Backgammon Quilt!!

Today I am excited to share another new quilt finish, the Backgammon Quilt!!!   When my wonderful friends at Fat Quarter Shop  asked if I wanted to try out this new design of theirs that features the Starburst Ruler and you know I just had to say yes, I mean, how fun is this quilt!!!  And it is always fun to mix things up and piece triangles instead of rectangles ;)  

The Backgammon Quilt is made by sewing together a long row of triangles alternating background and print, and then just laying out all your rows into these fun scrappy diamonds!!  And yup, the Starburst Ruler makes cutting all of those triangles a breeze :)  And yes, there are quite a few points to line up, but if your nervous about that, check out Kimberly's Backgammon Video Tutorial for lots of extra pointers on perfect points!!      The quilt finishes at 62 x 64 so it is a wonderful lap size quilt :) 

The Backgammon Quilt is Fat Quarter Friendly.  You use 12 Fat Quarters and a background fabric to whip up this quilt :)   I used Sagewood Fabrics by Crystal Manning  for Moda.   And I just love the deep rich colors in this line!!  And the prints are just gorgeous with lovely florals, playful dragonflies, and cool geo designs!!   And I used a new to me grunge for the background!!!  I paired these prints with Grunge Vanilla, it has a little more "texture" for a white background and fit these prints perfectly!!   I just love the way it all came together, so chic!!  

When it came time to quilt it, I decided on an all over swirl.   You know, this is my go to when I can't decide, and it always looks awesome!!  And I love all of the texture the swirls add!!   It is a great design to go with such angled piecing :)  And ya know, it s always a fun and fast one to quilt, so that is a double bonus! 

Isn't this just such a great quilt design!!!   I love how the added quilting texture just makes the design pop all the more :)  Doesn't that picture just make you want to snuggle up in this and take a nap in the sunshine :)  

 And that is my Backgammon Quilt!!!  If you would like to make your own Backgammon Quilt you can find the Free Pattern Here    You can find the original Backgammon Quilt Kit here if you want a happy bright version, or just pick 12 favorite fat quarters and go to it!!    Oh, and be sure to pop on over to the Jolly Jabber for lots more Backgammon quilting inspiration as there are a few bloggers making this quilt!!! 

Thanks for popping in today and sharing this new quilt finish with me!!!

I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!!