Jubilee and Jubilee Holiday Virtual Trunk Show

You've seen the sparkle, shimmer and shine of Amanda Murphy's gorgeous Jubilee and Jubilee Holiday collections. Now it's time to see the quilts! We're starting off with the quilt that started it all--the Bernina 125th Anniversary Quilt. Follow along on Bernina's website to be part of the quilt-along. 

Bernina 125th Anniversary Quilt

65-1/2" square

"I see this quilt as a mixture of modern and traditional. It features classic blocks, but the layout is modern with the big open border space. My favorite part of the quilt is probably the quilting in the border and how it really integrates the octagonal framework of the quilt itself. The digitized quilting motifs are available as part of the embroidery collection." 

Click here to follow the Quilt-Along.

See Amanda's additional patterns:

Diamond Jubilee

68-1/2" square

"This quit is very dramatic looking. I think the gray background with the gold/yellow prints creates a modern look. It's paper pieced, but a very simple paper piecing, and then it's just appliqued onto the background."

Click here to purchase the pattern.

Platinum Jubilee

65" x 90"

"This pattern is 10" square friendly, but I used yardage because I wanted to make it without the red. It experiments with piecing in the sashing rather than the blocks."

Click here to purchase the pattern.

Here's the red and green version using Jubilee and Jubilee Holiday: 

Ruby Jubilee

56-1/2" x 80-1/2"

"This is a take-off on a classic red and white quilt. It's a fun quilt to piece, with multiple different blocks. I wanted a quilt that used primarily the red prints from the collection. I think this would look interesting in black and white as well!"

Click here to purchase the pattern.

And the red and green version:

Hanging Ruler Organizer

"With my Good Measures rulers coming out, I wanted to sew an organizer for someone who hates making bags, like me. It's super easy--you quilt the fabric, then topstitch the pockets on, and add the binding." 

Click here to purchase the pattern.

Christmas Magic Tree Skirt

"I designed this quick and easy tree skirt (made using 2-1/2" strips) for my upcoming Christmas Magic collection and then couldn't resist making it in Jubilee Holiday!" 

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Star Jubilee
(shown here in green!)
"This free quilt pattern is available on my website and uses a section of the ruler panel."

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

Interested in the Holiday Jubilee versions of Amanda's Jubliee patterns that you see here? Click here to find the yardage details you'll need. 

Lucky
74-1/2" x 90"
"With all the greens, I couldn't resist a St. Patrick's Day themed quilt!"

Click here to purchase the pattern.

Technicolor
58-1/2" x 58-1/2"
"Originally designed for my Free Motion Fantasy collection, I love how this quilt looks in Jubilee!"

Click here to purchase the pattern.
Click here to download the yardage substitutions.

Click here to learn more about the Jubilee collection.
Click here to learn more about the Jubilee Holiday collection. 
Click here to see our interview with Amanda about the original Jubilee collection.

Did you enter our Win-It Wednesday contest for Jubilee fabric? Find it on our Facebook page.

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Amanda's Jubliee Holiday

If you admired Amanda Murphy's Jubilee collection and thought that it needed a little green to make it perfect for the holidays, you weren't alone!

Jubilee Holiday, available this February/March, features the same elegant motifs from Jubilee in a wider palette--various shades of green, as well as a couple darker red prints.

Take a look:

Jubilee Holiday also includes different color options for the panels: 

Click here to see the Jubilee Holiday collection. 
Click here to see our interview with Amanda about the original Jubilee collection.

Did you enter our Win-It Wednesday contest for Jubilee fabric? Find it on our Facebook page.

Stop back tomorrow for a virtual trunk show of Amanda's quilts using both the Jubilee and Jubilee Holiday collections. 

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Jubilee by Amanda Murphy

We're excited to be sharing Amanda Murphy's Jubilee and Jubilee holiday collections with you this week! Bernina asked Amanda to design a collection that celebrates their 125 years in business, and the results are these gorgeously elegant prints. Start with metallic golds and creams, and then add in rich blacks and Bernina's signature color: red! 

Today Amanda shares the story behind the Jubilee collection. 

How did the Jubilee collection come to be?
Bernina gave me the paisley motif and asked me to design a fabric collection and a quilt to go with it to celebrate their 125^th anniversary.They wanted me to take the feeling of the paisley and build a collection off of it.

Let’s talk about the color palette.

It originally started with gold and cream—those are the colors used in the Anniversary quilt I designed. I wanted to add some other colors to create different looks. First the gray, and then the red—Bernina red! Some of the prints in the collection have metallic accents, and others have a pearlescent finish.

What about the panels?
There are two different designs. The emboirdery panel has a big rectangle in the center which includes the motifs used in the Anniversary quilt. That way if someone wants to make the quilt without doing the embroidery, they can fussy cut the designs from the panel instead. 

The second panel is for ruler work and can be turned into smaller projects.

Tell us about some of the prints in the collection.

It starts with the paisleys. There are six colors: gold, gold/red, gold/black, black/white, and then black tonal and cream tonal. I like the gold paisley, but I’m really drawn toward the black and white too.

The Herringbone is a great print for binding. The paisleys have a more traditional feel, so I skewed the blenders to be more modern, like this one.

The Diamond print is a great blender. I like to be able to quilt crosshatching without marking, so I almost always have a print like this in my collections—I just follow the lines of the print as I quilt.

My favorite print is the Floral. It’s really heavily pearlized, and so different. It’s an unexpected print that is a blender but not, and adds modernism to the collection.

We'll be sharing more Jubilee inspiration (+ Amanda's new line, Jubilee Holiday!) this week, so stop back for more fun!
Pssst...watch for a Jubilee-themed Win-It Wednesday on our Facebook page.

Click here to see the entire Jubilee collection.

Click here to visit Amanda's website and get a sneak peek at her Jubilee quilts. 

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Tour the Contempo Booth: Quilt Market

Take a virtual tour of our booths at Quilt Market! Today we're sharing the Contempo section of the booth; next up will be Kanvas. See the Benartex section here.

Amanda's Jubilee collection, celebrating Bernina's 125th anniversary.

Amanda's been busy! Her second Market collection is Thankful.

And a preview for next holiday season (available in shops in spring): Amanda's Christmas Magic collection.

Amanda stands between her fall and holiday collections.

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We can't wait to touch the new collection from Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio: Warp & Weft Premium Yarn Dyes.

Bill is sporting a bowtie made from his fabric.

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Sew much sewing machine fun in Cherry Guidry's new My Happy Place collection!

My Happy Place quilts.

Cherry's second collection from Market is Hearty the Snowman (also available in spring).

See the stuffed "Hearty" behind Cherry?

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These bright quilts are made from Christa Watson's new collection, Abstract Garden. 

Check out her coordinating apron!

Click here to see the Benartex section of our booth.

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