Oh My, says I! The bold, vivid colors in this quilt have taken my breath away!
Today I'm so happy to share a new quilt pattern with you - meet Around the World! This easy quilt pattern is so satisfying when the final result is a stunning quilt.
The Around the World quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop. Plus, we have quilt kits in the shop!
The Around the World Quilt Pattern
What makes this pattern different than other Trip Around the World quilts, you ask?
The Around the World pattern by Busy Hands Quilts includes 4 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, and Queen. All sizes are the exact same design with varying piece sizes in each quilt size, and all sizes use the same number of fabrics.
Pressing Instructions: Many of you tell me how much you appreciate the pressing instructions in Busy Hands Quilts patterns, a feature that is included in the majority of my patterns. This pattern includes pressing instructions so the seams will nest together, thereby improving piecing accuracy. Pressing to the side also helps seams not pop open when the quilt is used, especially when the quilting holding all the three layers isn't very dense.
The pattern includes the exact names and numbers of the fabrics used in the color quilt. This will help you with fabric selection using your own colors.
The pattern includes detailed diagrams and instructions that help with fabric placement at every step of the quilt top assembly process, as well as how to create this quilt without sewing individual squares together.
So Many Quilt Sizes!
The Around the World quilt pattern includes four sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, and Queen.
Baby size 42" x 50"
Lap size 53" x 63"
Throw size 63" x 75"
Queen bed size 89" x 106"
The design of all of the sizes is the same, and all sizes use the same number of fabrics; piece sizes vary by quilt size.
Quilt Kits Available in Throw and Queen Sizes!
We have curated Around the World quilt kits for you in fabrics nearly identical to those shown in this quilt. The Throw and Queen sizes are available. The quilt kits include all of the fabric for the quilt top, the binding fabric, and the quilt pattern. We also have coordinating backing fabric available.
Around the World Quilt Kits are available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.
Longarm Quilting
This quilt top was made by my sewist, Kare, and quilted and bound by me.
The digital quilting design is Ribbon Curls in golden thread on my HandiQuilter Fusion with ProStitcher. The golden thread blends in with the gold backing fabric.
Fabric Selection and Placement
For your Around the World quilt, you'll choose ten coordinating or blending fabrics and add an accent fabric, such as the navy accent shown in this quilt. Arrange the fabrics in a rainbow, ombre, or gradating order for a striking quilt. You'll need to decide which round each fabric is placed in. Then label each fabric according to the fabric numbers in the quilt pattern.
Fabric selection and placement are all done for you in the quilt kits we have curated.
Fabrics are Indigo Garden, a wonderfully saturated fabric collection. :)
Quilt Binding Love
The binding on this Around the World quilt is the navy floral which was used as the accent fabric in the quilt top, the perfect fabric to frame the quilt. Attached by machine to the back and pulled around to the front.
The Around the World quilt pattern and quilt kit are available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.
The Around the World quilt pattern and quilt kit are available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.
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