She's here! The Cloud Surfing quilt pattern is now available and ready to take you on a curvalicious quilty adventure!
Now, if curves scare you, I totally get it! I’ve been there!
I had heard such fear surrounding stitching curves that I got scared just by osmosis! But there’s really nothing to fear!
The key is to just go slow, take your time and not pull on the fabric. Since it’s cut on the bias, that curvy block is going to s-t-r-e-t-c-h on you the more you handle it. So, being careful with how you handle the fabric is super important. You want to be gentle.
I had heard such fear surrounding stitching curves that I got scared just by osmosis! But there’s really nothing to fear!
The key is to just go slow, take your time and not pull on the fabric. Since it’s cut on the bias, that curvy block is going to s-t-r-e-t-c-h on you the more you handle it. So, being careful with how you handle the fabric is super important. You want to be gentle.
To help take the fear out of this technique, I’ve included a video tutorial within the pattern on how to piece curves using pins and without pins. The latter is how I prefer to stitch them.
Say whaaa?
No pins?
Yup! No pins!
Say whaaa?
No pins?
Yup! No pins!
Now that you know I've got you covered on how to sew curves, let’s dive in on what the Cloud Surfing quilt pattern has to offer!
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PATTERN FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS
Here’s a full overview of what’s featured in the Cloud
Surfing quilt pattern:
Includes
instructions for 2 quilt sizes:
> Baby/ Wall Hanging 34" x 32" which is perfect for a nursery or wall hanging.
> Lap 60" x 55" which is ideal for curling up on the couch with a good book!
> Baby/ Wall Hanging 34" x 32" which is perfect for a nursery or wall hanging.
> Lap 60" x 55" which is ideal for curling up on the couch with a good book!
Two different quilt looks in one pattern. Each size has its own unique design elements and method of construction. No need to fear quilty boredom when you can quilt both sizes and experiences 2 different quilt journeys and 2 very different looks!
Step-by-step
graphics to walk you through to piecing success. Plus, active hyperlinks to
tutorials and videos for added help.
Templates 100% to scale - designed by Papper Sax Sten.
Coloring page to design your own and see it before you commit your fabric.
Coloring page to design your own and see it before you commit your fabric.
Block
labels to print out so you can easily keep track of your pieces.
Fabric
cutting diagrams to maximize your yardage.
The
modern design features lots of negative space to have fun with your quilting.
Plus,
more!
The Cloud Surfing quilt is all about letting loose and
having some curvy fun!
BABY/ WALL HANGING
This one all came about after Jenny from Papper Sax Sten sent me her oval Drunkard’s path templates to play with. I went to town having fun mocking up different ideas, but this is the one that I kept coming back to. I've shared more of the inspiration behind the Cloud Surfing quilt over on Art Gallery Fabrics blog.
But just know that I was a little nervous when I dove into this design, as it had been entirely mocked up on the computer, and I wasn’t really sure whether I could recreate my digital design.
I had nothing to fear, because she turned out
beautifully!
Plus, have you seen these colours?
I do have a thing for coral but pairing it with this soft
peach, vibrant orange, a little mauve and that pop of deep burgundy is just SO fun! I’ve
been getting lots of comments on this pairing – clearly you love it too!
If you haven’t tried quilting with AGF PURE Solids, I highly
recommend giving it a go. They’ve got a silky softness to them that I haven’t
come across with other quilting cottons.
To really up the tactile quilty goodness, I opted to
entirely hand quilt her using a combo of 12wt Aurifil Thread + some pearl
cotton in size 8. The hand feel of this one is out of this world. It’s making
me wish I had made her bigger so I could curl up in all that tactile quilty
goodness!
MATERIALS FEATURED
To make this version, I used the following materials:
50wt white thread for piecing
12wt Aurifil Thread in 2425 for hand quilting
Presencia Finca Pearl cotton thread in size 8 in peach and
orange (shop list of resources here)
Oval Drunkard’s Path rulers designed by Papper Sax Sten
Cloud Surfing quilt pattern – baby/wall hanging size
LAP QUILT
The lap size of the Cloud Surfing quilt was my chance to
take the original design one step further.
It not only gives you an entirely different look than the
baby size, but it also means you now have lots of negative space to have fun
with your quilting.
To really showcase the movement of the design, I opted to
use the templates to plot out different curved quilting designs. I split the
quilt into 3 different quadrants to highlight the clouds and help the eye move
across the quilt. It was so much fun!
Plus, I opted to go with this orange thread colour so that
my quilting stood out, but not so much that it detracted from the quilt.
Scrummalicious is what comes to mind!
I also love that I got to collaborate with Art Gallery
Fabrics on the colorway. The theme was all retro surfing/ Hawaii vacation
vibes. I took that to another level by featuring the Laki Island Daylight print
on the back. I love how the florals add a fun whimsical touch to the modern
abstract design on the front.
And don’t even get me started on the binding print! I already love a polka dot binding, but
this one has the added detail of a subtle wave around each of the dots -
perfection!
MATERIALS FEATURED
To make the Retro Cloud Surfing quilt I used the following
materials and notions:
50wt Aurifil Thread in #2000 – piecing
50wt Aurifil Thread in #2214 – quilting
50wt Aurifil Thread in #2021 – hand binding
Oval Drunkard’s Path rulers designed by Papper Sax Sten
Cloud Surfing quilt pattern – lap size
GIVEAWAY
To celebrate the launch of the Cloud Surfing quilt pattern, Jenny from Papper Sax Sten, the team at Art Gallery Fabrics and myself have joined forces to bring you an epic giveaway including:
- A full set of Jenny’s amazing Oval Drunkard’s Path rulers – which include all 3 sizes featured in the pattern.
- All the AGF fabrics I used to create this lap quilt, including the backing and binding – yassss, which means you’ll get to totally recreate this retro beauty!
- And 2 free PDF copies (one for you + one for a friend you tag) of the newly launched Cloud Surfing pattern from me.
Happy quilting!
xo
Shannon
PS I’m crossing these off my Q1 2020 FAL List – that’s 4
down…more to go!
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Congrats on the new pattern release Shannon! I love both versions! I don't have a lot of experience with curves - the ones I have made didn't turn out very well so they do scare me a little and I try to avoid them whenever possible. :-) But I know how detailed your instructions are so I might have to give this one a try.
ReplyDeleteI totally get the hesitancy, Izzy, but if you get stuck, feel free to reach out 😊 I include a video to show you stitching the curves with and without pins – try both methods to see which feels best to you!
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