Good morning! 

I've been wanting to share this quilt with you

for a while now; I finished it back in 

September of 2022, I think.

I love this quilt because

A. It's a classic design

B. It's scrappy

C. It uses lots of my favorite fabrics from my stash

and

D. The Baptist Fan quilting gives it a very vintage vibe.

This is the original version:

It's the Blossoms and Buds 

pattern from my book,

Quilt the Rainbow.

It's amazing how different this

version looks compared to the orange version!

In the orange version

the background is scrappy and

in this version the background is all

one fabric.  They look so different!

Which one do you prefer

(and disregard the orange if that's not your thing)?

I've seen several different versions online

and they're all awesome.  There are

so many ways to make this pattern your own

depending on your colors and fabric placement.

The only fabric I bought specifically

for this project was the background fabric -

Emily Belle Liberty from Riley Blake

in the color, Magnolia (a soft, buttery yellow). 

Emily Belle comes in about 45

different colors so you could

pick the one that speaks to you!

And it's such a great stash buster!

Even the binding is scrappy!

Quilt the Rainbow gives instructions

on how to make a scrappy binding

or scrappy quilt back!

There are lots of useful nuggets of 

information in it, besides the 10

versatile quilt patterns.

You can grab the book HERE.

I had this wild backing fabric in my stash

just waiting for the perfect project!

It's called Cameo by Kaffe Fassett.

It incorporated so many of the colors I used

for the quilt front so I thought

it would give this simple quilt just

the "wow factor" it needed.

I like to label my quilts with labels from Everemblem.

I get the 2" cotton, fold-over, sew-in labels.

If you go to their site, you'll have to pick a cotton label 

and customize it from there.  They're so convenient.

Now I don't have an excuse to not label my quilts!

Jen Ostler of Dry Creek Quilting

in Highland, UT quilted it with this

classic Baptist Fan pattern.  There are many different

Baptist Fan pantographs out there but I love this particular

one because it's so traditional.  It's the

Baptist Fan by Three Sisters Fabric

pantograph and I've used it many times!

Before I let you go, I just want to remind you

about the 2023 Quilt the Rainbow Challenge.

If you make any quilt (in any size and colorway)

from the Quilt the Rainbow book and 

post it on Instagram with the hashtag

#quilttherainbowchallenge

you could be entered to win some fabulous

prizes!  I'm giving away prizes quarterly

and you can enter as many times as you'd like!

All the details are in THIS blog post.

Well, I hope I answered any questions

you might have but if not, be sure to drop them in the

comment section below.  I love any interaction with you!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Quilt the Rainbow 2023 Challenge

Hello!

Today I have a fun announcement to make!

In 2023 I will be hosting a

Quilt the Rainbow Challenge on Instagram!

I hope this will be a win-win situation for both of us!

I'm dying to see your versions of the patterns from my book, Quilt the Rainbow

and this will provide good motivation for you to whittle down your stash

and make some cute quilts!

Here's how the challenge will work:

First, you will need my book, Quilt the Rainbow.

If you don't already own it, I have autographed copies in my ETSY SHOP.  

And for the next two weeks, I have a 20% discount code for the book.

Just use code "2023CHALLENGE" at checkout.

Next, use any of the patterns from Quilt the Rainbow

 to make a quilt top.  It doesn't matter what size you make or what colors you use. 

Most of the patterns are easily customizable.  I can't wait to see your version!

You can make them in just one color of the rainbow

or in multiple colors (like the cover quilt)!

After you make a quilt top, post a picture of it on Instagram

and be sure to tag me @gigis_thimble with the hashtag

#quilttherainbowchallenge.

At the end of each quarter

(March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st)

I will hand-select a winner from the hashtag pool that posted during that quarter 

and will announce the winner on Instagram the following day.

**Each unique finished quilt top (or finished quilt) posted on Instagram 

during each quarter of 2023, using one of the patterns from Quilt the Rainbow 

with the hashtag #quilttherainbowchallenge is an entry.** 

* It doesn't matter when the quilt top was made 

as long as it is a pattern from Quilt the Rainbow. 

* You can repost projects in each subsequent quarter

as long as they weren't chosen as a winner in a previous quarter.

* You can enter as many times as you'd like each quarter 

but each entry has to be a different project.  

PRIZES 

(In no particular order):

- 21 Country Confetti Fat Quarters from Poppie Cotton.

- Long-arm quilting by Susan of The Felted Pear.

(Must be a Quilt the Rainbow quilt in the listed pattern size or smaller.

Includes edge-to-edge quilting at medium density.  The quilt maker

needs to cover the shipping and batting charges and the quilt must be mailed

to Susan within 6 months of the announcement.)

- A $125 gift card to Scout Cloth.

(Creative studio-inspired apparel.)

- Gift bundle from Crimson Confection

- 18 Art Gallery Fat Quarters in Rainbow Colors

from Wild Blooms Quilt Co.

- Quilt pattern and ruler from Sew Mariana

There are so many great prizes!

Thanks to everyone who donated!!!

 

That's it!  Easy peasy!

Use Quilt the Rainbow patterns to make quilts

and get the opportunity to win some amazing prizes!

Leave a comment below if you plan on participating or if you have any questions.