I had an absolute blast working on my MQG fabric challenge quilt, and I received a lot of inquiries about a tutorial related to the design. I spent quite a bit of time putting together what I thoug…
Swoon Sixteen Block Tutorial https://www.quilt.today/2021/05/swoon-sixteen-block-tutorial.html
I love modern quilts and have since I was a little girl. I especially love quilts with a lot of white space – not surprising!...
A finish! A finish! We have another finish! Those have to be celebrated extra this year! I finished this Swoon Quilt Pattern! (This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission, at no extra cost to you, if you click a link and purchase something that I have recommended. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) This quilt is for my mama who has been living in Bolivia for 18 months and has that amount of time left to go. I was excited to deliver this one to my sisters last week- they will be visiting my mom and dad in Bolivia in February and will take it to them! My mom requested this quilt for the house they are staying in there, which is mostly black and white, glass and tile and not very colorful or cozy. So a bright cheery quilt was just the thing and I was the right gal for the job. My mom requested the Swoon pattern by Thimble Blossoms as it’s one of her favorites. I'm sending so many hugs with it! The backing is Rosa by Crystal Manning for Moda. I don't see any of the blue around anymore but you can find the same design on pink, white, or aqua, which are all just as cute! It's such a great print. I decided for the first time every to try pattern matching the backing! Meaning- when I sewed two panels of it together to make a piece large enough to cover the back of the quilt, I made sure to line up the design so it didn’t look chopped up. Not to bad! Navy Bias Stripe Binding Creamy White Background We actually picked the backing first and pulled colors from there for the front. I love this happy saturated rainbow! How much longer do you think I’ll be able to get the kids to pose on quilts? :) They knew this one was extra special, they have been excited for me to finish it for grandma. They miss her so much. It’s not a very big quilt, I did the Swoon blocks at my favorite size- 20”. Her patterns are 24” and 16”, so I just figured out a middle ground between the 2. It’s a good couch snuggle size, which is what she needs. I quilted this one at home on my trusty old longarm in loops and flowers of different sorts. Admittedly, I was rushing. I wish I had slowed down and done the design a little more densely, but I was in a mad rush to finish due to procrastinating other projects. They all got done! Maybe one day I'll learn my lesson. I am really excited that December is starting and as soon as I do alll the decorating this week, I will be back here with the promised crochet blanket (finished!) and this year's Jumping Jacks quilt (just needs binding!). See you then!
I’m swooning over this Swoon Quilt which was pieced by Thelma (@thelmacupcake on Instagram and www.cupcakesndaisies.com). This was the first quilt I had done for Thelma and I’m in love…
I’m making another Swoon quilt. Don’t judge me! I’m not obsessed. This one is for a custom order. In Sarah Jane’s Magic fabrics (
Photo above © Karen Linton This quilting pattern / tutorial is available for free... Full Post: Swoon Sixteen Block
It's SO cliche to say I love this quilt. So I won't. Much. Okay, I won't. You can say it for me, if you want. Here's where you learn more about my quilting OCD. I absolutely will not make quilt blocks where directional fabrics, or patterned ones (plaids, stripes, etc.) will be pieced together and not match. Won't happen. Hence the solid fabrics in each block. Solids and florals. None of the dots or stripes in this line (saved the red bias stripe for my binding!). Some of my favorite blocks: The original pattern only called for 9 blocks. But since when did I make the "smaller" version of a quilt? Even though the original isn't all that small, I wanted it bigger. Plus, I couldn't narrow down my fabric choices. Probably more of that. Quilted in loopdy-loops (hey, I'm REALLY good at them by now - only 1.5 hours to quilt!) and bound in red bias stripe. And ready for a wash, then on my bed. Checking this gorgeous girl off my 4QFAL list.
Swoon Quilt By Dhanke This Swoon Quilt made by Dhanke on Quilting Board, The Pattern by Judy Anne Breneman of Patterns from History, it's available for free. Full Post: Swoon Quilt Pattern
My Swoon quilt is finally finished! It is all washed and ready to use- so happy to have this done in the beginning of the fall, I think it will become a family favorite. Pattern: Swoon by Camille Roskelley (Thimbleblossoms) Fabric: Loulouthi by Anna Maria Horner and Kona Snow for the background. Amy Bulter Peacock Feathers fabric for the binding and backing. blogged
Candace of The Double Nickel Quilt Challenge shows how to make a Swoon block out of 5″ charm squares. Further she explains her newly discovered technique that eliminates many of the seams in …
Well as you probably all know by now, Katy's swoon-a-long, using Camille Roskelly's wonderful pattern is becoming this year's BI...
Photo above © Debbie Wow... What a beautiful quilting block pattern. Tune in with Camille as she breaks down how to make her perfect 16-inch block from Swoon 16.Swoon Sixteen Block Tutorial with Camil
It seems like every once in a while, there is a quilt that just comes out of nowhere and pushes everything else out of the...
This is Lynn’s Swoon quilt and she is going to use this as a large wall hanging so asked for custom quilting! I’ve had this quilt on my machine all week and it was so nice to take it off my machine and see all the quilting texture in the sunlight! Lynn suggested a few modern and traditional quilting design so I incorporated a mix of both to give it an eclectic feel! I had search Swoon quilts online for inspiration and most of them are quilted edge to edge but there where two custom quilts that stood out to me. You can see Kay’s here and Linda’s here! I have been following both these ladies blogs for many years, they are great inspiration to me. Sometimes just one little design element can spark a series of ideas and you end up finishing a quilt in a way you never imagined when you started. That is what happened here, I had only a few simple ideas planned when I loaded this quilt on Monday then the ideas just grew from there. It is still cold here, –20’ with a –25’ windchill when I was taking these pictures! I started the quilting by stitching in the ditch then added continuous curves to the print fabric in the Swoon blocks. I then added the back and forth lines around the star…which I had never done before….if you look closely at the 45 degree corner one you’ll see just how new I am to that design! :) Then I quilted the two over lapping squares and added a feather motif inside. After that the big open space in the background….what to do there? I knew I wanted a small feather motif in a diamond shape and have more line radiating out of the center. Did a lot of stitching and ripping to get to the final design with the pebbles and curls. The batting is Quilters Dream Blend and the thread is So Fine. I also used Invisifil for the pebbles.
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In Spring of 2015 I cut the pieces for my first Swoon blocks. By February 2016 I had three finished blocks. Then they fell completely to the back burner. When I joined Miss Love's Finishing School for the Winter 2019 QuIP session I decided to mostly pick projects that were really old WIPs and would ...continue reading →
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Did a quick line drawing so I could play with different layouts for the swoon block. blogged
Think about you, quilting. Pair that image with your wildest, most wouldn’t-it-be-amazing dream. What does your marvel of a quilting experience look like? For astronaut Karen Nyberg, her quilting adventure was a literal out-of-this world event: making a quilt block in orbit, on the International Space Station. Wow! Inspiration doesn’t come on a scale much …
Today is release day for my new modern quilt pattern, CHAIN LINK . I'm so happy that this one is finally out in the world. Let's see...
Welcome to the premiere of our Japanese Swoon Sixteen Quilt, freshly finished and ready to share. This quilt has been brewing for a long time...
Ok, almost finished. I still have to finish stitching down the binding but CLOSE ENOUGH! I started working on this bad boy a hot while ago, but you know how things go - - - you move a few times, you start quilting it only to hate the quilting and pick it all out, you turn the whole thing over to your mom to long arm, and then next thing you know, it's 18 months later. Whatever, I love, love, love this quilt, so it was all worth it!!! I think this is my favorite block, but I reserve the right to change my mind tomorrow. This quilt was made with the Swoon pattern by Camille Roskelley, and it's a fabulous pattern - clear instructions, accurate materials lists—the whole 9 yards (no pun intended). It's entirely made of squares, rectangles, flying geese units and half square triangles. I made mine with a navy blue Kona background, and then a bunch of different greens from my stash. My fabulous, wonderful, extremely talented mother longarmed this gi-normo quilt for me. Let me not understate how awesome my mom is, people. Not only did she long arm this sucker, she also ripped out the really bad long arming I did on the top quarter of the quilt when I decided I hated it and should probably just use the whole quilt for kindling at a fall bonfire. I'm a lucky girl. Didn't she do a lovely job? I LOVE the quilting - - hopefully you can see it. It's this really swirly kind of loop. Delicious. I hope you're having a lovely day sewing! --Kelly
I started doing the Swoon Along and discovered how to construct that block in a way that is much more simple. In a nutshell, you don't need to make the Swoon block out of so many pieces. The way I did it also allows you to not cut up some of the fabric so much. In my sample block here, you can see I fussy cut many of the pieces. This is an overview for those that have the pattern: You don't make so many half square triangles and flying geese and you will SAVE TIME—yipee! You do use more fabric, but that is a good trade off in my book.* Start with a big square—the same size as the square at the very center of the block—and sew smaller background and contrast squares off of its corners to start creating the units in step 7 and 8. Those smaller squares are the same size as the small squares used for the flying geese. You only need a 8 half square triangles and 4 flying geese for each Swoon block. Sorry that I'm not writing this out more clearly. I'm trying to share what I know in a way that doesn't basically re-publish the pattern in the exact same size. *WARNING: The big caveat is that you cannot do this block construction with only a fat quarter of the fabric I fussy cut (I'm not talking about fussy cutting—just having enough to make the block in the most efficient way possible). You have to have a half yard of that print. It would be better to have more than a fat quarter of the other print (the one in the center star) although I did the math and it can be done. I think the original pattern also cuts it pretty close, so that if you are a person that pre-washes, you might consider getting more yardage too. As an interesting aside and inspiration for colors: As I was looking around, I did find out that the block is a known under a couple different names: • variation of Carpenter's Wheel • Rolling Star • Star of Bethlehem Here are some vintage examples of similar quilts. Aren't they fun! LOVE the use of black and quirky block layout :: Well loved vintage quilt :: Gorgeous vintage version from the 50s out of solids :: Burnt Orange from the late 70's :: Worn one from the 50's :: Not sure the date on this one :: My fave: Solids from the 80's (LOVE the block on the lower left) :: The more typical Carpenter's Wheel instructions and a version Marci Girl made with the same instructions (looks just like the block on the Swoon quilt)
We're absolutely Swooning over Camille's Patterns! The Swoon Sixteen Quilt is a unique take on the original Swoon Pattern with 16 sixteen inch Swoon blocks made from 16 Fat Quarters!
Welcome to the premiere of our Japanese Swoon Sixteen Quilt, freshly finished and ready to share. This quilt has been brewing for a long time...
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Welcome to the premiere of our Japanese Swoon Sixteen Quilt, freshly finished and ready to share. This quilt has been brewing for a long time...
I finished my last 3 blocks last night! It is going to be a couple of weeks before I can get these all put together because I have other things going on, but I am so excited to get this finished. This is my intended layout but I am very open to suggestions. Blogged
A beautiful example of a swoon sixteen quilt made in soft autumn colors. Get color and fabric suggestions to make yours.
Tula Pink Swoon Quilt This Tula Pink Swoon Quilt made by April Campbell, The Pattern by Judy Anne Breneman of Patterns from History, it's available for free. April:"Completed Swoon quilt! fabrics are
In Spring of 2015 I cut the pieces for my first Swoon blocks. By February 2016 I had three finished blocks. Then they fell completely to the back burner. When I joined Miss Love's Finishing School for the Winter 2019 QuIP session I decided to mostly pick projects that were really old WIPs and would ...continue reading →
I finally got back into my sewing room and did some damage! I needed to get some (or all) of the rest of the blocks for my Swoon quilt...
My Swoon quilt is finally finished! It is all washed and ready to use- so happy to have this done in the beginning of the fall, I think it will become a family favorite. Pattern: Swoon by Camille Roskelley (Thimbleblossoms) Fabric: Loulouthi by Anna Maria Horner and Kona Snow for the background. Amy Bulter Peacock Feathers fabric for the binding and backing. blogged
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I participated in Camille Roskelley's Summer Swoon Along. It was fun! I made this sweet scrappy swoon for my cousin's new baby, Archer. The fabric is Bee Plaids by Lori Holt. This is my 110th quilt! You can view them all on this page.
Here it is! This is now a finished quilt! If anyone ever asks how long it takes to hand sew a binding on a Swoon quilt, it takes the length of the Oscars. Of course, I did look up from time to time to see Cirque du Soliel and the strange Angelina Jolie leg pose, but other than that, I hand sewed the binding. Then after work and before a dinner meeting, I pinned it up on the clothesline for a photo op. Husband was helping. Actually he spent a lot of time pinning clothespins to my pant legs and stuff but at least he was there to cheer me on. Swoon took a flight though when the pins gave way and the quilt fell to the ground. I had to super pin it. This is one really big quilt! I love it! I used an assortment of stash fabrics, Martha Negley, Amy Butler and Kaffe Fasset florals that I picked up last summer at my fabulous local quilt shop's "by the pound" sample sale. The Swoon pattern by Camillie Roskelley calls for 18 fat quarters. Because I used samples that were all less that fat quarter size, I needed to figure out how to make the best use of the multiple bits of fabric. I used fussy cut florals for the centres of each Swoon block and coordinating florals in each of the Swoon "corners." Each Swoon block then, had four different prints. It works! I borrowed the cornerstone idea from Katy of I'm a Ginger Monkey and venerable leader of the Swoon-Along. After sandwiching, I let Swoon sit and rest until I decided how to quilt it. After lurking around the internet, checking out different forms of Swoon quilting, I went for simple but fairly dense straight line quilting. I quilted it in a marathon on a Sunday with wonderful Aurifil, 50 wt in white. Bound in a purple print. Done like dinner! Linking up with Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story, Made by Me and Sew Modern Monday!
I have returned home from the Festival of Quilts after having a wonderful time with friends yet again. I was exhausted but very happy. I saw some gorgeous quilts and some amazing quilting. I hope my photographs do them justice. 'Autumn Blues' by Alexandra Nikulina Russia 'Sun-turn' ("Kolovorot") by Loskutnye Zabavy Patchwork Studio led by A. Nikulina Russia 'A Square, a Stripe, a Triangle' by Loskutnye Zabavy Patchwork Studio led by A. Nikulina Russia I seem to be a big fan of Russian quilts and this was true last year as well when I liked Marina Maminova's work. When I saw this next quilt, I said to my sister that it was like the swoon quilt made by Camille Roskelley whose blog I follow. 'Swooning' by Kay Bell Well it is. Kay was apparently part of the online sew along group with quilts made from Camille's pattern. The quilting here is hand guided freemotion on a longarm and is amazing! Hand guided freemotion quilting This next quilt won 3rd Prize in the Group Quilts Category. 'Scandinavian Journey' pieced by Jo Colwill of Cowslip Workshops and quilted by Sandy Chandler of The Quilting Company I loved the neutral palette, stars and again the quilting was great. Another onlooker placed her hand in front of the quilt to show how small the background grid quilting was on the quilt. I love the circles on the spine of the feather. I got some lovely Aurifil threads from the New Threads Quilt Shop and as Aurifil is my favourite thread, I also bought a thread shade card. I have used the card already to match thread for a baby panel that I bought at the show. They had an amazing selection of Aurifil thread. 'Greek Fossils' by Ferret As always, Ferret's quilt was amazing!!! Hand guided longarming and trapunto. It won 3rd Prize in the Traditional Quilts section. 'Flower of 13115 Pieces & Peace' by Hiromi Yokota This quilt was made by hand of 1cm hexagon pieces. Each individual hexagon was hand quilted. Amazing!!! Well those were some of my favourites from the show. I hope you enjoyed them. And finally, on the way home from the airport, this is the wonderful sunset that we drove into. What a lovely way to finish off our trip. Bye for now. Sandra
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twin fibers goodness I have a confession to make. It makes me ridiculously happy every single time I see a Swoon block. And to be completely honest, I swear to you I haven't seen a single one that I haven't...
I’m swooning over this Swoon Quilt which was pieced by Thelma (@thelmacupcake on Instagram and www.cupcakesndaisies.com). This was the first quilt I had done for Thelma and I’m in love…
