The South Cross Quilt – The Blanket Assertion
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It’s right here! I’m past excited to introduce you to the South Cross Quilt.
You’ll find the PDF sample right here and the paper sample right here!
Let me let you know the story of how I got here up with this distinctive, three-dimensional design!
After I was rising up, my mother made a whole lot of conventional tumbling block quilts. For some time now, I’ve wished to take the essence of a tumbling block, however give it a brand new and fashionable spin. I additionally wished to create a sample that was paying homage to a few of my earlier TBS designs that have been massive, general designs (Pine Falls, Cross Lake and Driving Mountain).
That’s after I got here up with the North Cross Quilt sample! I used to be actually enthusiastic about how the North Cross design regarded, however I wished to push the design even additional. I created this repeatable block sample and fell head over heels in love with how dynamic it regarded. And that’s how South Cross (North Cross’s greatest pal) got here to be!
To learn extra in regards to the preliminary block design, try the North Cross Quilt weblog put up right here.
The identify of this sample is fairly particular to me. Our household has a cabin at Caddy Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park. Caddy Lake’s declare to fame is its granite rock tunnels, which have been blasted by when the railways have been constructed – someplace across the flip of the 20 th century!
The tunnels join a number of lakes together with “North Cross” and “South Cross”. We have boated, kayaked and canoed by these tunnels many instances through the years and the sweetness really by no means will get outdated!
Within the second image above, you may see that the South Cross tunnel is way more block-like and sq. in form. The South Cross Quilt sample actually accentuates the 3D block design, so the identify felt like an amazing match!
I deliberately designed the North Cross Quilt and the South Cross Quilt to have their very own distinctive look, understanding that everybody has a novel type on the subject of quilts. On the similar time, I additionally wished them to enhance one another as a set – with out being too matchy-matchy!
Each patterns can be found within the store individually, in addition to a set of two with a particular bundle worth!
- Child – 40” x 40”
- Throw – 55” x 70”
- Twin – 72” x 90”
- Mattress – 90” x 90”
It additionally contains directions to make a two-colour, five-colour and multi-colour quilt! It doesn’t matter what your type is, there’s something for everybody.
Listed here are the material necessities:
South Cross Cowl Quilt
In the event you’ve ever seen the inside of my home, it could be no shock to you that my favorite colors are inexperienced and orange. When creating the North Cross multi-colour quilt, I made a decision it was time to take a daring step and eventually use them collectively in certainly one of my quilts! I got here up with a color palette that I fell head over heels in love with (see it right here).
I cherished it a lot, I challenged myself to make use of the same palette as the start line for this quilt. I made tweaks to the tones and values of the unique palette and it’s superb how comparable, but VERY totally different this mix ended up!
Listed here are the Kona Cotton colors I used:
South Cross 5-Color
I selected Riley Blake’s ¼” black and white stripe material as each the backing and the binding – which I felt completely suited the vibe much more!
I used to be scrolling Instagram, as one does, in search of inspiration on how one can quilt this one. I got here throughout a quilt with unbelievable and dense grid quilting by my pal Jance of @prairieandocean, so I actually ran to my machine and did the identical for this quilt. I believe it’s precisely what this quilt wanted for an entire chef’s kiss!
I used Aurifil’s Very Darkish Gray (4241) on the highest. This color is just not fairly black, so the stitching is seen on the black material – however it nonetheless appears like black! I used 50wt Aurifil Thread in Pure White on the again.
South Cross Two-Color
I discussed this within the North Cross weblog, however I’ve no disgrace in saying it once more…I’m totally and utterly in love with two-colour quilts!!
For this one, I went with my basic mixture of Pure and Black Kona Cotton.
You could have seen this similar combo with Star Lake, Rockwood and Landmark!
This quilt is destined to be a wall hanging in my husband Chris’s workplace, so I knew the backing would most definitely by no means be seen. I used an affordable muslin material for the backing and Kona Cotton in Pure because the binding for a extra seamless/invisible end.
Chris requested ¾” spaced straight line quilting to match the aesthetic of his workplace utilizing 50wt Aurifil Thread in Muslin.
I completed this one off with a hand sewed on a TBS label, printed by Grain Deep.
South Cross “Scrappy” Quilt
Let me let you know about what I’m calling a *very nearly* South Cross Quilt!
At the beginning – the sample is EXACTLY the identical as the ultimate launched sample. The one distinction right here is I went just a little rogue with my color/material placement!
This was my unique design/concept, and the very first pattern I made. After making it, I spotted the variety of materials required was barely ridiculous and likewise was a really inefficient use of yardage!
So…though I’m IN LOVE with this quilt, I made some slight modifications to material and placement for the ultimate sample!
I simply couldn’t assist myself! There’s something so magical about this mix of those colors. Listed here are the Kona Cotton colors I used:
Ps. I made this pattern again within the fall of 2022 – as you may see by the leaves on the bottom! It was the very first pattern I made for the North and South Cross Quilts as a result of it began out as a check block.
I selected Denim Squiggle from Darlings 2 by Ruby Star Society because the backing and Violet Kona Cotton for the binding.
I actually wished to deal with this quilt to a have little bit of additional pizazz. Take a look at the beautiful longarm quilting performed by Jenn G. Quilt Co!
For this quilt, I wished very dense and tightly spaced all-over quilting. To steadiness the variety of colors and wackiness of the quilt, I knew I both wanted to decide on a really large/unfastened quilting panto for lots of damaging area, or truly go actually small and dense. You understand how the smaller and extra busy one thing turns into, the extra every thing sort of “blurs” collectively? That was the objective!
I additionally wished a pantograph with curves as a result of I appreciated the juxtaposition with the boxiness of the design. Nevertheless, I didn’t need it to really feel too swoopy or swirly as a result of that didn’t really feel fashionable sufficient. We went with the Moon Phases Panto designed by Haley of Mistletoe Quilting Co. and I really feel prefer it’s the right mixture of curves and a grid feeling!
Jenn used a thread to match the Pure Kona Cotton on the entrance and a blue thread on the again to match the Denim Squiggle backing material.
South Cross Material Bundles
Able to make your personal South Cross Quilt? We’ve made issues straightforward for you! There are curated bundles within the store together with the South Cross cowl quilt and the five-colour model!
In the event you determine to make your personal South Cross Quilt, I’d like to see! Be sure that to make use of the hashtags #southcrossquilt and #blanketstatementpatterns.
Have questions on this sample or another ones within the store? Please attain out to good day@theblanketstatement.ca and we’ll allow you to out!
