Just as summer arrives, I’m hitting publish on the last quilt pattern release for this year! The Vincent quilt is my 8th pattern produced in six months and this girl is taking a much needed break until mid-September. I’ve not had a proper break for several years and there’s a lot of things I need to catch up on over here. But don’t worry, I’m still busy working on fabric collections for next year and new quilt patterns for next year as well—I’ll be a little MIA for a couple months and back for hosting Gifting Handmade 2025 in the fall. I’ll still be posting on Instagram and sharing what I’m working on during my break so stop by over there and say ‘hi”.
The Vincent quilt was inspired by summer and my new Art Gallery Fabrics Midsummer collection. The name Vincent is for the sunflower blocks in the quilt and Vincent Van Gogh’s famous sunflower paintings. I loved making this quilt so much that I made two samples.
Cover Quilt
The Vincent quilt is made up of two blocks, the sunflower blocks and the leaves blocks and when assembled, you get a sunflower field! I went very true to nature on this cover quilt’s colors and used AGF Pure Solids Hunter Fields for the dark green solid and the rest of the fabrics are prints from my Midsummer collection to make colorful sunflowers.
You can find the kit for the Vincent cover quilt at Midlife Quilter, HERE.
The cover quilt is the twin/full size quilt and was quilted by Brooke Becker of Lady Belle Fabric using the Mod Blossom pantograph pattern from OESD and a thread color called Cheesecake. I used Hobbs Batting Tuscany Cotton/Wool blend batting inside for a think but traditional drape.
I used the Meadow Vignette print from the Midsummer collection for the backing and decided to make some matching pillowcases with crochet edges. You can find the Overlap Closure Pillowcase pattern in my SHOP along with the new Vincent quilt pattern.
Crib Quilt
Like I said earlier, I enjoyed making the cover quilt so much that I decided to make a crib quilt just to see how it would look with a light background. I love this one, too and it’s extra sweet as a baby quilt.
For the baby Vincent, I used prints from my Midsummer collection (some are the same in both quilts) but switched out the dark green solid background for the Tiny Dancer Flaxen print from the collection and AGF Subtle Sage Decostich for the leaves for an overall lighter, more pastel-look. My Midsummer Stitching Aurifil thread set coordinates beautifully with the fabrics.
I was really strapped for time making this baby quilt so to get it done in a timely manner, I machine quilted it myself using Hobbs Polydown batting inside for that wonderful puff, the Tiny Dancer flannel in Lilac from the collection for the backing, and stitched in the ditch around the sunflower and leaves shapes. I’m thrilled with how it turned out and the polyester batting lets me get away with wider spacing between quilting so it didn’t need to be densely quilted.
Both the Vincent cover quilt and the baby quilt use the same AGF 2.5 Edition binding from the Midsummer collection but I’ve used the peachy-pink side for the cover quilt and the green side for the baby quilt to get two different looks! You can get the kit for this Vincent crib quilt at Midlife Quilter, HERE,
You can get the kits for both the cover and baby Vincent quilts featuring my new Midsummer collection from Victoria Newmyer at Midlife Quilter.
MEET THE TESTERS
With every new pattern release, my tester team also makes their own quilt versions. I love working with this group of talented ladies and they always come up with the prettiest quilts in fabric selections I could never dream up on my own! The following showcase of their work also illustrates how versatile this pattern is in a variety of fabric prints and colors.
I’m pleased to introduce you to Mallory Smith, our newest team member. Mallory is a great addition to my team and is the owner and creative mind behind Fieldstone Fabric. If you’re on Instagram, follow Mallory @fieldstone.fabric or learn more about her from her blog or shop her online fabric shop, HERE.
In alphabetical order:
MELISSA DAVID
Melissa David of Quilting Above the Clouds on Instagram. Melissa made a Vincent baby quilt with an assortment of Art Gallery Fabrics for a cozy, autumnal-looking quilt in rustic gold, burnt orange, and teal. The gingham checked sunflower centers add all the country charm!
Vincent quilt made by Melissa David
VICTORIA NEWMYER
Victoria Newmyer always creates the most romantic quilts and has an eye for beautiful color combinations. This baby Vincent quilt is no exception and would be the sweetest edition to any nursery. This crib size Vincent in Art Gallery Fabrics is available as a kit from Victoria’s shop. Be sure to visit Victoria’s beautiful Instagram account @midlife_quilter and her shop, HERE for fabrics and notions.
Vincent quilt made by Victoria Newmyer
Mallory Smith
This is Mallory Smith’s debut test quilt with me and she has outdone herself! Mallory is the owner of the Fieldstone Fabric shop, online sewing creator, and quilt designer. For her test sample, Mallory has made this storybook, throw size Vincent quilt in prints from my assorted collections for Art Gallery Fabrics. Kit for this throw size plus 2 other size variations for this quilt are available at Mallory’s shop. You can learn more about Mallory on Instagram @fieldstone.fabric or on her blog.
Vincent quilt made by Mallory Smith
Tracey Taber-Perry
Tracey’s color inspiration came from the Granny Squares webbing and she made two different Vincent quilt block to make a tote bag! The tote bag pattern is Stellar Tote Bag pattern by Thai Charm LLC and the circle template for the hand quilting is from Fiskars. To make her bag even handier for summer outings, Tracey added a key fob tab to the top of the bag. See more of Tracey’s beautiful makes by following her on her Instagram feed at @ttabes80.
Vincent tote bag made by Tracey Taber-Perry
Marija Vujcic
Each of the Tester showcase graphics show off the personalities of each maker but none better than what Marija’s color and print selections say about her nature-loving heart. Marija chose a true-to-nature hot house colors in assorted Art Gallery Fabrics prints and blenders for her Twin/Full size Vincent sunflower blocks as this will be a gift to her Aunt who’s favorite flower is sunflowers. Be sure to follow this talented lady on Instagram Marija Vujcic and on her blog at Mara Quilt Designs.
Vincent quilt by Marija Vujcic
If this wasn’t all enough to keep you busy all summer, I have another new quilt patterns coming! The Sew Together quilt pattern in Midsummer prints will be an exclusive quilt kit from Art Gallery Fabrics and you can purchase it from shops that carry the AGF kit and pattern. I’ve no concrete release date on that kit until the fabric collection starts shipping to shops but watch for pre-order options from your favorite shops.
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