Albion, designed by Amy Smart for Riley Blake Designs, makes a very lovely A Charming Barn Quilt.
I used a charm pack/5" squares to make the 36" x 36" size. The little golden yellow inner border (cut at 1 1/2") was inserted to make it 38" square.
For quilting I used a pantograph I've been wanting to try - Clementine from Urban Elementz.
Sizing it down quite a bit gave the density I desired. (I like my quilted wall hangings and table runners to be quilted quite a bit denser than my throw quilts.)
Even though it took quite a bit longer to quilt out than I anticipated, I LOVE how it turned out.
The quilting really shines in the negative spaces.
Just look at all that quilty goodness!!!! And yet, the quilting doesn't detract from the quilt design or fabrics. Love it!
Such a cool plain white backing.
I almost didn't make this quilt. Wasn't sure if anyone in the house would care for the fabric; personally, I kept waffling about whether I liked it or not. My love of the floral prints won out and I went for it. The colors seem perfect for late summer into fall. As it turns out, my husband and one of my daughters really like it so I'm calling it a win-win : )
This quilted wall hanging turned out so lovely.
The A Charming Barn Quilt pattern is available in my shop here (paper or pdf/digital) and offers three sizes - mini charm pack (2 1/2" squares), charm pack (5" squares), and layer cake (10" squares).
Happy quilting, everyone!
Anna : )









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