Have you ever received an email that just made your day?
This is exactly what happened one very cold winter day
during my Christmas holidays. I was up North at the cottage in full on relaxed
mode as we were celebrating our favourite time of year. I don’t normally check
my emails while on vacation, but for some reason I took a little peek. And boy
am I
happy I did!
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One email in particular caught my eye – it was one from the
team at Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine asking me if I’d be interested in making a quilt for their bohemian themed
issue. They sent me a couple of quilts I had made, as well as some inspiration
shots to give me an idea of the style they were after. I just adore the team at
LPQ, they’ve always been amazing to work with and so I was 100% onboard to help
out.
I was shown an advance preview of the Rollakan collection designed by
Cathy Nordstrom for FIGO Fabrics.
You know how much I love Cathy’s designs. Working with her Forest Talk collection for Andover
in my Winter Star quilt was such a positive experience and I was eager to have a repeat 😉
After looking through her first collection for FIGO I was sold!
These prints are so versatile. I actually mocked up several different
versions using this very collection. One was much moodier with a more prominent
focus on the blues in the collection. But you know my love for corals, and it
appears the team at LPQ have a similar love as that’s the direction we ended up
going in!
What I love about the Harvest Falls quilt is that she’s
perfect for showing off your favourite prints. The large half square triangles
are not only quick to piece, but they retain the feel of the fabrics, so you
get to admire those details in all their glory. Plus, did I mention she’s a
quick make?!
The large borders offer lots of negative space to play with
your quilting. You can go super detailed and really show off your quilting
skills or keep it minimal and let the central design motif take center stage.
There’s really so many directions you can go in.
You can see in my Spring Lilacs version that I went to town
having fun with different quilt designs in all that negative space.
For this one, I opted for a crosshatch design. This was my
first time tackling that design, and while it was lengthy to plot out, I’m
really happy I stuck with it. The end result keeps the focus on the quilt
design, while still adding lovely texture and a cohesive look to the quilt. I
can see myself revisiting this design again. I will say this ruler and my trusty hera marker were
invaluable in making this design a reality.
While I wanted the focus to be on the prints and quilt
design, I still wanted to add some fun pops with the quilting thread colour. I
think the Salmon in 40wt adds the perfect little pop while still blending in with
the overall colour palette.
The mini is another quick make. Finishing at 20” x 20”, how
could she not be, right? Since she was so quick, I decided to do a mix of both
machine and hang quilting. These mini projects are the perfect opportunity to
add hand stitched details without feeling like you’re committing yourself to
weeks on end of hand work. I used a few different thread colours in this one to
up the visual interest and just have fun! Cause it is supposed to be all about
the quilty fun after all 😉
To up the texture even more, I opted to big stitch hand
quilt the binding too, which adds this fun little detail to the back.
MATERIALS FEATURED
I know you love knowing the materials I use in my projects,
so here’s the full list broken down by each quilt size.
HARVEST FALLS QUILT
Harvest Falls quilt pattern – available in LPQ Issue 76
HARVEST FALLS MINI QUILT
Rollakan Pink Meadow
Rollakan Navy Ditzy Geo
Rollakan Mustard Pears
Rollakan Multi Fences
Rollakan Pink Thread
Pink solid
Pearl cotton thread
Harvest Falls mini quilt pattern – available in LPQ Issue 76
Since I hadn’t planned for these projects, a lot of my first
quarter got rearranged to be able to fit these in. But I’m so happy I took it
on, because these quilts are just so fun. Plus, it introduced me to the
gorgeous fabrics available from FIGO Fabrics and the amazing team behind the
company.
Be sure to check out the Rollakan Flight Plan baby quilt I
made from the scraps leftover from these quilts. It’s proof on just how
versatile the Rollakan collection is!
Both the Harvest Falls quilt and Harvest Falls Mini quilt
patterns are available exclusively in Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine Issue 76.
Happy quilting!
xo
Shannon
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