Blithe Quilt - AGF Stitched

Art Gallery Fabrics and the Fat Quarter Shop have teamed up again with another free pattern: the Blithe Quilt.  It is made up of big-ish half square triangles so it is pretty quick to piece together, but it packs a lot of visual punch.
Blithe Quilt
I chose to use mostly Maureen Cracknell prints for my quilt.  About half of them are from her first collection, Wild and Free, and most of the rest of them are from her newest collection, Fleet and Flourish.  There is also a Pure Elements Solid (it's called Ocean Waves) and one print from Bonnie Christine's collection Succulence.  
Blithe Quilt
The colors of Maureen's collections are amazing, they have such a calming effect on me. As much as I love bright and loud colors, these colors are much more "me" in real life. Instead of a random layout I decided to go a little rainbow-y. Even though the rainbow isn't perfectly balanced, it makes me happy.
Blithe Quilt
The backing fabric is this great print from Wild and Free.  I quilted it with a 3" grid to mimic the fabric on the back of the quilt.  The binding is the purple print from Fleet and Flourish which I chose mainly because it is my favorite color ever.  

This quilt is available in my Etsy shop.  
Finished size: 54.5" x 72.5"
Fabrics: Wild & Free and Fleet & Flourish by Maureen Cracknell
Batting: Quilter's Dream Select Loft

Do you want to make your own Blithe Quilt?
Free Pattern
Video 
Blithe Quilt Kit
Maureen Cracknell's Fabrics
Triangles on a Roll

More beautiful versions of the Blithe Quilt:
Ants to Sugar
Happy Quilting
Like Flowers and Butterflies
Meadow Mist Designs
Old Red Barn Co
Piece N Quilt
Quilt Matters
S.O.A.T.K. Handmade
Sew Caroline
Sharon Holland Designs
Sometimes Crafter
That Crafty Cara
Elven Garden Quilts

AGF Free Quilt Pattern Projects:
Locket Quilt
Welded Quilt
Fractal Quilt
Birchen Quilt
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Comments

  1. DebbieMarch 7, 2016 at 6:30 AM

    Very nice! I really like this variation on a HST quilt.

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  2. SvetlanaMarch 7, 2016 at 8:33 PM

    Great quilt, Erica. I so love the fabrics you chose and how well you put them all together. Great job.

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  3. LibbyMarch 8, 2016 at 7:46 AM

    Love this quilt too. Awesome !!

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  4. Michele TMarch 8, 2016 at 8:39 AM

    Great layout!!! Beautiful colours!!

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  5. Sarah @ Berry Barn DesignsMarch 8, 2016 at 1:37 PM

    Ooh, Erica, I love this! There are some wonderful finishes for the hop, but I am a huge fan of rainbow ;)

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  6. CherylMarch 9, 2016 at 7:41 AM

    I love your take on the pattern, the rainbow gradient looks great!

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  7. SamanthaMarch 9, 2016 at 6:49 PM

    Love your colors!

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  8. Afton WarrickMarch 11, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    Balanced or not, the rainbow effect is working.

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  9. Lara B.March 11, 2016 at 7:32 PM

    Your choices make for a very pretty quilt Erica! I can see why Maureen's fabrics calm you, the combination of colors is lovely.

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