Hi Quilty Friends! Today I’m sharing the Dazzle Quilt featuring the fabulous Calico Collection designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. I absolutely looooooove the quilt!
Calico is full of sweet florals, cute chicks, cherries, and geometric prints in lovely colors plus low volume prints too! It's a fabulous follow-up collection to Lori's Calico Days Collection from a few years ago. I love that Lori re-introduces past popular prints in her new collections.
The Dazzle Quilt Pattern was perfect because the blocks are large so the lovely Calico prints shine. I used 32 different Calico prints .... love the scrappy, but coordinated look!
Dazzle Quilt 78.5" x 78.5"
Supplies
- Dazzle Quilt Pattern - PayHip Pattern Shop Or Etsy
- 27 fat eighths OR (1) Calico Fat Quarter Bundle - Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 1.75 yards back ground OR (3) 3/4 yards each of Tea Rose Calico Shirting, Milk Can on Cloud Calico Starshine, and Daisy Calico Chicks- Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 1 yard sashing - Heirloom Cottage Calico Days - Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 1.75 yard outer border - Grandma's Calico Flower Garden - Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs [border fabric is fussy cut so a larger amount is needed]
- 0.75 yard binding - Denim Calico Daisy - Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 5 yards backing - Denim Bee Cross Stitch designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
Outer Border - Pattern Change
I wanted to fussy cut the Hexagon flowers from the Grandma's Calico Garden print, so my outer border strips are cut about 5.5" x WOF. I cut 0.5" away from the edges of the flowers. Be sure to measure your quilt center before cutting the length of your border strips. I just looooooooove the hexagon floral border... so much happiness! This slightly larger outer border will make your quilt a bit larger than the Dazzle Quilt pattern states.
Dazzle Block - Pattern Changes
- For my Calico version of the Dazzle Quilt, I used (3) low-volume Calico prints: Tea Rose Calico Shirting, Milk Can on Cloud Calico Starshine, and Daisy Calico Chicks instead of one background print. I made three Dazzle Quilt blocks from each low-volume print.
- I chose to cut the Block Center (J) square from the same fabric that (H) squares are cut from. I did not need extra fabric to do this, I cut (J) first then (H) squares. OR The Block Center (J) square would look fabulous if you used the low volume background - I just didn't have enough fabric as I decided to make the change after I ordered the fabric ;).
Half-square triangles Tips!
Each Dazzle block contains 8 half-square triangle blocks. I think the half-square triangle is one of the most versatile block/shape and I love a perfect one!
*Tip 1 – Make the half-square triangle block a bit larger and trim to size. I love the Bloc-Loc half-square triangle ruler for this method.
OR
*Tip 2 – Use the desired size of AccuQuilt GO! half-square triangle die. THIS is my favorite method as it is so quick and no trimming needed!
I absolutely love Calico - the brand new collection from Lori Holt. The scrappy look of the Dazzle Quilt makes me soooooooo happy! Plus I think a bright and happy quilt is perfect for cold and snowy days!!!!
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Have a great day and happy sewing / quilting!
Melanie
