Robots by David Walker for Free Spirit. The faces on the robots make me smile.
I’d like to bundle it up into a quilt kit for sale in the shop. That’s where the contest begins. Leave a comment with a published quilt pattern that you think would work great with this fabric. You can link to the designers website or leave the pattern name and publisher. Don’t include patterns from a book, make it a stand alone, I’ll need to be able to order the patterns for bundling in the kit. Extra points for patterns that use all the fabrics in the quilt! The winner will receive an 8 piece Robots fat quarter pack.
I’ll leave the contest open until next Friday, December 19.
I’ve also been sitting on a lot of sample patterns from distributors and quilt designers. I’ll draw 5 random names from the entries for these prizes:
These beauties from Midwest Modern 2 are making me swoon. Stand alone or combined with August Fields and Midwest Modern 1, the possibilities are endless. Available in a fabric packs for easy stash building.
New Melly & Me patterns.
Have a fabulous, festive weekend!
ps Holiday Fabrics are 35% off, the elves have been turning around shop orders within 24 hours!
12/14/08: Many comments are going to ‘moderation’ because of the links. I’m approving as quickly as I can, if you don’t see your comment come up that’s most likely the reason. I’ve been called to jury duty tomorrow so I won’t be home until late in the day to fish them out, I appreciate your patience!
My suggestion is the Happy Hour Pattern on the cover of this book~
http://www.madaboutpatchwork.com/shoponline/patterns/details.asp?id=154 as it would show off the fabric’s larger pattern area. Here’s another image done in brighter colors and more in line with the fabric you’ve chosen~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/67604797@N00/2400008212/in/set-72157594562280610/
My second choice would be Candy Bar Road from this pattern~ http://www.suzguzdesigns.com/catalog/i18.html
Love the fabric, what about “yellow brick road”. It leaves large squares of fabric, so you can see pattern, it’s very easy, just straight lines,uses fat quarters, it looks great. Another idea is distressed nine patch, also easy.
I love Karen’s patterns… for a quilt”
http://webstore.quiltropolis.net/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=809121384827809&Store_id=466&page_id=23&Item_ID=1338
but I’d actually love a Fun on the Run Jacket made of these = }
http://webstore.quiltropolis.net/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=449611151336544496&Store_id=466&page_id=23&Item_ID=1009
Scratch my previous suggestion! (btw Kathy I’m not after the fabric, I just like giving you suggestions!) Something from Funquilts — Boardwalk or Party of Four perhaps? They have some other great ones for the robot fabric but they have curved/bias cut pieces — if your typical kit buyer isn’t afraid of them.
anyway: http://www.funquilts.com/gallery/patterns/patterns.html
Great fabrics! A patterns with the fabrics in it can be found here: http://www.freespiritfabric.com/core-pages/gallery.php?gal_id=170 Maybe someone already mentioned it.
Your new patterns look great too! I always love the Melly & Me patterns!
Hi,
Love the Koalas. A stuffed one was my sister’s fav toy (over 30 years ago). I like Living Large by Anka’s Treasures for the BIG prints.
How about this beautiful robot quilt. Theme within a theme : http://www.watleuk.nl/p530-Quilt-Rolling-Robot.html
I love your new patterns too!
I wish I had a suggestion but I still haven’t gotten up enough courage to attempt a quilt yet. My son loves the robots!
I think this one would be perfect and its a free pattern! In fact I think they might have even used this very fabric..lol!
link to the pdf. download:
http://www.freespiritfabric.com/graphic-elements/gallerys/t170_1.pdf
link to the preview page. Scroll to the bottom. Its called Robots/
http://www.freespiritfabric.com/core-pages/patterns.php
I’m sure this goes by other names by other pattern designers, but I think the “5 in Dime” pattern would look great, with the robot fabric as the long run of fabric…and maybe a solid or two added in…orange, baby blue… http://www.pineneedlequiltshop.com/prodinfo.asp?number=P-QCQ&variation=&aitem=11&mitem=82
I would make a quilt with the Turning Twenty pattern, what fun fabrics!
I think these patterns would look nice using the Bento Box pattern with coordinating solids.
I’m new to sewing and had written you for advice, you suggested “Just Can’t Cut It” by All Washed Up – here is the link: http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22
I think the Robot fabrics would look fabulous using this pattern, really showcase the robots and spaceships in the bigger areas and the stripes in the smaller blocks. What fun!
I think big modern stripes would work well: http://www.freespiritfabric.com/graphic-elements/gallerys/t131_1.pdf. You could run some of the striped fabric vertically and some horizontally.
I really like this quilt pattern (Yesterday by Abbey Lane Quilts) for the fabric, I think it would look great especially with the stripes!!
http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?sid=99321213162289932&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=26734&Parent_Ids=
Good Luck!
Rachel
athenagwis at hotmail . com
I like the Slice Twice isn’t that Nice quilt from the Threaded Pear.
http://www.threadedpear.com/store/products/details/?product=305
But I do have to say that the Star Student’s quilt mentioned in an earlier post is really cute, too.
http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=453412122232584534&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=22757&Parent_Ids=
Dear Kathy- I just wanted to thank you so much for being a terrific inspiration this year. I have just finished your mini note taker for my mother in law’s Christmas gift. She is a travel writer and loves to have little note books to scribble into. It was the hardest (technically) thing I’ve ever sewn–due to my own limitations–and the sense of accomplishment is so rewarding! Thank you again and wishing you and your beautiful family a Merry Christmas!!!
ohhhhhhhh I really like the pattern “take 5″ by the teachers pet, I have done a halloween quilt with this pattern and a friend used this pattern to make throws for my kids, really shows off the fabrics!
I want this I want this I want this! Oh boy! I love this fabric! I am having a baby boy (due date New Years Day) and good boy fabric is so hard to come by! Now the hard part is suggesting a quilt pattern since I am not a quilter! My big effort to help out with this is the one quilt I really like and is on my list to try if I ever quilt…
http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2006/10/crazy_about_qui.html
I may have to talk hubby into letting me buy yet some more fabric if I don’t win this…Oh I really really really want this!
How about the Denyse Schmidt “Single Girl” pattern? http://www.dsquilts.com/fabric_patterns.html
Love the robot fabric! How cute is that. I thought the Crazy Eights pattern mentioned above was a good one. I also liked Josie’s Quilt by Pixiegirlt Quilts. http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=288812132244492888&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=26413&Parent_Ids=
But my favorite pattern for this is the Charming Baby Log Cabin by Threaded Pear. http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=288812132244492888&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=26692&Parent_Ids=
Sorry if this is a duplicate post. I think my other one dissappeared. I like Crazy Eights already mentioned. I also like Josie’s Quilt by Pixiegirl Quilts. http://pixiegirlquilts.com/patterns.html
And I really like Charming Baby Log Cabin by Threaded Pear Studio. http://www.quiltersbuzz.com/2008/10/tooting_my_own_horn_sneak_peek.html Look at the boy version with the pointed border rather than the scalloped border, although either would work.
Great fabrics! pick me.. pick me.
I’d love to see those robots in Jelly Filled from Thimble Blossoms (#124). Too, too, too cute. Plus, there’s just never enough cute “boy” fabric to go around. Love this combination.
Julia
I love the Wild Thing Thimble Blossoms pattern. It would be a sweet way to showcase such great fabrics!
Oh, I LOVE these fabrics! I have a baby boy and would love to make him a quilt with these. I think I would use this pattern because it would show off the fabrics well: http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=818812141052178188&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=6204&Parent_Ids=
Hi Kathy!
I have been making the Eco Market Totes by Favorite Things. You can see some of my efforts at http://artquiltmaker.blogspot.com/search?q=tote+bag. I think that you could use all of the fabrics for this tote:
1 for the inside
1 for the outside
1 for the large outside pocket
1 for the small outside pocket is which is inside the large outside pocket
2 for straps
1 for a large inside pocket (this is a modification that I have made,which you can see here: http://artquiltmaker.blogspot.com/2008/09/latest-fashion-in-tote-bags.html (last photo)
1 for small pocket on the inside. This is also an addition I made to the pattern, because I like a lot of pockets.
Pick me!!!
Not to give you more work, but I would tweak your Carasoul quilt pattern and offer it as a PDF like you did with the Patchwork Promenade kit.
http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=8
I think it would be perfect! I would take section A1 of your quilt and divide it into squares. You could also maybe delete B1,C1, D2 and E2, (and add that amount into your outer strips) but it could work in there as is if you wanted.
If you are truly wanting a boughten pattern, then I think the admit one would work really well without the “admit one” applique and replacing the star with a robot or rocket in the upper right hand corner.
http://www.quilterswarehouse.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=AJP198#
Sorry for the double entry, but I found another
This would be cute too:
http://www.purlbee.com/zig-zag-quilt/2007/12/28/zig-zag-quilt.html
here’s another example showing that same idea:
http://aquiltisnice.blogspot.com/2008/09/zig-zag-quilt-kit-tutorial.html
Sorry for a double entry, but here’s another one that I think would showcase that fabric:
http://www.purlbee.com/zig-zag-quilt/2007/12/28/zig-zag-quilt.html
a couple examples of different versions of it:
http://aquiltisnice.blogspot.com/2008/09/zig-zag-quilt-kit-tutorial.html
http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2008/10/saltines-and-lemonade.html
Bento Box by Tracy Brookshier would look great in these!
Kristi
Oh, I haven’t attempted a quilt! I have been intimidated. I love admiring everyone else’s beautiful quilts though!
I love Denyse Schmidt! I found this Single Girl Quilt at purlsoho! Really neat! http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/patternlist/subject,9,,type,patchwork
However, I think my official entry is the Blossom Quilt from Fig Tree:
http://figtreequilts.com/details.php?prodId=108&category=5
I think it would make a really neat quilt with those Robots!
I think that this great pattern by Elizabeth at Oh, Fransson! would really showcase these SUPER CUTE fabrics!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18514520
wow! that fabric is so awesome…. and so many good suggestions…
maybe this pattern – well let’s see how to describe which one….
http://www.flippytaleprize.blogspot.com/ you have to scroll quite a way down it has a big copyright watermark over the quilt… it is in the post dated 4/29/2007 … i have been looking for a group of fabrics that would be perfect for my 5 year old….these are it! (i hope you pick my quilt pattern suggestion)
Hello,
The fabric is adorable and I think that Maddox pattern by Valori Wells of the stitchinpost.com would be really great!
Laura
The one I automatically thought of was Candy Bar Road by Sue Guzman, http://www.suzguzdesigns.com/catalog/i18.html but is has already been mentioned. I also think that the Happy Hour Quilt by Atkinson Design would be great, but then it is a book….though it is just the one pattern in the book http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/books/bookDetail.asp?productID=605 I guess count me in for the random drawing! LOL
These prints are so cute and would perfectly match the robot-themed bedroom I am planning for my son in our soon-to-b-finished fixer-upper. I have never made a quilt before, but these are inspiring.
The quilts I love are at Fat Quarter shop.
I love the Tiny Tots, with the fussy cuts:
http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=288812132244492888&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=21511&Parent_Ids=
And the Pretty Papers rocks (with the stripes going vertical for the narrow strips):
http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=288812132244492888&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=23163&Parent_Ids=
OR Cherry Delight, cause it looks really easy, and that’s how I roll!
http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=288812132244492888&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=25439&Parent_Ids=
And of course any remaining fabric would go on the curtains as a stripe across the bottom.
Thanks!
i think that this pattern
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18261546
but with a rocket ship instead of a flower would really showcase the fabric.
also maybe amy butler’s belle or ginger bliss…or even thimble blossom’s sweet cheeks but with her optional stars instead of flowers there are so many wonderful patterns i dont know how you will pick one!
All of the quilt ideas are great. When I saw the fabric, the first thing I thought of was Spaceboy & Robot by wee wonderfuls. It is not a quilt, b ut a fun stuffed toy. Here is a link
http://www.weewonderfuls.com/wee_wonderfuls/store/put-together-2.html
has anyone suggested urban comfort (or baby) by valorie wells?
(sorry about so many separate posts i would combine them if i could – with 2 little ones, i only have a second here or there and if i dont post quick i never know if it will happen)
http://pixiegirlquilts.com/patterns.html The “serendipity” pattern – I think it looks so fun and would really showcase those cute robots!
I think Big Block Beauty from Canyon Creek Quilt Patterns would be great for this fabric. Thanks for the challenge and chance to win fun stuff! http://quiltbus.com/images/big-block-beauty.jpg
Such yummy fabric and I think this fat quarter pattern would be very cute made up with it (Smith Street Designs- Crazy Eights – uses 8 fat quarters) shown here:
http://www.bitsnpieces.net/store/product-info.php?Bits_n_Pieces_Pattern-pid70.html
Rita E in AZ
So many great quilts already and I only glanced at the first 20 or so… Wow! I think it would look great in one of Anna Maria Horner’s free patterns, like her Bohemian Quilt pattern.
I think that the Terry Atkinson patterns yellow brick road, or lucky stars would work great for these fabrics. Absolutely lovely fabric!!
I love these robot fabrics so much – I just had to comment! I think the Fielding’s Quilt pattern would be perfect, it would use the striped multi for the outer border, the blue stripe for backing, and the other fabrics could be used for the squares because there is enough contrast for the middle part. It should be an easy kit to put together.
http://www.madaboutpatchwork.ca/shoponline/patterns/details.asp?id=338
Good luck with jury duty, I hope it wasn’t too long!
This is such adorable fabric ~ gotta get me some:) There are many quilt patterns out there that would be fantastic but I think a simple pattern would be best.
Something like Atkinson Cheese and Crackers Quilt Pattern is one I can think of to submit.
Yellow Brick Road by Atkinson Designs. Still my fall back when I want the fabrics to do the talking – instead of the piecing/applique.
Those are adorable. I think I’d do Jelly filled from Thimbleblossoms
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17596615