It's always a fun day when I get to share some secret sewing!! I was thrilled when my good friends at Moda Fabrics asked if I would make the Summer Weekend Quilt by Corey Yoder featuring her new Sunwashed Fabrics!!! And of course, I said yes, I mean, how can you not whip up those adorable sunshine blocks set on point, so cute!!!!
I am such a fan of making Coriander Quilts Patterns!! They are always so well written, easy to follow, and she and I have a similar style in piecing that always makes it fun and fast to whip up one of her quilts! And I was thrilled to do this design on-point. I don't often do quilts on-point, but they are so fun, and they create a great negative space to have fun quilting in :)
And I know it looks like a lot of piecing with some complicated shapes, but really, it is just basic piecing that is harder than it looks. These blocks whipped together in no time, and I just love the different backgrounds on the blocks to really add that extra wow factor. It finishes at 64" x 76" so it is a great size to snuggle up in or have as a throw on a couch.
And I had so much fun custom quilting this one!!! Remember how I mentioned that awesome negative space, I quilted feathers in it!!! I just love getting to quilt a vine of feathers moving up the quilt, so fun!!! (which is kind of funny I say that now, when I few years ago that would have scared me to even attempt :) Then in the blocks, I really wanted to make the "sunshine points" pop, so I left those un-quilted and then did tiny pebbling and figure 8's in the block background. I just love how it makes those points stand out. So fun!! !!!
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And now this quilt is off visiting lots of quilt shops hopefully bringing some Summer Weekend goodness wherever it travels :) So I will have to wait to snuggle up in it, But you don't have to wait!!! Sunwashed Fabrics are shipping now and Fat Quarter Shop has a Hometown Quilt Kit already available !! (and guess who's quilt that is in the picture, I know I'm silly, but it just makes me smile ;) Now you can whip up your own Summer Weekend Quilt before Summer arrives, so great!!!
I know you are just going to have so much fun making your own ;) And if you are like me, I need this splash of summer in my life right now (so done with snow right now :) I am excited for this one to come back because I think it is just going to make such a lovely gift :) You just can't help but smile at all of those happy prints and colors in adorable sunshine blocks!!!
And that is it for today !!
I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!