Layer Cake Crepe - A Shortcut Quilt!!

Today I am excited to share the Layer Cake Crepe Shortcut Quilt!!!   So if you have been around here for a bit, you know I just love sewing the Short-Cut Quilts  that my friends at Fat Quarter Shop are always coming up with.   I mean, what is not to love about them . . . they are super fun and super fast!!!    So when they asked if I wanted to make the new Layer Cake Crepe Shortcut Quilt I was all over it!!!

And it was so fun, and so fast, that I made 2!!!   The Layer Cake Crepe Quilt is put together in such a creative way!!  You are basically making large 9 patches with your layer cake squares, and then cutting them down the middle to make the blocks.  It creates these fun alternating blocks, a cool modern twist on a disappearing concept!!  And I love that the layout is all mixed and matched, it really keeps your eyes moving!!

As you can tell by the name, this quilt is Layer Cake friendly.   The original quilt is made with Frivolity by Sweetfire Road and there is a kit for it here.   And that got me thinking about Sweetfire Road's gorgeous fabrics!!  So I decided to mix things up a bit by cutting my own layer cakes!!   You see, I had all of these low volume fat quarters left over from my Wandering Star Quilts in Seaglass Summer by Sweetfire Road.  Aren't those low volumes, with the pops of gold just so great!!  Especially paired with my favorite Lead Grunge Background!!    I am so glad I thought of this because I just love the result.  But of course, you don't have to cut your own, and it makes it even quicker to use a Print Layer Cake and a Background Layer Cake (which they make in Grunge!!)  

But I was on the using up scraps kick, which had me recalling the 5 quilts I made for my wonderful friends at Moda as samples (I will be sharing them all very soon)  with their new Groove Fabric by Emily Van Hoff.  As you can imagine, making 5 quilts with one fabric line left me with a few scraps ;)   So I figured, why not make a second Layer Cake Crepe Quilt.  Especially as these prints are so large, they fit this design just perfectly!!  I figured these super Groovy Fabrics needed a super fun background, so I paired them with Bella Solid Turquoise and I just love how bright and happy it makes this quilt!!

When it came time to quilt these, I opted for more fun and fast!!  So the first one I did an all over loose feather!   But for a pop, I decided to use a Gold Thread.  I love how it just shines on that background!!   And the loose feathers can also have a very "sea" feel to them, and that makes me super happy!!

And for the second quilt, I wanted to keep with all of the groovy fun, so I did an echoed Loop de Loop, and really varied the echo to keep things different.   I love the way it turned out.   And it is hard to see in the picture, but I used a rainbow variegated thread, just to add that extra groove!!  It turned out just so happy!

Then some scrappy bindings, (because truly, scrappy bindings are the best!!) and these two quilts were done!!   The Layer Cake Crepe Quilt finishes at 70 1/2" x 86" so it is a perfect twin size, or a great snuggle quilt :)   It really would make for a wonderful gift, especially if you need to whip it up in a hurry!!   

 In fact, this groove quilt was a graduation gift for one very "groovy guy"!  And those are my  Layer Cake Crepe Quilts!!  If you would like to make your own Layer Cake Crepe quilt you can find the Free Pattern Here   And as a special bonus, Fat Quarter Shop even has a You Tube video that walks you through making the quilt step by step.  How great is that!!!  Oh, and be sure to pop on over to the Jolly Jabber for lots more Layer Cake Crepe quilting inspiration as there are a few bloggers making this quilt!!! 

Thanks for popping in today and sharing these new finishes with me!!!

I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!!