Today I have a free quilt pattern for you! I very UN-affectionately call this quilt “the cursed quilt”, but since I didn’t think that would be a good selling point, I give you “Prism Petals”. Let me explain. I have made this quilt twice now, and BOTH times, with two different longarmers, I got them back quilted with pantographs I did not choose and did not like. Such a heartbreak after putting in so much time and money!
The first one was so bad I even attempted to rip out all of the stitching, which contributed to a horrible case of tendonitis that I have been dealing with for over a year. The treatment: exercises, stretches, and… do nothing repetitive with my dominant hand/arm until it’s better. Translation: no. more. embroidery. GUYS!!!! HOW?!?!?! It’s been a rough one, and I still have to make sure I don’t overdo it, but I think it’s finally mostly healed. Hoping to get working on some embroidery projects soon.
Anyway, to counteract some of the cursed-ness of this quilt, I decided to fill it with some positive energy and give the pattern away for free. Shall we see if it works?
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I won’t even show you what the first quilt looked like. This second time around the quilting wasn’t too bad, but definitely not what I asked for. It was originally long diamonds, and I attempted to make it look better by stitching straight lines to turn them into triangles.
To make it more fun, I used colored thread in a rainbow pattern! You can’t see it from far away, but up-close it’s a pretty cute detail.
I had fun choosing all of the different color prints for this low volume quilt pattern. The white flowers look so sweet and dainty against the beige background. I used Moda Crossweave Sand for the background. I don’t think they make it in that color anymore, but I was able to find an online shop selling some. The crossweave frayed like crazy, but I like the different texture it gives. You could also do a light background with colored flowers.
I love a bias stripe binding! This pink was so perfect. It’s Riley Blake Hibiscus Stripes – Blush.
And this white fabric with little blue birds is my new favorite print. I used it for the backing and got extra to use in future projects. It’s Riley Blake Hush Hush 4 – For the Birds. I always love their Hush Hush collections, and I used a few others from them in this quilt. I like Cute Little Fabric Shop because she lets you buy eighths of yards online. Perfect for this quilt since you can do a layer cake or eighths.
What do you think? Was it worth all the hassle? Let me know if you decide to make it so I can feel a little better about it all.
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