Trick or Treat! Are you ready to start quilting for Halloween?!?! Spooky Hollow is a brand new fabric collection designed by Melissa Mortenson for Riley Blake Designs and is available now (HERE). This super cute spooky collection will definitely make you want to start making Halloween projects right now.
Seriously - the Spooky Hollow prints are fabulous and I love the aqua and purple added to the collection! Plus a few of the prints are metallic and the eyeball fabric glows in the dark --- so cool!
I love the prints of the Spooky Hollow and I wanted the fabric to be the focus of my quilt so I chose to make my FOCUS Quilt Pattern - which was perfect!
I did make a few adjustments to the original Focus Quilt Pattern by making only 9 blocks and adding a border with the super cute Spooky Hollow Main Print. That's why I love block based quilts as it's easy to adjust the size of the quilt by making more or less blocks.
The Focus Quilt is perfect for beginner quilters as the blocks are large with simple piecing!
Hint: for perfect half-square triangles: Trim the half-square triangles with a Bloc loc ruler OR Use your AccuQuilt GO! Half-Square Triangle die for a no-trimming option (my fave)
Focus Quilt - Spooky Hollow Edition 60" x 60"
Supplies:
- Focus Quilt Pattern - available Etsy OR PayHip
- (24) 10" squares [9 block quilt requires only 18 squares] Spooky Hollow designed by Melissa Mortenson of Riley Blake Designs
- 1.5 yards background - Halloween Pin Dot designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 0.5 yard corner fabric - Spooky Hollow designed by Melissa Mortenson of Riley Blake Designs
- 1.5 yards sashing fabric - Spooky Hollow designed by Melissa Mortenson of Riley Blake Designs
- 0.25 yard sashing squares - Spooky Hollow designed by Melissa Mortenson of Riley Blake Designs
- 0.625 yard binding - Spooky Hollow designed by Melissa Mortenson of Riley Blake Designs
- 1 yard border fabric [add an extra 1/4 or 1/2 yard if you want to fussy cut] - Spooky Hollow designed by Melissa Mortenson of Riley Blake Designs
- 4 yards backing - I used my left over Spooky Hollow yardage for a scrappy backing - love it!
Optional for trimming half-square triangles
Adding a border
A border was a "must add" with the Spooky Hollow Main Print. Don't forget to buy extra fabric to allow for fussy cutting of the cute characters.
Cutting:
- Cut (8) strips 3.5" x WOF - I chose to fussy cut my borders. So I cut (4) strips with the vampires and witches and (4) strips with the mummy and pumpkin girl.
Assembly:
- Sew (2) matching strips togethers to create (1) 3.5" x 80" strip
- Repeat until you have (4) 3.5" x 80" strips
- Measure length of quilt
- Cut (2) side border strips the length of quilt
- Sew (1) side border strip to each side of quilt
- Measure width of quilt
- Cut (2) top/bottom border strips the width of quilt
- Sew (1) top border to top of quilt and (1) bottom border to bottom of quilt
Now the hard part will be waiting to start using your Focus Quilt - Spooky Hollow. Of course, there is no rule that you have to wait until fall! My 14 year old quilt holder was a bit baffled why I was making a Halloween Quilt in April. Ha!
I used yardage for my Focus Quilt so then I could make a scrappy backing! I love having a reversible quilt!
I don't use a pattern when piecing my quilt backs. I just sew long strips of fabric of fabric together until I reach the desired length/width. It does take a bit of extra time, but I love scrappy backings and using my left over fabric - no waste here!
Be sure to follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff and here on my A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog for more fabric fun!
Have a great day and happy quilting!
Melanie
Have a great day and happy quilting!
Melanie
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Spectacularly spooky quilt! The scrappy back is wonderful. Thank you for sharing!
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