Tip Top Quilt - Ciao Bella

Hi Quilty Friends! Today I’m sharing the Tip Top Quilt featuring the beautiful Ciao Bella fabric collection designed my Carina Gardner for Riley Blake Designs.

** Tip Top Quilt Pattern -Available at Payhip or Etsy **

Carina Gardner designed the Ciao Bella fabric collection as a modern twist on your European Grandma's linens and vintage soft goods. I absolutely loooooove the gorgeous floral prints!

                                        

Ciao Bella available at Green Fairy Quilts - here

The Tip Top Quilt is a perfect beginner quilt pattern that uses (1) 2.5" Rolie Polie of Ciao Bella plus (1) yard of sashing and optional border. 

Tip Top Quilt: 64.5" x 64.5" (with border)

Supplies:

• 1 Rolie Polie (36) 2.5" x WOF strips - Ciao Bella designed by Carina Gardner for Riley Blake Designs
• 1 yard sashing- Dapple Dot on White Black by Riley Blake Designs
• OPTIONAL outer border: (1) yard - Ciao Bella designed by Carina Gardner for Riley Blake Designs
• 0.5 yard binding- 1/8" Stripe Black for Riley Blake Designs
• 4 yards backing - Sparkler Baby Pink Sparkle designed by Melissa Mortensen for Riley Blake Designs
• Tip Top Quilt Pattern -Available at Payhip or Etsy

I love the Blush Ciao Bella Floral so I added an outer border by cutting my border strips 4.5". This is also an easy way to enlarge your quilt! Just choose your favorite fabric and add a border!

I absolutely love a striped binding! When there is a coordinating stripe in the collection or a matching 1/8" stripe Riley Blake Designs basics -my favorite! I will choose a striped fabric for the binding 95% of the time. The Riley Blake Churn Dash Binding Holder is fantastic for keeping my binding organized and not in a tangled knot on my floor ;). 

 

** Tip Top Quilt Pattern -Available at Payhip or Etsy **

Be sure to follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff and on my A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog for more fabric fun!

Have a great day and happy sewing / quilting! 

Melanie 

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Jacks Quilt - Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book & GIVEAWAY

Hi Quilty Friends! Today I'm excited to share the Jacks Quilt from the fabulous book: Fast & Fun Lap Quilts written by Melissa Corry. 

I love how the blocks are like the classic Jacks Game .... does anyone remember it??? My sisters and I enjoyed playing it! 

The Jacks Quilt is also the cover quilt for the Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book too. As the cover quilt uses a light background, I thought it would be fun to use Moda Chambray Grey for the background with a Dwell Layer Cake. 

Guess what - there is a GIVEWAY on my Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff if you want to win a Dwell Layer Cake!!! Wahoo!!!!

Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book - written by Melissa Corry

  
 

10" Squares are my favorite pre-cut as I receive at least one print from an entire collection at a more affordable price. The Fast & Fun Lap Quilts book is perfect for me and my collection of 10" Squares (Layer Cakes, Stackers). There are Nine Quilt Patterns included and each quilt is so different - I love that! Melissa did a fabulous job designing all the patterns!!!

Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book is available at Amazon or Fat Quarter Shop or your favorite book store. I think you love this book!

Jacks Quilt   62.5" x 77.5"

The Jacks Quilt is a quite a large lap size quilt at 62.5" x 77.5". The larger size is perfect for taller people and/or for more than one person! When my kiddos were younger - they loved sharing quilts on the couch while watching movies. 

PS  - Don't worry my quilt is square.... the ground is uneven, but I love love love the fall leaves!!!

Jacks Quilt Supplies:

• Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book -  Amazon or Fat Quarter Shop
• (40) 10" Squares - Dwell by Camille Roskelley
• 4.5 yards of Background - Moda Chambray Grey 12051 12
• 4.75 yards Backing - Early Bird by Bonnie & Camille (out of stock)

Did you notice that binding fabric isn't included in the supply list? That is because you will use your 10" squares to create a fabulous scrappy binding! I LOVE it!!!! 

The Jacks Quilt uses (40) 10" Squares for the quilt top and binding ... so there is only  (2) 10" squares left over. I love a quilt pattern that uses almost a full 10" Layer Cake or 10" Stacker!  As you are using almost all of the 10" squares - be sure to choose a background fabric that will not blend too closely with your 10" squares. I thought the Moda Chambray Grey was perfect for the Dwell Collection as there are quite a few lighter prints in the collection.

Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Book is available at Amazon or Fat Quarter Shop

Dwell Fabric Collection available  - here 

Be sure to follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff and on my A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog for more fabric fun!

Have a great day and happy sewing / quilting! 

Melanie 

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