Pattern of the Week - The Violet Quilt
I have lots of favorites in my pattern library and they are favorites for different reasons. The Violet Quilt is one of my favorites because (1) it is great for highlighting larger scale prints, (2) it has lots of visual movement, (3) none of the feature fabrics in the quilt touch each other which means it is very forgiving when it comes to fabric choice and placement, and (4) it is fat quarter friendly.
Also, I just love a plus quilt and I love that this one is a little different than other ones out there.
Since this pattern has been around for more than 5 years, I have made it a few different times and even did an extensive quiltalong with it, plus I have included it in several mockup roundups that are all linked below.
A Pink and Purple Violet Quilt
The Violet Quilt in Flight Path
A Cotton Couture Rainbow Violet Quilt
A Very Un-January Violet Quilt
The Violet QAL - Fabric Planning
The Violet QAL - Picking Your Fabrics
The Violet QAL - Picking Your Rainbow Fabrics
The Violet QAL Week 2 - Cutting Your Fabric (General Tips and Info)
The Violet QAL Week 2 - Cutting Fabrics A, B, and C
The Violet QAL Week 2 - Cutting Your Background Fabric
The Violet QAL Week 3 - Pinning
The Violet QAL Week 3 - Pressing
The Violet QAL Week 3 - Fabric Placement
The Violet QAL Week 3 - Making the Corner Squares
The Violet QAL Week 4 - Piecing Your Sashing
The Violet QAL Week 4 - Adding the Borders
The Violet QAL Week 5 - Backing Fabric
The Violet QAL Week 5 - Basting
The Violet QAL Week 5 - Quilting and Binding
Quilt Ideas Post that included the Violet Quilt:
Christmastime, Florida 2, Sugar Maple, Seedling, All is Well, Food Group, Curiouser and Curiouser, Spooky 'n Witchy, Stay Gold, Sugar Cone, Tiny Beasts, Urban Homestead Gatherings, and Pickle Juice
And now I have a bunch of new mockups for you!
Christmas in the Cabin by AGF Studio
30's Playtime by Linzee McCray
And a scrappy version using 30's Playtime
Dog Park by Sarah Watts
AbstrArt by Katarina Roccella
Riley Blake Ginghams
Pivot by Rashida Coleman-Hale
Evolve by Suzy Quilts
Garden Party by Liberty Fabrics
As you can tell, I love the Violet Quilt Pattern and I have enjoyed seeing what quilters have made with it. You can pick up your own copy of the pattern in my shop!
Karri on
Hello – getting ready to make this quilt, and notice that the cross is made up of five blocks. Are there any design reasons that I couldn’t cut 3 pieces, two 4.5 blocks and then one 4.5 × 12.5 strip for the middle, running from top to bottom? Just trying to avoid a few cuts and seams! 😬 Thank you!