Introducing, the Checkmate Quilt by Fat Quarter Shop!
How beautiful is the flannel version by Fat Quarter Shop?
And how different are mine?!?!?!?!
I chose Riley Blake's Lost & Found Halloween line.
I liked that it had some darker colors and the lighter/low volume selections.
I liked that it had some darker colors and the lighter/low volume selections.
Just like the pattern, I split (3) Riley Blake 10" stackers into light and dark:
(note: Riley Blake's layer cakes have 21 prints,
the original pattern calls for 24 dark and 24 light layer cakes.)
the original pattern calls for 24 dark and 24 light layer cakes.)
I cut my Lost & Found Halloween Black Spider Web yardage for borders and prepped the Lost & Found Halloween Black Stripe yardage for binding.
I started laying out my darker blocks....and quickly had a change of mind.
I wanted two quilts. Twin quilts for the two chairs in my family room.
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To make that happen, I then had to change course and change the layout. Instead of a 6x8 rectangle layout? I chose a 5x5 square layout. It meant I had to cut some more borders and binding out from the yardage.
The pattern came together very quickly and I had two quilt tops!
Next came the backing. I ADORED the Halloween Cream Newsprint for backing.
Because of my decision to make two, I had to quickly come up with a pieced backing plan.
Because of my decision to make two, I had to quickly come up with a pieced backing plan.
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| Confession: My edges are wavy because my binding is pinned to the back...I was running out of photo daylight! Binding is officially complete now! |
And if anyone knows me by now? I avoid pieced backings at all cost. They were probably the most time consuming part of the entire quilt. Scraps from some remaining yardage and layer cakes mixed in with a black and white ticking and solid black from my stash.
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| Excuse the missing binding......I promise, they both are finished now!!! |
After I loaded each up on Ole Betsy Longarm, I knew I had to keep the quilting pretty tame since the fabrics were so busy, but I wasn't really feeling like I wanted to do a pantograph pattern. I chose Superior Threads Omni Medium Gray for the quilting since the backing was cream and black and the front fabrics seemed to hide it well.
For the border, I did a squiggly line that just didn't show up in the photos. But I'm okay with it. I know the texture will arrive after they are both washed.
Because of that, I wanted to do some fun things in the bigger blocks.
Spider webs.
Pumpkins.
Bats.
For the low volume four patch squares, I simply did a curved square quilting.
The binding didn't pop out as much as I had pictured it against the spider web,
but I still loved them together.
but I still loved them together.
I'm just super excited to have to matching Halloween quilts and Button agrees. He was determined to be in the photoshoot this time!
I think that the original in the blue is fantastic for a masculine quilt, but the pattern is versatile enough to handle the fun novelty fabrics. Especially the holiday ones!
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| Layer Cake Checkmate Quilt Kit |
Quilt Stats:
Measure: 61" x 61"
Measure: 61" x 61"
Pattern: Checkmate by Fat Quartershop
Fabrics: Riley Blake Lost & Found Halloween
Batting: Warm & Natural
Thread: Superior Threads Omni Medium Gray
Quilted on: Handiquilter Avante 18"
Check out all the other quilter's versions that joined in the fun!
Peta from She Quilts a Lot
Melanie from Mostly Crafty
Connie from Freemotion by the River
Melissa from Happy Quilting
Heidi from Buttons & Butterflies
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl
Tina from Emily Ann's Kloset
Sherri M. from
A Quilting Life
Andy from A Bright Corner
Anorina from Samelia's Mum
Sherri F. from This & That Patterns
Cute quilt and perfect for Halloween!
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DeleteOh my! I have a house of hoppington fat quarter bundle that would look great like this! It's not a layer cake but thanks for the idea!
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DeleteI love your quilts!! I think you did a great job and I really love the backing also! I think Halloween quilts are my favorite to make, just love the spookiness of Halloween I guess.
ReplyDeleteI really love Halloween fabrics! Stay tuned for some pillow covers I'm almost finished with!!!
DeleteI'm so excited to see your quilt on this FQS quilt hop because I just purchased these exact same fabrics on Monday to make my checkmate quilt! Glad to get a preview of what they're going to look like in this quilt pattern.
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I love how you leaned into the Halloween vibe without going over the top. Those spider webs and bats in the quilting are such a fun touch, and the pieced backs actually make them even cooler, even if they were a pain lol. I am a total fabric hoarder and this makes me wanna dig out my holiday prints and finally do something with them. I am in nursing school right now and quilting’s kinda my stress relief between shifts and hunting for nursing assignment help at 2am, so seeing projects like this seriously gets me motivated to sit back down at my machine.
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