My Halloween Butter Tarts

I am so happy that I was able to to finish this Halloween quilt before the big day!    I had a Fat Quarter bundle of the Spooky n Sweeter Collection from Art Gallery Fabrics waiting for the right project for a couple of years.  Trying to come up with an interesting way to use them was actually how the Butter Tarts pattern for Highway 10 Designs came to be.

I knew I really wanted a pattern that used the Fat Quarters efficiently and didn't require a background.  The collection contained 17 fat quarters and I added 3 more from my stash to bring it up to the 20 fabrics that with a border makes a lovely lap quilt.  Thankfully I had the good sense to tuck away some coordinating yardage somewhere along the way! One of the fun parts of the Butter Tarts pattern is mixing and matching all the fabrics to create the blocks. 

I used a mystery wool batting that I purchased over the summer at a clearance sale.  It didn't have a manufacturer's name, just that it was wool.  It gave the quilting great definition, and was very cozy when I was under the quilt watching TV last night.

I was eager to lead this one on the machine so I used a solid black fabric that I had on hand for the backing, along with a strip of the leftover border fabric for interest.  I used the Gossamer pantograph, and So Fine #502 Milan Mauve on the top top and Bottom Line #632 Light Periwinkle on the back. This turned my plain black fabric into something a lot more interesting.

I pieced this quilt top at a retreat with the Sunset Country Quilters in Dryden this past weekend.  I had my fabric cut before I arrived and could enjoy visiting and piecing this one.  No HSTs to trim or flying geese to make, made for a very relaxing project.

The Butter Tarts pattern and everything else in the Highway 10 Designs store is on sale until Saturday!

Flannel Butter Tarts

Reneta made this great flannel version of the new Highway 10 Designs pattern called Butter Tarts.  When Reneta heard we were working on a new pattern she was eager to give it a try.  She had bought a flannel quilt kit with a pattern that was okay but not exciting her.  There were 12 Fat Quarters and enough fabric for borders and backing so she was off to the races.

Reneta chose one of the newer pantographs in my collection called Cinnamon Swirl.  It really adds some great texture to this cozy flannel quilt.

The Butter Tarts pattern and everything else in the Highway10 Designs store is on sale - 20 % off until end of day on Saturday November 2nd!

Butter Tarts - New From Highway 10 Designs

Kathy and I are excited to announce the new Butter Tarts pattern from our shared venture Highway 10 Designs.  It has been more than 2 years since we last had an idea we were excited enough to work up into a pattern.  We are so excited that we are having a sale - more on that later.

The Butter Tarts pattern is Fat Quarter friendly and includes 6 sizes ranging from Baby to Queen.  One of the best parts of the pattern is that there are no HSTs or Flying Geese to make, so no trimming!

My Canadian friends will understand the great Butter Tart debate - raisins or no raisins?  (I sit somewhere in the middle of this, and prefer a few dainty currants in mine.)  And as Kathy and I were working on pattern the border or no border question came up.  We could see the benefit to both so we included both options in the pattern.  

On the left you can see Kathy's version that uses 30 Fat Quarters, mine on the right uses 20 Fat Quarters but has the border added - these quilts turn out to be almost exactly the same size!

For those who know my quilting style, you will be surprised to learn that made this quilt entirely out of solids -Art Gallery Pure Solids to be exact.  I had purchased the Swatch Set from Sew Curated and had a lot of fun pulling this pretty color palette with the help of my daughter Kendra.  It really came together like I pictured it in my mind's eye.

I quilted it with the Breath of the gods pantograph and added a Cuddletex backing to make it extra cozy.

The next few pictures are of our cover quilt that Kathy made out of some Fabelism Wovens in an Autumn-y/Butter tarty color palette.  You can find more details on her blog here.

In celebration of our Butter Tarts pattern release we have put the whole store on sale!  

Enjoy 20% off any of our patterns from now until end of day Saturday November 2nd.

www.highway10designs.com

or 

https://highway10designs.etsy.com

I have a couple more samples to share this week so stay tuned!

 

Deer Panel

Gay made this quilt for her son to use at his cabin.  The size request increased as the quilt was in progress, so Gay adapted and made this generous queen size.

Gay selected the Terrace pantograph which adds to the fall leaves in the centre panel.

And a cozy brown flannel on the back makes for a hefty quilt!  I'm sure your son will love it Gay!

Sophisticated Space

Julie made this quilt for her granddaughter who is currently working on her PhD in Chemistry.  Her granddaughter’s request was "space" and Julie wanted to create a sophisticated quilt around that theme.  I think she succeeded! 

Julie began with the Let's Play Ball pattern by Lee Grover, but added some elements to make it her own.  She changed the borders and added paper pieced Ohio Star blocks from Carol Doak’s star collection in the corners.

To continue with the sophisticated theme we added a simple pantograph called Breath of the gods.

Roundabout Placemats and Runners

I made this set of placemats and runners for my daughter Kyla.  Kyla's table is either a large circle, or an oval with the leaf in.  The Roundabout pattern by our Highway 10 Designs is perfect (and was totally designed with her table in mind.)

I made six placemats and had enough left to made the bonus hexagon centre.  The pattern includes instructions on how to customize the size of the placemats to best fit your table.  (If you don't prewash your fabric and batting allow for shrinkage.)

I also made this runner that is one of two included in the pattern.

Then I decided to try something different. I made a single Hexagon from our Lug Nuts pattern that made a large centre that fits perfectly on her 48" table.

The entire set was quilted with the Ripples pantograph.  I usually custom quilt placemats, but decided to go a different way after doing this for my friend Reneta this year.  I loaded a single large piece of backing and batting and just placed all the pieces close together and I was off to the races.