We've spent the week oohing and aahing over Shelley Cavanna's Gloaming fabrics and projects that have been made with these appealing prints. Get ready for more inspiration! Enjoy Shelley's virtual trunk show featuring the quilts she has designed using Gloaming.
Shelley is giving away digital copies of her patterns--see how you can win at the bottom of this post!
“Bloomers”
This is one of my favorite quilts! I wanted to put together
a project inspired by Fair Isle knitting. Up close, it’s easy to see the
pieced blocks, but standing back, it’s visually interesting. I’m also an 80s
baby and I have two boys, so Nintendo is on my brain. My husband said I should
do a Nintendo inspired pixel-style project. This quilt looks complex, but it
can be strip pieced.
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| Click here to purchase the Bloomers pattern or kit. |
“Gingham Girls”
This is a mosaic tile style quilt. I really like complicated
quilts—with complex-looking blocks that give the feeling of weaving in and out
of one another. It creates the effect of multiple layers on the quilt. This is
one of the quilts I designed as I put together the fabric line, so they
compliment each other.
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| Click here to purchase the Gingham Girls pattern or kit. |
“Calliope”
This is another quilt with layers that weave in and out. It’s
Greek-inspired, mixing together blues and whites from the collection. I love
that it looks massively complex but can be broken down to small, manageable
pieces that anyone can put together.
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“Crumpet”
This quilt uses a stitch flip technique—snowball blocks and
half little house blocks. It’s beginner friendly, and the way you press the seams,
you don’t even need any pins because the seams nest. It’s a fast sew and super
approachable, which makes me really happy.
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| Click here to purchase the Crumpet pattern or kit. |
“Sweet as Honey”
This design has been bumping around in my brain for a few
years. I wanted a project that could show off a large-scale print without
cutting it up. No Y seams or crazy templates—it’s actually a fairly easy quilt
to piece. I made it in purple because I wanted to do a project that showed how
nicely the purples played together.
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Click here to purchase the Sweet as Honey pattern or kit.
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"Violette"
The Gloaming fabric is a great fit for this quilt. It's another pixel-releated quilt--block, a little Irish Chain, and flowers.
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Click here to download the free Violette pattern.
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Love these patterns? Great news! Shelley is giving away two full sets of her Gloaming patterns (in digital format) to two lucky winners. For a chance to win a downloadable set of Shelley's five Gloaming patterns, leave a comment below letting us know which pattern you like best. For a second chance to win, visit Shelley on Instagram and read her instructions for entering. Giveaway is open through Monday, March 12th at 11:50 pm EDT.
Join Shelley's annual FREE Mystery Quilt Along at the end of March!
This year's project - Moonlit Paths - uses the Gloaming fabric collection. The instructions will include four different sizes and Gloaming kits are available. Click here for more information.
Missed our interview with Shelley about Gloaming?
Click here to read it!
Click here to see the entire Gloaming fabric collection.
Visit all the stops on our Gloaming hop this week!
Monday: Introducing Gloaming - interview with Shelley Cavanna
Tuesday: Gloaming Hop - Cara Cansler @Sew_Colorado and Becky Jorgensen of Patchwork Posse; @patchwork_posse
Wednesday: Gloaming Hop - Karen Foster of CapitolaQuilter; @capitolaquilter and Kate Colleran of Seams Like a Dream; @seamslikeadreamquilts
Thursday: Gloaming Hop - Julie Cefalu of The Crafty Quilter; @thecraftyquilter and Rene Stout @QuiltingNona
Friday: Shelley's Virtual Trunk Show
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I like Crumpet a lot. The colors are so pretty and it is good for a beginner and I am sure a beginner. It is a beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love Sweet as Honey. It is different from anything I have seen before! All the patterns are awesome, too!
ReplyDeleteSandy A
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Gingham Girls is my favorite but I really like them all, and the fabric is beautiful.
ReplyDeletecork@pa.rr.com
Gingham Girls is my favorite also. Really like Calliope also...a very close second.
ReplyDeleteKathy R.
ReplyDeleteI like Gingham Girls, the mix of colors jumps out at you. It is a pattern I would be tempted to try.
Petuniakr@aol.com
It is hard to pick one as a favourite - I see possibilities for fabric in my stash with each pattern
ReplyDeletePerhaps Violette would be the one I wanted to do first
I like the Bloomers pattern--this is one of my favorite fabric lines I've seen.
ReplyDeletebarbkaup(at)(yahoo)(dot)(com)
I have to say that I love all of the patterns but Gingham Girls is my very favorite. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGingham Girls is my fav but they are all winners! mumbird3(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Calliope! But I love all of them.
ReplyDeleteGingham Girls would be my favorite. I need to make a Graduation quilt for my granddaughter, this would be PERFECT!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the Calliope Quilt pattern best. Of course, I like all of them. Your BOMs are always great, too!
ReplyDeleteBloomers speaks to me I like this pattern the best.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Crumpet; I always love patterns that look like tiles.
ReplyDeleteI choose Calliope! They are all winners, but this one is me.
ReplyDeleteI had a very difficult time choosing a favorite. Yet, I am going to choose Sweet As Honey because of the brilliant unique design! I would be thrilled to win each of these fabulous patterns! Thank you for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteBloomers grabbed my interest, but I think they are all lovely!
ReplyDeleteI think it's a tie between Gingham Girls and Calliope. But, really, it's not nice to make us choose as they are all great...,. hahahahaha!!!!
ReplyDeleteJulie.mirdoch@shaw.ca
Bloomers or Gingham Girls. Tough decision....like them all
ReplyDeleteI love Bloomers. My mother used to knit and she made several Fair Isle sweaters.
ReplyDeleteLike Crumpet - and especially the fact that it says a "fast sew"!
ReplyDeletebasaran.family@rogers.com
I like both Calliope and Sweet as Honey. They are all cute.
ReplyDeleteCaryn
caspharm@yahoo.com
My favorite is Calliope
ReplyDeleteBloomers is mine. The pixel effect is what drew me to that pattern and the fabric placements make it a twist on a traditional type block. Hope I win, but plan to purchase if I am not lucky!
ReplyDeleteSweet as Honey is my favourite but in reality they are all great. Thanks for sharing both the eye candy and the giveaway of patterns.
ReplyDeleteI love the gingham girls pattern. Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteCrumpets is my favorite. But everyone of those quilts is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts with beautiful fabric! My favorite is Gingham Girls, love, love, thank you, Susan
ReplyDelete"Crumpet" is my MOST Favorite!!! (2nd pick is "Violette")
ReplyDeleteI liked all but will choose Gingham Girls.
ReplyDeleteThey are all very pretty, but I have to say "Bloomers" really is exceptional. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI really like both Bloomers and Gingham Girls. All of the patterns are winners.
ReplyDeletetushay3 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Sweet as Honey and Gingham Girls are my faves (couldn't pick just one!).
ReplyDeleteMy favourite pattern is Crumpet
ReplyDeleteGingham Girls is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteI like Gingham Girls but they are all great.
ReplyDeleteCrumpet... but it's hard to choose!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to choose as I love them all, but... Gingham Girls wins for me
ReplyDeleteViolette is my favorite. -- soparkaveataoldotcom
ReplyDeleteAll the quilts are great, but I think I like Gingham Girls the best.
ReplyDeletesweet as honey is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI prefer Violette. The color combinations make this one the winner for me.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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ReplyDeleteHard to pick just one design, but I'll pick Calliope!
ReplyDeleteAll so beautiful, but Bloomers might be my favorite. Gorgeous patterns!
ReplyDeleteI’d have to say Bloomers is my favorite, but Violette is a close second! : )
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