Hi friends!  I'm happy to share a recent quilt finish with you today!

I made this just for fun as I thought it would be beautiful in my own home.

Towards the end of August 2025, I got a wild hair to take one of my most popular patterns,

Scrap Jar Stars and make it not-so-scrappy!  I love two-color quilts and thought it would

be fun to see a simplified, timeless version it!

It was love at first block!  And it brings me so much joy every time I look this quilt because

all of the fabrics are fabrics I designed!  The background fabric is called Sketchy Leaves

in the color Linen from my Feels Like Home collection with Riley Blake Designs. 

The blue fabric is called Daisies in the color Sky from my collection Honey Locust

with RBD.

I got most of the quilt top put together at a quilt retreat that I went to in September.

(My friends and I did a photo shoot with all of our quilts on the last day of our retreat.)

I am not gonna lie, it's all I got done at the 5-day retreat (besides our daily walks,

chatting, floating a river, cooking and eating, shopping, a few naps, etc.  It was a GREAT retreat!)

I brought a bunch of other projects but unfortunately, this took the majority of the time.

I added the border once I got back home.

This pattern comes with 4 quilt-size options - baby, lap, twin, and queen.

I added on one row to the twin size to make it a little wider.

My friend Jen Ostler in Highland, Utah quilted it with straight lines.

Those are always a win in my book!

The backing fabric is also from my collection, Honey Locust with Riley Blake Designs.

It's called Hydrangeas in the color Sky.  I hand-bound it in the blue daisy fabric.

It had been a while since I've hand-bound a quilt and I thoroughly enjoyed doing it!

And per usual, I added one of the simple labels I get from Ever Emblem.  They're so easy to sew into the binding so I don't have an excuse to not label my quilts!  I get the 2" cotton, fold-over, sew-in labels.  If you want to get some for yourself, you will just have to pick one of their basic cotton labels and customize it from there.  I machine stitch my binding down around it because it's hard to hand stitch through it (but then I usually hand stitch the rest of my binding down to the back of my quilt).

I'm not sure where this quilt will "land".  On the back of a sofa, a chair, or on a bed?

But I know I will not regret having this timeless blue and "white" quilt in my home!

This one is definitely a keeper!

I want to give you the fabric requirements in case you want to make a two-color

version of Scrap Jar Stars.  First, you will need the pattern.  You can get the 

paper pattern HERE or the PDF pattern HERE.

All fabric requirements will stay the same, except that instead of using bright print fat quarters,

you will need:

Baby quilt = 1-1/2 yards of 1 accent color + the optional non-scrappy binding fabric

Lap quilt = 2-1/2 yards of 1 accent color + the optional non-scrappy binding fabric

Twin quilt = 2-7/8 yards of 1 accent color + the optional non-scrappy binding fabric

Queen quilt = 5-1/2 yards of 1 accent color + the optional non-scrappy binding fabric

Cutting will be a little different, so here are the number of 2" and 3-1/2" strips to cut for each quilt size:

Baby quilt = cut (8) 2" strips and (9) 3-1/2" strips

Lap quilt = cut (13) 2" strips and (15) 3-1/2" strips

Twin quilt = cut (16) 2" strips and (18) 3-1/2" strips

Queen quilt = cut (32) 2" strips and (36) 3-1/2" strips

Then cut the necessary squares for your chosen quilt size.

Hope that helps!  Let me know if you decide to make a two-color version!

Or even a scrappy version!  They're both so fun!  Who doesn't love stars and patchwork!?!

Happy quilting!

Finished Uneven 9-Patch Quilt

 Hello friends! On November 30th, I shared a free pattern (on my blog) for an Uneven 9-patch quilt and today, I want to share my finished quilt! (Click HERE for my original post about starting this project.)

I wanted to make a 2-color quilt for my king-size bed using these two fabrics I designed.  The cream fabric is called Seeing Stars for the Hush Hush 4 low-volume collection for Riley Blake Designs.  And the green fabric is called Sketchy Leaves for my Feels Like Home collection with RBD.

I worked on the quilt top throughout December 2024 and finished it right after Christmas.  It was fun working on something kind of festive in December but I love that the fabrics aren't Christmasy so they'll be great in my bedroom all year round!

It's a big quilt!  It finishes at 112" x 102".

I found this beautiful fabric for the back.  It's so classy and matched the green well.

My cute mom stopped by my house one day and helped me line up the backing pieces so the print matched up.  So glad we took the time to do that!  She is a really good seamstress so she showed me some good tricks!

Pretty darn good, right?!?  Thanks mom!!!

I had my quilter, Jen Ostler (in Highland, UT.) quilt it with a 1" grid pattern.  Grid quilting is always a favorite of mine; it's so timeless!  Jen did her signature move and quilted an extra little object into the quilting (in this case - a quilty star) which makes for a fun game of I-Spy!  Do you see the star below?

After I bound the quilt in the same green Sketchy Leaves fabric, I found some coordinating pillows to tie everything together.  I already had the artwork above my bed so I just pulled light green, natural, and gold colors from those prints to use as my pillow colors!  I got all of the pillows that you see here from a wonderful local shop called Layers Bedding.  It's at Gardner Village in West Jordan, Utah.  They add the perfect finishing touch and make my bed feel so cozy and inviting!

I love how the different sizes, colors, textures, shapes, and prints of the pillow fabrics add a lot of warmth to the room.  It took a lot of time to find the perfect combination but it was fun. The process was similar to doing a fabric pull for a quilt and I love that part of quilt-making!

If you want to make a quilt like this, you can download the free pattern HERE.

It includes instructions for 5 quilt-size options and would be cute in any colorway!

Have you ever made a 2-color quilt?  They're so classic; I just love them.

Tell me, what colors would you use if you made a quilt like this?

Two-Color Uneven 9-Patch Quilt Free Pattern

 Hi there!  I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday if you live in the USA!

We did things a little differently this year and went out to eat in Deer Valley, UT. 

It was a winter wonderland there, as you can see.  We had a great time, relaxing and spending time with friends.

Over the last couple of days I have been writing instructions for a new project I am going to start soon.

I've talked a little bit about it on Instagram...

I've been wanting to make another 2-color quilt.  I made a green and white Irish Chain quilt a few years ago, ended up selling it, and have been wanting to make another one ever since.  This time, I decided to go with this Uneven 9-Patch pattern though.  I thought it had a similar vibe but it's a little more jazzy!  I have never made an Uneven 9-Patch quilt if you can believe that!

For the dark fabric, I'm using this green leaf fabric (from my Feels Like Home collection with Riley Blake Designs).  It's called Sketchy Leaves and is in stores now.  For the light fabric, I am using this cream quilty stars print that I designed for Riley Blake's Hush Hush 4 low-volume collection.  It's called Seeing Stars and just shipped to stores!

[Santa Mini Mug Pincushion was gifted to me by my friend Shannon White.]

I plan to make a king-size quilt for my bed.  I have written the instructions to include 5 different size options though so there's something for everyone!  I think it would be cute in any colorway.  2-color quilts are just classic!  I'm loving this red and white "test" block I made!

I am not doing an official quilt-along for this pattern.  I have no sign-ups, or schedule, and won't be sending any emails.  But I would love for you to make one too, if your little heart desires!  I'm starting Monday, December 2nd as a little treat to myself for getting through November haha!  Feel free to join me.   I'll be sharing my progress on Instagram.  

I'm not sure how long it will take me but I think it will be a little bit festive to work on this during December.  It's green and white so I think it will be really cute at Christmastime, but it will work in my home throughout the year too!

Click HERE for the free pattern.

Happy holidays,

Amber

Two-Color Irish Chain QAL

Happy New Year!

You guys asked and I am delivering!  The other day on Instagram, I posted my plans for making a two-color Irish Chain quilt.  I had so many of you say you've always wanted to make one and a handful of you asked if I was going to do a quilt-along so here we are!  Let's do this!

Let me warn you though, this is going to be very informal.  No prizes and no pattern you have to buy.  Just a beautiful, classic quilt at the end of this!  Here are the details:

TWO-COLOR IRISH CHAIN QUILT-ALONG 

Register: Sign-ups now are closed.  But you can still participate!  You won't get the weekly reminder emails but you can check the blog each Wednesday for each weeks assignment and info!

Duration: 8 weeks

Dates: January 8th - March 4th

Pattern: No specific pattern but I will post instructions each Wednesday here on my blog.

Quilt Size: Twin (70" x 90") or Queen (90" x 90").  You choose!

Skill Level: All

Fabric Requirements:

	TWIN	QUEEN
FINISHED SIZE	70” X 90”	90” X 90”
DARK FABRIC (INCLUDES BINDING)	3¼ YARDS	4¼ YARDS
LIGHT FABRIC	5 YARDS	6 YARDS
BACKING (40" WIDE)	5½ YARDS	8¼ YARDS
BATTING	78” X 98”	98” X 98”

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

- Register (above).

- Follow me @gigis_thimble on Instagram and use the hashtag #irishchainqal on Instagram to post pictures of your quilt.  I encourage you to follow and encourage other quilters in the hashtag group.  It's a great opportunity to make new quilty friends and receive inspiration on Instagram!  Plus, these are going to be gorgeous!  I can't wait to see all the different colorways!

- Check your email each Wednesday for that week's assignment and then get to sewing!

- If you stay caught up, in 8 weeks you'll have a quilt top ready for quilting.

I'm so excited to have you join me as I make my own queen-size green and white Irish Chain quilt!  These were the two colors I was deciding between but I finally chose the lighter green! 

Everyone is welcome to join this Quilt-Along so feel free to spread the word.  There's no cost to sign up and this Irish Chain pattern is beginner-friendly and timeless.  

I'll be in touch next Wednesday, friends!