This pattern would be considered good for an intermediate quilter. It has a lot of blocks and pieces to make and keep organized.
WEEK 2 – Make Flying Geese & Small Arrow units
This week we will be making the flying geese and with these flying geese, we will make the small arrow units. If you are making the Baby size, you can skip this week. There are no flying geese in the baby size option.
This pattern is written using the 4 at a time flying geese method. If you don’t like this method, there is an alternative Flying Geese supplemental on the very last page. You can use the 1 at a time method or the Half Square Triangle method!
Once you’d made your Flying geese, the Small Arrow units will go together so quickly!
Once you’ve finished make sure to snap a photo and share in the Facebook Quilt Along group or on Instagram with the hashtag #InfiniteNightHelixQAL
I’m so excited to see your progress!!
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video in the Facebook Quilt Along group tomorrow (Wednesday Sept. 21st) at 10:30 am PDT to go over how to make the Flying Geese and the Small Arrow units. I will also answer any questions you have. If you can’t watch it live, it will be saved to the group and be uploaded to my YouTube channel and will be placed in this blog post.
Thanks for Quilting along with me! Andrea
QUILT ALONG SCHEDULE Aug. 23rd – Grab your pattern & Pick out fabrics! Sep. 13th – Week 1 – Cut Pieces Sep. 20th – Week 2 – Make Flying Geese & Small Arrow units Sep. 27th – Week 3 – Make Large Arrow units, Diamond in Square & Diamond in Rectangle units. Oct. 4th – Week 4 – Make Blocks: (1) A and (2) B Oct 11th – Week 5 – Make Blocks: (1) of each C, D, E, F, G & H Oct 18th – Week 6 – Make Blocks: (2) I & 4) J Oct 25th – Week 7 – Make Blocks: (4) K & (4) L Nov. 1st – Week 8 – Make Blocks: (2) M & (2) N Nov. 8th – Week 9 – Finish our quilts!
This schedule goes along with the larger sizes of the quilt pattern. If you would like to make the baby size, you will skip Blocks E thru N and go to Blocks O & P.
This pattern would be considered good for an intermediate quilter. It has a lot of blocks and pieces to make and keep organized.
WEEK 1 – CutPieces
This week will be cutting our fabric for the quilt. Typically, I prefer to cut out the whole quilt first, so you don’t have to worry about doing it later. With this quilt, I chose to wait to cut the Color D ‘Pieces around blocks’ and the ‘Top, Bottom and Side borders’ until all my blocks are completed. Since I won’t be using them for a very long time.
You will want to wait to cut the Color D ‘Pieces around blocks’ and the ‘Top, Bottom and Side borders’ especially if your blocks don’t always end up the correct size. Then you can adjust these pieces to be the same size as your blocks.
If you make sure all your units are measuring the correct size throughout making the quilt, your blocks should end up the correct size. And you don’t have to worry about waiting to cut those pieces.
If you are making a scrappy version, you may want to cut out 1 block at a time.
I wrote the pattern using the 4 at a time flying geese method. Then I decided to add a ‘supplemental’ that includes two alternative ways to make your flying geese, in case you hate the 4 at a time method. These methods are on the very last page of the pattern. You can substitute the 4 at a time pieces (indicated with a FG in the cutting instructions) with the pieces listed on the supplemental.
Tips for cutting your fabric: *Make sure to press all of your fabric before cutting. This will help ensure all of your pieces are cut correctly. You don’t want to accidently have a wrinkle in a piece. *Cut out your larger pieces first, then cut out the smaller ones. This helps you conserve your fabric. *Cut all of your fabric with the same brand of rulers. If you are using multiple rulers, they can vary from brand to brand and may not be the same. So, I like to stick to one brand.
QUILT ALONG SCHEDULE Aug. 23rd – Grab your pattern & Pick out fabrics! Sep. 13th – Week 1 – Cut Pieces Sep. 20th – Week 2 – Make Flying geese & Small Arrow units Sep. 27th – Week 3 – Make Large Arrow units, Diamond in Square & Diamond in Rectangle units. Oct. 4th – Week 4 – Make Blocks: (1) A and (2) B Oct 11th – Week 5 – Make Blocks: (1) of each C, D, E, F, G & H Oct 18th – Week 6 – Make Blocks: (2) I & 4) J Oct 25th – Week 7 – Make Blocks: (4) K & (4) L Nov. 1st – Week 8 – Make Blocks: (2) M & (2) N Nov. 8th – Week 9 – Finish our quilts!
This schedule goes along with the larger sizes of the quilt pattern. If you would like to make the baby size, you will skip Blocks E thru N and go to Blocks O & P.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #InfiniteNightHelixQAL or Tag me in your photo!
Grag the pattern, pick the size you want to make. The pattern comes with directions for a Baby (44 x 56 in), Throw (64 x 80 in), Twin (72 x 90 in), Full (80 x 100 in), Queen (88 x 110 in), and King (105 x 110 in).
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video in the Facebook Quilt Along group today (Tuesday Sept. 13th) at 10:30 am PDT to go over cutting our fabrics and to answer any questions you have. If you can’t watch it live, it will be saved to the group and be uploaded to my YouTube channel and will be placed in this blog post.
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This pattern would be considered good for an intermediate quilter. It has a lot of blocks and pieces to make and keep sorted.
QUILT ALONG SCHEDULE Aug. 23rd – Grab your pattern & Pick out fabrics! Sep. 13th – Week 1 – Cut all pieces Sep. 20th – Week 2 – Make Flying geese & Small Arrow units Sep. 27th – Week 3 – Make Large Arrow units, Diamond in Square & Diamond in Rectangle units. Oct. 4th – Week 4 – Make Blocks: (1) A and (2) B Oct 11th – Week 5 – Make Blocks: (1) of each C, D, E, F, G & H Oct 18th – Week 6 – Make Blocks: (2) I & 4) J Oct 25th – Week 7 – Make Blocks: (4) K & (4) L Nov. 1st – Week 8 – Make Blocks: (2) M & (2) N Nov. 8th – Week 9 – Finish our quilts!
This schedule goes along with the larger sizes of the quilt pattern. If you would like to make the baby size, you will skip Blocks E thru N and go to Blocks O & P.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #InfiniteNightHelixQAL
I will film weekly video tutorial in the Facebook Quilt Along group and answer any questions you have!
INFINITE NIGHT HELIX QUILT
My original design of this quilt did not include that twisted element. It was just a 2-color quilt. When I showed it to my husband and kids, they thought it would be really cool if it had a twisted effect like a double helix. As Cloud would say ‘Mr. DNA’. So, I got working and made the pattern have the twisted element. I love how it turned out!
To give the quilt this twisted element it requires a lot of blocks and pieces to keep organized, that is why I am considering this an intermediate quilt pattern.
I made the original quilt as a graduation gift for my nephew. His favorite color is blue. So, I went with Kona Cotton in: A: White, B: Peacock, C: Canary and D: Prussian.
I quilted this echoing the design at first 1/4 inch from the seams and then I echoed it into the background space about 2-inch sections. I used my Hera Marker to help decided where I wanted my lines to go.
I bound the quilt in the Kona Cotton Peacock.
I hope you love this design as much as I loved making this quilt for my nephew!
When I first designed this quilt, I was going to make it in a 2 fabric combo. It was during the winter time and I was trying to design something that reminded me of a Faire Isle Sweater. But with having the kids still doing school at home I didn’t get around to making it.
So, when spring was around the corner, I thought what would it look like with lots of color. So, with this pattern you will have the option to make it in 2 colors, with Main colors (like my cover quilt above) or Super scrappy! The pattern comes with blank coloring pages for each size, to make it easier to decide!
Since this pattern, has multiple sizes, but the blocks are not all the same size, each size has a different recommended layout. Since the blocks are made and then sewn into rows, you can rearrange the rows to how you like them best.
Here are the different size layout recommendations!
This pattern is great for the adventurous beginner to intermediate quilter. This pattern comes with directions to either make the flying geese with either: The 1 at 1 time method – this may be an easier method if you are new to flying geese. Or the 4 at time method, made slightly larger and trimmed to size – these are a little tricker to make, but once you get the hang of it, you can make your flying geese super fast!
Do you hate Flying Geese?
If you absolutely hate flying geese, I’d recommend replacing your flying geese with 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch rectangles.
Use the 4 at 1 time flying geese cutting instructions, but do NOT cut the Color D (Lime) that is in the cutting chart or the Color F (White) pieces that have a (FG) next to it. Instead, go to the bottom of page 6 to see how many flying geese your size quilt needs. Replace the amount of flying geese needed with 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch rectangles, cut half of this amount from Color D and cut half of the amount from Color F. If you are making it scrappy, cut total amount needed from all the colors you are using.
My Blooming Backyard Quilt
For my quilt I chose to use the main colors option.
For quilting, I did a simple top to bottom ‘organic’ straight line from the top to the bottom about 2 inches apart. I like to use my walking foot and the seams as my guide.
I probably should have cut my binding on the bias, but I chose not to. I still love how it turned out!
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We have come to the end of the Prismatic Party Quilt Along! Thank you so much for joining in the fun! I have loved getting to quilt with you and see all of your beautiful blocks.
JOIN ME Live at 10:30 am PDT on Wednesday March 30th! I will be going over how to finish your quilt and I will be answering any questions you have in the Facebook Quilt Along Group and I’m hoping to be able to film on Instagram as well.
If you can’t watch the video Live, it’s ok! I will be saving it to my Facebook Quilt Along Group and then I will upload it to my YouTube Channel and place it in this blog post.
Things you will need: Backing Fabric (at least 6 inches wider and longer than your quilt top.) Quilt Batting (at least 6 inches wider and longer than your quilt top*) * If you plan on having a longarmer quilt your quilt, check with them to see how much overhang they need.) Basting Spray or Basting Pins Binding Fabric These are helpful but not necessary: Hera Marker to mark out your quilting lines Walking Foot (Helps pull your quilt from both the top and the bottom)
Quilt Sandwich: First you will need to make your Quilt Sandwich. You will need to cut and sew your backing fabric to make it fit under your quilt correctly. Make sure it is at least 3 inches wider than your quilt top on all sides (quilt top size + 6 inches). Trim your selvage edge off after joining your pieces.
Make your quilt sandwich by first laying down your quilt backing, wrong side facing up. Tape down to a hard surface, making fabric taut. Next lay your batting on top. Smooth out with your hands, do not stretch. Then lay your quilt top right side up, smooth out with your hands.
There are so many different types of batting. I really love the Warm Company products! I have been using the Warm and Plush a lot lately because it is a little thicker than the Warm and Natural and the Warm and White cotton battings. The Warm and White is nice when you have a lot of light colors or white in your quilt and you don’t want the batting to alter the colors at all.
Basting Your Quilt:
Spray baste: My favorite way to baste my quilt is by using Spray Baste! It makes basting so much easier. If you have allergies, this is probably not a good option for you. I’ve tried several different types of spray baste. Some are better than others. 505 Temporary adhesive spray has come highly recommended by several quilters to me. I have been using this brand for the last few quilts I have made. It has great stickiness without being overly sticky. I love that it does not get all over the place like some other sprays I have used. Find a place where you can lay out your quilt. Make sure to tape the backing fabric taut to the floor (or large table).
Pin basting: You can use large curved safety pin about 3 to 4 inches apart (about the width of your hand). I like to use the large curved basting pins. This takes a little longer than the spray basting, but is a great option.
Quilting your Quilt: I love that Quilting your quilt can give it another design element. You can choose to send your quilt to a longarmer or quilt it yourself.
Make sure to check your batting to see how far apart your quilting lines need to be.
For my original quilt I did a checker quilting by quilting straight lines from top to bottom and straight lines from side to side. I placed my quilting lines in the center of my pieces, so they were evenly spaced. I usually quilt using a white thread, but this time I decided to go with a yellow thread since there is a lot of yellow in this quilt and it is one of the lightest colors in this quilt.
Hand Tie your Quilt: Some prefer to tie there quilt. Suzy Quilts has an cool way of tying quilts. Check out her Tutorial!
Hand Quilt: Here’s a wonderful video tutorial by Suzy Quilts all about How to Hand Quilt.
Machine Quilt using your Walking Foot: Emily Dennis from Quilty Love has a great tutorial on how to Zig zag quilt your quilt with a Walking foot. Click here I love this method of quilting, it give your quilt great texture.
Free Motion Quilting: Free motion quilting can give you great texture and if you aren’t great at quilting straight lines, this would be great for you. Suzy Williams from Suzy Quilts has a great Free Motion Quilting Tutorial. Click here.
Binding Your Quilt:
Binding is the fabric strip that goes on the edge of your quilt. It covers all of the unfinished edges and rounds out your quilt.
You will want to make sure to square up your quilt before you attach the binding. Cut off the extra batting around the edges and make sure your sides are straight and corners are squared.
Most quilters will cut 2 1/2 inch by width of fabric strips and then sew them together at the ends at a diagonal. Then press the strip in half, so that you are wrapping 2 layers of fabric around all of your edges.
You can machine sew the binding to the front of your quilt and wrap it around to the back and hand stitch it down. Or some prefer sewing the binding to the back of the quilt, wrapping it around to the front and machine stitching it down.
Machine binding tutorial by Emily Dennis of Quilty Love CLICK HERE. This is a great beginner friendly tutorial.
Here is a great binding tutorial by Suzy Williams of Suzy Quilts CLICK HERE.
I’m so excited to see everyone finished quilts! Make sure to post them in the Quilt Along Group on Instagram with the Hashtag #PrismaticPartyQAL
I can’t believe it’s our last week of making blocks! This week we will be making 4 of Block 6. These blocks will go together super quick, especially if you have already made your flying geese. Then, next week we will be finishing our quilts!
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video today (March 22ND) at 10:00 am PDT in the Facebook Quilt Along Group I will also be answering any questions you have.
If you can’t watch the video Live, it’s ok! I will be saving it to my Facebook Quilt Along Group and then I will upload it to my YouTube Channel and place it in this blog post.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #PrismaticPartyQAL or Tag me in your photo!
This week: Post a photo of your Block 6 (1 or all of them)!
Happy Week 6 of the Prismatic Party Quilt Along! We are getting so close to making our quilt tops!
This week we will be making 8 of Block 5. This block goes together quickly once all the flying geese and half square triangles are done. It’s very similar to last weeks block, but slightly different.
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video today (March 15th) at 10:00 am PDT (We are on daylight savings time now) in the Facebook Quilt Along Group and over on my Instagram to go over how to make this week’s block. I will also be answering any questions you have.
If you can’t watch the video Live, it’s ok! I will be saving it to my Facebook Quilt Along Group and to my Instagram page. And then I will upload it to my YouTube Channel and place it in this blog post.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #PrismaticPartyQAL or Tag me in your photo!
This week: Post a photo of your Block 5 (1 or all of them)!
Only 4 weeks left of the Prismatic Party Quilt Along! I hope your blocks are coming together nicely. This week we will be making 4 of block 4! If you have extra time left over this week, you may want to get your half square triangles and flying geese ready for next week. Next week we will be making 8 of block 5! But once you have the flying geese and half square triangles done, the blocks go together super quick!
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video today (March 8th) at 10:00 am PST in the Facebook Quilt Along Group and over on my Instagram to go over how to make this week’s block. I will also be answering any questions you have.
If you can’t watch the video Live, it’s ok! I will be saving it to my Facebook Quilt Along Group and to my Instagram page. And then I will upload it to my YouTube Channel and place it in this blog post.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #PrismaticPartyQAL or Tag me in your photo!
This week: Post a photo of your Block 4 (1 or all of them)!
It’s WEEK 4 of the Prismatic Party Quilt Along! I hope you are having fun making this quilt! After this week, we will be halfway done with our quilt tops!
This week we will be making 4 of the Star with a diamond in the center blocks. If you really hate making the diamond in square units, you can use a solid square in place of the diamond in square unit for the center of the block, like below.
Left – Original, Right – Alternative
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video today (March 1st) at 10:00 am PST in the Facebook Quilt Along Group and over on my Instagram to go over how to make this week’s block. I will also be answering any questions you have.
If you can’t watch the video Live, it’s ok! I will be saving it to my Facebook Quilt Along Group and to my Instagram page. And then I will upload it to my YouTube Channel and place it in this blog post.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #PrismaticPartyQAL or Tag me in your photo!
This week: Post a photo of your Block 3 (1 or all of them)!
It’s week 3 of the Prismatic Party Quilt along! I hope your block 1 came together nicely last week. This week will be making 4 of the #2 Block. These blocks will go around the center block we made last week.
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video today at 10:00 am PST in the Facebook Quilt Along Group and over on my Instagram to go over how to make the half square triangles and the diamond in rectangle unit. I will also be answering any questions you have.
If you can’t watch the video Live, it’s ok! I will be saving it to my Facebook Quilt Along Group and to my Instagram page. And then I will upload it to my YouTube Channel and place it in this blog post.
KING SIZE: Correction: Page 10, Step 2 – King size pieces needed should read Color E (8) 5 x 5 in (NOT 5 X 5 1/2 in) Page 20, Step 3 – King size pieces needed should read Color E (8) 5 x 5 in (NOT 5 x 9 1/2 in) You can find all of my pattern corrections or updates HERE!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #PrismaticPartyQAL or Tag me in your photo!
This week: Post a photo of 1 or all of your Block 2s!
