I’ve such a lovely day of sewing! I waited all week for my fabric to arrive and luckily it arrived yesterday afternoon. It was actually the Australia Day holiday here down under, so I spent the day creating this gorgeous quilt just in time to share it for the release of the Layer Cake Pop Quilt pattern and Quilt Along.
I can tell you firsthand that it is indeed possible to make this entire quilt top in one day.
Not one to do things the easy way, I decided to use the Dixie Fat Eighth Bundle from the July 2016 SewSampler Box rather than the suggested Layer Cake. You can see my cutting below to get two sets of pieces from each fat eighth. This fabric is so pretty it made me smile all day. I found my tiny 2.5″ square by Creative Grids was perfect for cross cutting all those squares.
My white background fabric was a white jelly roll of Bella Solids. I think I need to just keep one of these permanently in my fabric stash because I so often am looking for white background fabric. The jelly roll made cutting super quick and easy, of course.
Once all the cutting was done, this was a great project for chain piecing.
I listened to “Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia” on Audible while I pieced the first section – it seemed appropriate on Australia Day. Then I switched to “Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World” for a bit, before finally listening to “Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m a Supervillain” when my boy came to join me for while in my sewing room.
Do you listen to something or watch TV while you sew?
But back to the sewing…
I really love how this quilt top has come together. The pattern is easy to follow with clear diagrams and instructions that make sense. I think I especially like how the blocks create a secondary design of stars once they are joined.
You can find more info about this pattern over at the Fat Quarter Shop blog, The Jolly Jabber, here.
Shop for Layer Cakes at Fat Quarter Shop here.
Disclosure: I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this pattern so I could create my quilt to share with you. Thank you, Fat Quarter Shop folks!
Sew pretty!
Wow! I am so impressed that you were able to get the quilt top pieced in a day. The pattern really lends itself to chain piecing and I love the fabrics you chose. 🙂
Thanks, Lisa. It is rare to have a day for sewing like that but it was so fun!
I love that you used the fat eights from the Sew Sampler box. I was just wondering what to try with that fabric and I think I found a winner. Your quilt is beautiful.
Thanks, Jennifer. I’m getting quite a collection of fabric from the boxes so I need to get sewing!
Love it! I should make another one with my F8 bundle too!
Thanks, Melanie. It is one of those patterns that works with almost any fabric, I think.
Just one day??!! I’m just a beginner and look far down the road for that to be a reality for me. Thanks for the inspiration.
You’re welcome, Bookboxer. It is not often I have the luxury of whole day of sewing like that but it is so fun when I can swing it!
Love your new quilt top you made. You sure made that fast!!!!
Thanks, Darla – it was so satisfying to make the whole thing in a day!
It’s lovely…I’m going to start sewing and you are my guide and inspiration……..
Love you quilting from your blankets to your other quilting projects. Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Gina. And thanks for taking the time to leave me a little message!
What is this pattern called? I searched on their website and can’t find the pattern name.
It is here on their blog: https://blog.fatquartershop.com/shortcut-quilt-layer-cake-pop/