Katy Jones of Monkey Do (and one of the editors of Fat Quarterly) has made the most spectacularly awesome quilt top using some of my Quilt Blocks collection. With only bits of fabric she had from quilt market, she has put together such an amazing design. I LOVE the falling pieces appliquéd at the bottom. I think one of the interesting things about this design is that these fabrics have a larger scale pattern that most quilters wouldn’t think of cutting into smaller pieces. I think what it does here is add randomness and abstraction to the design, giving it a very modern feel. She used the fabrics pictured below and added polka dots and some bright solids. This Spring Carnival, or ferris wheel design, works so well and you can see how it’s completely different depending on the fabrics you choose. I also love the version with Jenean Morrison’s fabrics. Katy is selling the acrylic templates that she used to simplify the process — what a great idea. And she’s also been working on this pillow with my flying geese fabric. Look at her amazing quilting here!
Over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing things people made from my book 1, 2, 3 Sew, but it is possibly even more exciting to see people take their own creativity and use my fabric designs to bring their ideas to reality. I’m looking forward to getting the all the fabrics from the Quilt Blocks collection soon and I can’t wait to make some things — and even better, see what you make!
The Quilt Blocks collection for Moda should hit shops in the next month. If you own a quilt shop and you’ve ordered the fabric, please do let me know so I can add you to my links. I’ll also be offering a free month of advertising for all shops who carry the collection!
Can’t wait to see this fabric in person! The quilt is gorgeous. You are on a roll!
Thank you so much for featuring my quilt! I absolutely LOVE the fabrics (cannot wait to be able to get heaps and heaps of it!) and how versatile they are. The colours are amazing.
Roll on next month!
This is the second spot I have seen Katy’s quilt today! It’s so pretty. I hadn’t realized you had a hand it too. Kudos.
Fantastic quilt! Love the falling pieces and the gorgeous contrast of colors.
So pretty!
Oh I love that quilt! It makes me feel kind of loopy and dizzy :).
I can’t wait to see the fabrics!
What an amazing quilt! I loved that the falling pieces didn’t show up on my screen until I scrolled down. What a fun and unexpected surprise! Thanks for sharing.