Say, hello to Rickrack, the newest pattern in my SHOP! I’m in love with this quilt and knew it was the one I wanted to make for my new Kindred collection for Art Gallery Fabrics.

The new Rickrack pattern comes with five project sizes: Pillow, Crib, Twin/Full (depending upon how the quilt is turned on the bed), Queen, and King. The cover quilt is the twin/full size (72” x 90”) and shown above on a full (double) bed.

I always let a collection tell me what sort of quilt it would like to be made into and Kindred wanted to be scrappy, boho, and vintage! I patterned the Rickrack quilt off of a vintage quilt I own (and love). The original quilt is a true scrap quilt and lots of fun but from a pattern writing and making perspective, a hard one to write and cut out. So…I went scrappy but a controlled scrappy to make buying fabric amounts tidy and cutting out a breeze. You still get scrappy but in an organized way.

Above is the original vintage quilt that was the muse for my new Rickrack pattern which comes with 5 project sizes to choose from in one, modern pattern!

I’m right in the middle of a move this week, in-fact, the moving van is parked outside as I write this blog post and the house is swarming with people! I was able to complete the sewing and photography for my Kindred Look Book over the span of the last 2 weeks. Between trips to the new house, which the bed photos were taken in my new guest room and packing up the old house, I didn’t have time to send my quilt out to be long armed so I tackled this one myself on my domestic sewing machine and wonderful Arrow cabinet sewing surface and love the results! The Arrow Kangaroo and Joey workstation gives me ample room to handle quilting a 72” x 90” quilt with ease. Check it out at Arrow Sewing and use promo code SHARON20 for 20% your order from their website.

I used Hobbs Batting Tuscany Supreme 100% Unbleached Cotton batting inside for a thick but traditional feel. I eyeballed corner to corner on the diagonal points of the squares to create a grid across the quilt and it was fast, easy, and really the perfect look!

The fabrics used in my cover quilt are from my new Kindred and Fanciful collections for Art Gallery Fabrics. I used the red, For You Token print (bottom) in the quilt and for the backing and love how that tomato-red acts as the background ‘chain’ secondary pattern in the patchwork.

I used the QuiltCut Strip Savvy XL Slotted Ruler to quickly cut out all my squares. Here’s an Amazon Affiliate link to the one I used...HERE

Shop the Kindred collection and the kit for this Rickrack quilt Kindred version at Lady Belle Fabrics.

It would not be a true pattern release day without showing you the work of my talented pattern testers and giving you even more inspiration and reasons to buy the pattern and make your own Rickrack quilt or pillow.

Meet the Testers

Terri Neil

It’s always exciting to see what Terri Neil will create and her Rickrack version in Art Gallery Fabrics Storyteller Plaids by Maureen Cracknell is brilliant! I love her crib quilt in tan, gold, blue, green, and black color palette for a fresh, country-look—how sweet would this be for a new baby!?! Be sure to follow Terri on Instagram @quiltingrubies where you’ll see more examples of the long arm service she provides quilting beautiful quilts for her customers. Be sure to visit her website as well at Quilting Rubies.

Jen Cannon

Jen Cannon of Piper Autumn Fabrics has created a magical palette of forest greens, dusty rose, and gold in a crib-size quilt and best part is she has kits available so you can make this version, too! All fabrics are from Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids and beautifully curated. Use the link below to view this Rickrack solids quilt kit and a printed fabrics version (in two size options) her ETSY SHOP and don’t forget to visit Jen on Instagram @piperautumnfabrics.

Leah Bruski

Leah Parker Bruski of @lapinsta on Instagram’s stitched this beautiful Rickrack pillow in Art Gallery Fabrics from Maureen Cracknell and AGF Studio. It’s been fun getting to know Leah through her quilts and I love the fresh take she has added to my group of testers with her sunny California outlook. Leah hand quilted her pillow top for a wonderful texture and that extra special touch!

Joyce Ulm of Eva Maes Custom Quilts

Joyce Ulm used Katarina Roccella’s Mindscape and Seedling collections for Art Gallery Fabrics to make a twin/full size Rickrack quilt. Moody blues, mauve, and peach create a rich and elegant palette. You can see more of Joyce’s work on Instagram @evamaescustomquilts, Etsy shop, and on her Facebook blog HERE, and takes custom orders for long arm quilting.

Sharon Holland

I love making these mood board graphics for my testers so much that I wanted one for my quilt make, too! I ask each tester to pick some inspiration photos on Pinterest so I can include one in the graphics to tell more of the story behind the quilt colors, fabric selection, and general mood/aesthetic behind their quilt. Fun, huh? If you are loving this Kindred version as much as I do then hurry and grab a kit from Lady Belle Fabric before they’re gone and make one just like mine!

Tracey Taber-Perry

This adorable crib quilt was made by Tracey Taber-Perry and it uses a mix of Art Gallery Fabric checked prints but mostly prints from Jessica Swifts new Timberline collection. These moody forest colors of ochre, caramel, teal, and pine are right on trend for today’s gender neutral nurseries. To see more of Tracey’s beautiful work, you can follow her feed @ttabes80 on Instagram.

Tamara Darragh

As you recall from last weeks Twofold pattern release, Tamara Darragh is the newest tester to my Testers Team and she knocked it out of the park with her twin/full Rickrack quilt version! Tamara used all Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids in deliciously saturated sunshine colors. This is truly a work of art and she had so many lovely photos I couldn’t use them all in one graphic so you’ll definitely want to see additional views of her stunning quilt on Tamara’s social media on Instagram @remivailstudio and visit Tamara’s shop Remi Vail Studio.

I hope you’ll enjoy making Rickrack as much as I did and will over and over again because I will absolutely be making more! This could be just the quilt pattern for a fun make this summer. Be watching on May 8th (date got pushed back) for the Kindred Look Book release from Art Gallery Fabrics and you’ll see the other projects I made with my new collection. Hint, you get a peek at some fun pillows in the above photo.

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