(Edited 4/23/2020: Tutorial now available...link here.)

After making a new winter wallhanging with Return to Winter's Lane, a coordinating table runner was in order.  As luck would have it my stash of mini charms contained a pack of Winterberry also by Kate & Birdie for Moda Fabrics. I think they look really good together, don't you?

This was a very quick project to finish and took very little yardage in addition to the mini charm pack to finish. So grateful to have been gifted the border and binding fabric. Isn't it a fun little print? Something about this dot-not-dot fabric is just so cute!

I designed this quick little runner to fit on width of fabric. Who wants to mess with piecing a backing when "quick finish" is the name of the game? Not me!

Barn quilts intrigue me. They always catch my eye when I'm out driving about. Whenever I see a barn quilt I'm reminding of growing up in the farm country of northwest Illinois near the Mississippi River. When you see a barn quilt, do you ever wonder why the farming family settled on that particular block and colors? I do.  Does it mean something particular or special to them?

As a quilter I love charm packs and have quite the collection (and can't seem to stop adding to said collection : ). With a few charm packs you can make a full size quilt, but I only need so many large quilts. On the other hand, wallhangings, table toppers, runners - can you have too many of these? I think not! My goal is to have enough to change around for the seasons or as my mood changes and I just want to see something different or different colors ; )

It's a little too cold and snowy yet in Minnesota for spring, but, as it was time to pack Christmas away, I was in need of a wallhanging that was wintery yet cheerful. After a brief perusal of my charm packs I settled on Return to Winter's Lane by Kate & Birdie for Moda Fabrics and A Charming Barn Quilt came to life.

With a little bit of yardage for background, border, backing, and binding plus a charm pack (or a bunch of 5" squares) you have a quilt large enough for a wall hanging or table topper or even a baby quilt at 36" x 36". Use a mini charm pack instead and you have a cute 15" x 15" mini quilt. Such a versatile pattern!

With simple construction and easy layout A Charming Barn Quilt pattern is perfect for beginners wanting to stretch a little and try their hand at half-square triangles or for the more experienced who want a quick yet striking finish.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit! If you decide to try out A Charming Barn Quilt, please share on Instagram using #acharmingbarnquilt or #fddpatterns.

I hope you all have as much fun making up A Charming Barn Quilt as I did. This is one of my favorite quilts to date!

Digital pattern available in my etsy shop.

This mini was quick and a lot of fun. Wasn't sure what to do so since it was Christmas I settled on this little tree and totally made it up as I went along (inspired by various mini tree quilts I have seen scattered about internetland : )

Made entirely of JOL jelly roll scraps. Love, love these grays! They are just perfect!