My Halloween Butter Tarts

I am so happy that I was able to to finish this Halloween quilt before the big day!    I had a Fat Quarter bundle of the Spooky n Sweeter Collection from Art Gallery Fabrics waiting for the right project for a couple of years.  Trying to come up with an interesting way to use them was actually how the Butter Tarts pattern for Highway 10 Designs came to be.

I knew I really wanted a pattern that used the Fat Quarters efficiently and didn't require a background.  The collection contained 17 fat quarters and I added 3 more from my stash to bring it up to the 20 fabrics that with a border makes a lovely lap quilt.  Thankfully I had the good sense to tuck away some coordinating yardage somewhere along the way! One of the fun parts of the Butter Tarts pattern is mixing and matching all the fabrics to create the blocks. 

I used a mystery wool batting that I purchased over the summer at a clearance sale.  It didn't have a manufacturer's name, just that it was wool.  It gave the quilting great definition, and was very cozy when I was under the quilt watching TV last night.

I was eager to lead this one on the machine so I used a solid black fabric that I had on hand for the backing, along with a strip of the leftover border fabric for interest.  I used the Gossamer pantograph, and So Fine #502 Milan Mauve on the top top and Bottom Line #632 Light Periwinkle on the back. This turned my plain black fabric into something a lot more interesting.

I pieced this quilt top at a retreat with the Sunset Country Quilters in Dryden this past weekend.  I had my fabric cut before I arrived and could enjoy visiting and piecing this one.  No HSTs to trim or flying geese to make, made for a very relaxing project.

The Butter Tarts pattern and everything else in the Highway 10 Designs store is on sale until Saturday!

Butter Tarts - New From Highway 10 Designs

Kathy and I are excited to announce the new Butter Tarts pattern from our shared venture Highway 10 Designs.  It has been more than 2 years since we last had an idea we were excited enough to work up into a pattern.  We are so excited that we are having a sale - more on that later.

The Butter Tarts pattern is Fat Quarter friendly and includes 6 sizes ranging from Baby to Queen.  One of the best parts of the pattern is that there are no HSTs or Flying Geese to make, so no trimming!

My Canadian friends will understand the great Butter Tart debate - raisins or no raisins?  (I sit somewhere in the middle of this, and prefer a few dainty currants in mine.)  And as Kathy and I were working on pattern the border or no border question came up.  We could see the benefit to both so we included both options in the pattern.  

On the left you can see Kathy's version that uses 30 Fat Quarters, mine on the right uses 20 Fat Quarters but has the border added - these quilts turn out to be almost exactly the same size!

For those who know my quilting style, you will be surprised to learn that made this quilt entirely out of solids -Art Gallery Pure Solids to be exact.  I had purchased the Swatch Set from Sew Curated and had a lot of fun pulling this pretty color palette with the help of my daughter Kendra.  It really came together like I pictured it in my mind's eye.

I quilted it with the Breath of the gods pantograph and added a Cuddletex backing to make it extra cozy.

The next few pictures are of our cover quilt that Kathy made out of some Fabelism Wovens in an Autumn-y/Butter tarty color palette.  You can find more details on her blog here.

In celebration of our Butter Tarts pattern release we have put the whole store on sale!  

Enjoy 20% off any of our patterns from now until end of day Saturday November 2nd.

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or 

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I have a couple more samples to share this week so stay tuned!

 

Woodland Baby Quarter Sections

This is the 2nd baby quilt that I made for my first grandchild.  I asked my daughter if she had any requests for a quilt.  She didn't know if she was having a boy or a girl, but had decided on a woodland theme.  She said that she would like me to use one of my Highway 10 Designs patterns.   I was surprised at this request but was happy to oblige once we happened upon a super cute fabric collection.  

Quarter Sections is a fat quarter friendly pattern that is available from the Highway 10 Designs website in both instant PDF download or traditional paper formats.

For the baby size, you only need 5 fat quarters and some border and binding fabric.  We chose three prints from Northcott's Woodland Adventure collection - two for the body and a directional print for the border.  I added three blenders from my stash to let the prints shine.

I decided to quilt it using the Oak Breeze pantograph.

I added two of the fabrics to the back to use up some extra I bought and keep things interesting. The top is the perfect size to fit on one width of regular fabric which is a bonus.

Here is Finn thoughtfully posing for a picture on his new quilt.    

My Canada Home Quarter

Caron made this fantastic quilt using the My Canada collection from Northcott.  The pattern is Home Quarter from Highway 10 Designs and is a relaxing make using Fat Quarters.

Caron selected the Maple Syrup pantograph to continue the theme.  You can't see much of it on the front with the wide variety of prints, but it sure looks great on the grey Fireside backing.

Petal Junction in From Far and Wide

 

This pretty version of our Highway 10 Designs Petal Junction quilt was made by Leslie at Keystone Modern Creative as a store sample.  Leslie chose to feature the "From Far and Wide " fabric collection by Kate and Birdie for Moda Fabrics.

The large blocks of the Petal Junction pattern allow you to see so much of the detail of the prints.  It works with Half Yard or Fat Quarter cuts 

Leslie chose the Lithe pantograph for the quilting and it shows up beautifully on the green Fireside backing.