The Ivy Quilt in Canyon Springs

A while ago I cut into this fat quarter bundle of Canyon Springs from Fableism and wow! The colors in the collection are quirky and fun in the best possible way.

In fact, they are kind of along the lines of what I have been thinking that I want to do in our kitchen/living room after our recent remodel (which isn't quite done yet). We kept the colors in the kitchen pretty basic (cabinets are white oak and counters and tile are both white) so that I can add color in other ways. So far, we have added green pendent lights and I actually used 3 FQers from this bundle to make pillows for my couch (get a peek at them here) and I am loving it.

When I opened up the bundle, I was pretty immediately drawn to the idea of making the Ivy Quilt with it. There are lots of patterns from my shop that I want to revisit and this one has been toward the top of the list so this was perfect timing. 

This pattern is jelly roll, fat quarter, fat eighth, OR scrap friendly. Even though I had a fat quarter bundle, this pattern works better with fat eighths for the smaller sizes to get more fabric variety. I ended up following the instructions for using fat eighths and then set aside the remainder of the bundle for a future project. 

My plan for the background fabric was originally to pick up some of one of the Everyday Chambray fabrics so that everything in the quilt used Fableism fabrics and had similar textures.

But . . . there was a fabric on my cutting table that just seemed too perfect to pass up. One of my favorite background fabric prints is Swiss Dot from Riley Blake Fabric, specifically the gray dots on cream. The gray is kind of a purple, lavender gray which is pretty much my favorite color ever so it's not really a mystery why I love it so much.

I am so happy with how the background fabric turned out. The dots are very tiny so they aren't distracting, but they give a lot of interest and visual texture to the quilt. Pair that with all of the actual texture that is coming from the Canyon Springs crosswoven fabrics and it's a visual feast. So good.

For the backing, I did pick up some Fableism Sprout in River Rock. You can hate on brown all you want, but I love it and it gave this quilt a really pretty, earthy finish. Something I didn't anticipate about this fabric as a backing was what a gorgeous weight and drape it would give the quilt! I have used a Fableism fabric as a backing before and it was soft and lovely, but the Sprout print is just amazing. It's like a quilty hug.

The binding print is another favorite. It's a stripe that I have had in my stash for ages and if you happen to know where I can find more, I will buy it up. It is a Lecien Color Basics print in brown (yes, I know, more brown). In my opinion, it is the perfect stripe — the stripes and nice and thin and the fabric is super soft and easy to work with. As far as I know, this print has been out of print for several years but I would love for it to be brought back.

For the quilting, I did serpentine stitch in pairs. So I did two lines of stitching about an inch apart, then about 2-3" away I did two more stitches, etc. All of the lines are on the diagonal. This was a quick and very forgiving way to do the quilting and gave the quilt a nice texture without taking away from the drape. 

I know I shouldn't keep this one, but there is a good chance I may not have any control over the fact that it needs to end up in my living room. 

If you are interested in working with Fableism fabric (or any other crosswoven fabrics) I gave some suggestions in this post. It is a little tricky to work with but totally worth it. Fableism's collections just seem to be getting better and better!

If you would like to make a quilt just like this one, you can find the Ivy Quilt Pattern in my shop and you can pick up Canyon Springs in shops now.