I was very lucky to snag a beautiful kit of cream, orange and black fabric from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. recently. The kits were in very limited supply and appear to have sold out, but don't despair, you can still put together these fabrics on your own, with a little effort. If you don't have the energy for that, keep checking the Miss Rosie website and see if she puts out any more kits.
If you go to Quiltshops.com (a fabric search engine) and look for orange fabrics from The Boo Crew (by Sweetwater) and Honeysweet (by Fig Tree), plus black and gray fabrics from Little Black Dress II, plus fill in with some Essential Dots and fabrics from your stash you can absolutely put together the required yardage to make the beautiful quilt pattern Lucy, designed by Carrie Nelson. You only need 8 orange fat quarters and 10 black/gray fatquarters. (Of course more is better). The background is a subtle polka dot from Minick and Simpson's Midwinter Reds collection. It is all still available with a bit of looking. You can get the pattern in a pdf version from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. and be stitching away in no time. Come on, you know you want a Halloween quilt. And if you don't (seriously?), just imagine how amazing this quilt would look in assorted multicolored scraps from your stash.
The quilt is made by strip piecing and goes together super fast. I got my kit on Wednesday and got the fabric cut out and strips sewn together
and my strip sets all cut into sections
and about a dozen of the 61 checkerboard blocks sewn in one day!
I put a new book on my iPod, and spent a delightful day puttering all on my own in the sewing room. Heaven! I plan on repeating the experience today.
48 responses to “Lucy”
I missed out on that one and I was bummed. I did see a picture on Joanne Figueroa’s IG feed of a quilt she was working on that looked great too so I am thinking I’ll try to make that one.
I missed out on that one and I was bummed. I did see a picture on Joanne Figueroa’s IG feed of a quilt she was working on that looked great too so I am thinking I’ll try to make that one.
I missed out on that one and I was bummed. I did see a picture on Joanne Figueroa’s IG feed of a quilt she was working on that looked great too so I am thinking I’ll try to make that one.
That quilt is so dang cute. I saw it on Thelma’s blog and Carries’s as well. You are a lucky girl. I am so jealous,of your sewing time. We are moving and it is utter chaos around here getting the house ready to sell. it goes on the market next week so hopefully I will get some sewing time back (if I can control the mess factor of course). have a great weekend.
Mary
That quilt is so dang cute. I saw it on Thelma’s blog and Carries’s as well. You are a lucky girl. I am so jealous,of your sewing time. We are moving and it is utter chaos around here getting the house ready to sell. it goes on the market next week so hopefully I will get some sewing time back (if I can control the mess factor of course). have a great weekend.
Mary
That quilt is so dang cute. I saw it on Thelma’s blog and Carries’s as well. You are a lucky girl. I am so jealous,of your sewing time. We are moving and it is utter chaos around here getting the house ready to sell. it goes on the market next week so hopefully I will get some sewing time back (if I can control the mess factor of course). have a great weekend.
Mary
Coming together and you are a quick sewer……must be that new room ;)))
Coming together and you are a quick sewer……must be that new room ;)))
Coming together and you are a quick sewer……must be that new room ;)))
That quilt is working up fast! Looking forward to seeing it finished.
That quilt is working up fast! Looking forward to seeing it finished.
That quilt is working up fast! Looking forward to seeing it finished.
You sure do work quickly. Two days in your sewing room. Sounds blissful. You accomplished a lot on day one. Looking forward to seeing the beautiful results of day two.
You sure do work quickly. Two days in your sewing room. Sounds blissful. You accomplished a lot on day one. Looking forward to seeing the beautiful results of day two.
You sure do work quickly. Two days in your sewing room. Sounds blissful. You accomplished a lot on day one. Looking forward to seeing the beautiful results of day two.
Dang girl! You’re fast… in the best possible way, of course. lol
Background – if you can’t find the polka dot from Midwinter Reds, my second choice was the Pindot in Ice Cream from American Jane. It’s a Basic fabric and it’s one of my absolute favorite fabrics – it goes with everything from Denyse Schmidt to Reproduction. It’s available at http://www.americanjane.com/fabric
Now stop reading and go finish your quilt! Have a terrific weekend!
Dang girl! You’re fast… in the best possible way, of course. lol
Background – if you can’t find the polka dot from Midwinter Reds, my second choice was the Pindot in Ice Cream from American Jane. It’s a Basic fabric and it’s one of my absolute favorite fabrics – it goes with everything from Denyse Schmidt to Reproduction. It’s available at http://www.americanjane.com/fabric
Now stop reading and go finish your quilt! Have a terrific weekend!
Dang girl! You’re fast… in the best possible way, of course. lol
Background – if you can’t find the polka dot from Midwinter Reds, my second choice was the Pindot in Ice Cream from American Jane. It’s a Basic fabric and it’s one of my absolute favorite fabrics – it goes with everything from Denyse Schmidt to Reproduction. It’s available at http://www.americanjane.com/fabric
Now stop reading and go finish your quilt! Have a terrific weekend!
fabric mix reminds me of the halloween spools kit i bought from fig tree last year at PIQF. ;p
fabric mix reminds me of the halloween spools kit i bought from fig tree last year at PIQF. ;p
fabric mix reminds me of the halloween spools kit i bought from fig tree last year at PIQF. ;p
What a cute quilt and, of course, I’m once again blow away by the speed at which you dive in and make blocks!!
Love that quiltshops.com search!
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What a cute quilt and, of course, I’m once again blow away by the speed at which you dive in and make blocks!!
Love that quiltshops.com search!
AMIL is in in-patient Hospice care.
Hugs!
What a cute quilt and, of course, I’m once again blow away by the speed at which you dive in and make blocks!!
Love that quiltshops.com search!
AMIL is in in-patient Hospice care.
Hugs!
I hope Carrie list more of these kits ! I have just been online for the last hour and I am having a very hard time finding any of the fabrics you suggested 🙁
I hope Carrie list more of these kits ! I have just been online for the last hour and I am having a very hard time finding any of the fabrics you suggested 🙁
I hope Carrie list more of these kits ! I have just been online for the last hour and I am having a very hard time finding any of the fabrics you suggested 🙁
Love those yummy colors! I snoozed and it was sold out before I could snag one. I have my pattern though, so will rummage through my stash for fabrics that will work. You always get me sidetracked 🙂
Love those yummy colors! I snoozed and it was sold out before I could snag one. I have my pattern though, so will rummage through my stash for fabrics that will work. You always get me sidetracked 🙂
Love those yummy colors! I snoozed and it was sold out before I could snag one. I have my pattern though, so will rummage through my stash for fabrics that will work. You always get me sidetracked 🙂
Looks and sounds like fun! You have a lot accomplished in a short time!!
Looks and sounds like fun! You have a lot accomplished in a short time!!
Looks and sounds like fun! You have a lot accomplished in a short time!!
Wow, you are making great progress. I did order the pattern the day I saw on Thelma’s site but now I’m going to be hunting fabric! Love it!
Wow, you are making great progress. I did order the pattern the day I saw on Thelma’s site but now I’m going to be hunting fabric! Love it!
Wow, you are making great progress. I did order the pattern the day I saw on Thelma’s site but now I’m going to be hunting fabric! Love it!
I love Carrie’s quilt and the kit! So fun that you got one. I don’t know how to contact you privately about a quilt that you finished in 2012. I’m wondering if you would sell a pattern that is no longer in print. Please contact me at tchamberlain1atbresnandotnet
Thanks!
Tina
I love Carrie’s quilt and the kit! So fun that you got one. I don’t know how to contact you privately about a quilt that you finished in 2012. I’m wondering if you would sell a pattern that is no longer in print. Please contact me at tchamberlain1atbresnandotnet
Thanks!
Tina
I love Carrie’s quilt and the kit! So fun that you got one. I don’t know how to contact you privately about a quilt that you finished in 2012. I’m wondering if you would sell a pattern that is no longer in print. Please contact me at tchamberlain1atbresnandotnet
Thanks!
Tina
Hi Tina, the email address in your comment above is not valid. I tried to figure it out, but was not successful.
Nicole
Hi Tina, the email address in your comment above is not valid. I tried to figure it out, but was not successful.
Nicole
Hi Tina, the email address in your comment above is not valid. I tried to figure it out, but was not successful.
Nicole
I slapped my hand from pushing the send button for this one. I must be realistic in what I can piece for myself vs what I have to quilt. *wink* I love the spiderweb quilting in those open blocks of this one too! Part of the reason I wanted the quilt! LOL I’m impressed how far along you area already too!
I slapped my hand from pushing the send button for this one. I must be realistic in what I can piece for myself vs what I have to quilt. *wink* I love the spiderweb quilting in those open blocks of this one too! Part of the reason I wanted the quilt! LOL I’m impressed how far along you area already too!
I slapped my hand from pushing the send button for this one. I must be realistic in what I can piece for myself vs what I have to quilt. *wink* I love the spiderweb quilting in those open blocks of this one too! Part of the reason I wanted the quilt! LOL I’m impressed how far along you area already too!
I ordered Lucy the day I saw the quilt on Thelma’s blog but didn’t order the kit. After seeing your close-ups, I “need” to find some of the fabric. Those are great choices of fabric. Thanks for suggesting Quiltshops.com. I’m going to a quilt show in my area in a couple weeks so-o-o-o now do I looks for fabric there or go ahead and order the ones I have found…..decisions, decisions!!
I ordered Lucy the day I saw the quilt on Thelma’s blog but didn’t order the kit. After seeing your close-ups, I “need” to find some of the fabric. Those are great choices of fabric. Thanks for suggesting Quiltshops.com. I’m going to a quilt show in my area in a couple weeks so-o-o-o now do I looks for fabric there or go ahead and order the ones I have found…..decisions, decisions!!
I ordered Lucy the day I saw the quilt on Thelma’s blog but didn’t order the kit. After seeing your close-ups, I “need” to find some of the fabric. Those are great choices of fabric. Thanks for suggesting Quiltshops.com. I’m going to a quilt show in my area in a couple weeks so-o-o-o now do I looks for fabric there or go ahead and order the ones I have found…..decisions, decisions!!