Hooray, it’s another summer finish! This is the Spinoff pattern by Daisy Aschehoug of Warm Folk. I made it back in January 2021 during a Gulf Coast MQG workshop with Daisy. The design is a fun way to practice curves and quarter circle blocks, and the top comes together really fast. I was able to finish the whole top on the day of the workshop, and it’s been patiently sitting in my “to quilt” pile ever since.
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My fabric choices for this one were entirely dictated by what I was able to pull from my stash! At the time, my stash was mostly fat quarters, and I didn’t have much yardage, so these were the fabrics I was able to find in sufficient quantities that worked well enough. And I liked the result! (My stash is still mostly FQs thanks to several early quilting years where I loved FQ bundles, but I’ve changed my fabric buying habits and generally go for 1/2 yard or more these days.)
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I quilted this on my longarm with an edge-to-edge pantograph, and I’m still loving the novelty of computerized quilting. It’s so fun and makes quick work of a smaller quilt like this one. I continue to really dial in my tension settings on my machine and was very happy with my results.
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The stats:
- Quilt measures 44″ x 44″.
- Pattern is Spinoff by Daisy Aschehoug.
- Fabrics are a variety of prints pulled from my stash.
- Backing is a Ruby Star Society wideback by Melody Miller.
- Binding is an older Riley Blake print.
- Batting is Quilters Dream Select White Poly.
- Pieced with Aurifil 50 wt thread in #2600 (Dove).
- Quilted on my APQS Millie with Glide thread in Linen.
- Pantograph is Squared Rounded from Urban Elementz.
I love the wideback you used for the backing. It looks like you are really getting to know your longarm – the pantograph looks fantastic!
Thanks! I love the backing print too. I have used a few of the Ruby Star widebacks and I *mostly* love them. They’re printed on cotton sateen so they feel silky and lovely, but I do notice that the needle holes are more visible — sort of like what happens digitally printed fabrics, although not as severe. It hasn’t stopped me from using the sateen, but it’s something I noticed!