have already got), makes use of up each final bit of material (no wasted scraps), and nonetheless comes collectively into one thing lovely? That’s a win in my books.
And since I needed this sample to be a bit of additional sunshine for as many quilters as doable, I labored exhausting to maintain the sample at a extra accessible worth, one thing that feels good to say “sure” to, even on a tighter finances.
With clear directions, intelligent building, and a recent, fashionable vibe, the Sunny Aspect Quilt is the form of inventive simplicity we may all use proper now.
Sunny Aspect Cowl Quilt
This quilt was truly the second Sunny Aspect I made. The primary model was filled with prints (extra on that one subsequent!), so for this one, I knew I needed to go in a very totally different route, with daring, vibrant solids.
I began by pulling a few of my go-to materials, these tried-and-true colors I at all times appear to succeed in for. However I additionally needed this model to have a bit extra of a retro really feel. So, I added in some heat, olive greens and a pop of burnt orange. The combo created this enjoyable, barely nostalgic vibe that feels each playful and recent.
Listed below are the Kona Cotton colors I used:
- Dresden Blue
- Windsor
- Leaf
- Kelly
- Princess
- Lavender
- Peach
- Creamsicle
- Daffodil
- Curry
- Sienna
- Cocoa
- Cedar
- Terracotta
- Olive
- Ivy
I had the proper wide-back cloth in my stash to make use of on the again! Moonglow by Alexia Marcelle Abegg for Ruby Star Society is a favorite of mine and I paired it with Kona Navy for the binding.
Right here’s what I requested Sylvia for (these had been mainly my actual phrases)…
“On the lookout for fairly dense quilting and quite a lot of quilting texture because the quilt has a lot area to play with! I actually need to add pizzaz! Considering it ought to have a classic 70’s, patchwork vibe with out being excessive… nonetheless fashionable.”
Golden Hour by Fableism
This was truly the very first Sunny Aspect Quilt I made! When this beautiful bundle arrived within the mail, it was the useless of winter, a frigid -45 levels outdoors. Brrrr.
However these golden hues had been simply begging to change into a comfortable, sun-soaked quilt. From curating the material pairings to stitching up blocks and taking part in with format choices… It was love at first sew, to the diploma that my daughter even claimed this quilt earlier than it was completed!
With so many lovely prints on the entrance, I needed to maintain the backing minimal to let the quilt high shine. I selected Homespun Essex Linen in Pepper as the proper little bit of delicate texture. I’ve lengthy been a fan of Fableism’s Sprout Wovens and had loads of coordinating colors already in my stash. For the final touch, I went with a barely scrappy, delicate ombré binding because the cherry on high!
I’ve stated it earlier than, and I’m certain I’ll say it once more: quilts made with wovens (like Fableism) are simply begging to be hand quilted! And who am I to say no?
On a fast journey to Michaels with my youngsters, I discovered myself wandering down the DMC thread aisle when inspiration struck: big-stitch, 5wt (aka chunky), multi-coloured thread!
I picked out just a few coordinating shades and started working. I’ll admit, between the thicker perle cotton and the linen backing, this wasn’t the best quilting I’ve ever finished. It undoubtedly took extra effort, however the texture it created? Completely value it.
I sewed a plaid-inspired grid, utilizing totally different thread colors in every route—and I really like the way it turned out.
Ruby Star Society Prints
Since this can be a FQ pleasant sample, and I’m encouraging quilters to dig into their stash and use what they’ve… I needed to do the identical!
I’m not an enormous fats quarter bundle shopper myself. I normally lean towards solids for my quilt tops and save prints for the backing, so I didn’t have a full bundle able to go. However like most quilters, I do have loads of fats quarters to select from!
When you haven’t figured it out but, Alexia Abegg is certainly one of my all-time favorite cloth designers. For this model, I used all prints by her, mixing and matching collections from the previous few years.
Within the spirit of benefiting from what I had, I even pieced collectively some leftover backing cloth from my Canadian Wilderness–impressed Crystal Creek quilt to create a fats quarter-sized piece. Scrappy, resourceful, and simply the way in which I prefer it!
As soon as it was all pieced collectively I couldn’t assist however discover it had a little bit of a bandana vibe, if you recognize what I imply. So I made a decision to lean into it and backed the quilt with Flicker in Persimmon.
Apparently, one hand quilted Sunny Aspect Quilt wasn’t sufficient for me… my fingers should be feeling additional twitchy currently! So I made a decision to hand-quilt this one too.
Possibly it’s a bit of tacky, or perhaps it’s good, however the “still-in-the-works” quilting is radiating circles with traces bursting outward similar to, you guessed it… the solar! Keep tuned for extra!
Lily Pond Sunny Aspect Quilt
Are you aware what occurs when you can also make a quilt high in a day? On a random Saturday with nothing to do… you find yourself making one other quilt high!
With loads of solids in my stash, I had heaps to select from. My objectives for this one had been:
- One thing completely totally different from the cowl quilt
- Full-on summer season vibes
- A smaller (and faster!) model, subsequently restricted to 12 fats quarters
I began with the six essential colors I knew I needed, then selected coordinating shades to spherical it out to 12. Fast, vibrant, and so satisfying!
Listed below are the Kona Cotton colors I used:
- Vibrant Peri
- Amethyst
- Ivy
- Olive
- Cadet
- Dresden Blue
- Creamsicle
- Peach
- Dill
- Inexperienced Tea
- Spruce
- Sage
Reducing, piecing, and urgent went so quick I wasn’t even in a position to end my documentary, ha!
I laid out all of the blocks on the ground to determine the ultimate association, and that’s when it hit me. This quilt regarded like a lily pond… perhaps even vaguely harking back to a well-known painted water-lily pond?
As soon as I had that imaginative and prescient, I knew precisely what cloth was meant for the again: Shore Birds from Lake Life by Jessica Swift for Artwork Gallery Materials! I had simply picked up this distinctive cloth throughout the spring sale at Piece Material Co, and it hadn’t even made it to my shelf but. It was a match made in heaven!
Subsequent up, basting, quilting, and binding so keep tuned!
When you make your individual Sunny Aspect Quilt, I’d like to see it! It severely brightens my day to see your TBS creations! Make certain to make use of the hashtags #sunnysidequilt and #blanketstatementpatterns… you may even get featured on our social media or in our e-newsletter!
Have questions on this sample or some other ones within the store? Please attain out to hi there@theblanketstatement.ca and we’ll assist you to out!
