Can you tell we want to keep YOU sewing! Another free tutorial today! Our newest tutorial – The Collection Throw may have a simple design, but that’s just so you can let the fabric shine! This is the time to splurge on the fat quarter bundle of your favorite collection and create an amazing throw that we guarantee will be your new favorite.
Our sample Collection Throw is made from a stack of fat quarters from Print Shop by Alexia Abegg for Cotton + Steel. It is one of our all time favorites and we were anxious to put it to use right away. Sometimes when you are in love with a fabric, it’s best not to mess with it too much. That’s what’s great about the Collection Throw – the beautiful fabric gets to shine in our classic patchwork design. But wait until you feel this quilt. We didn’t stop there – we knew this would be our new favorite, so we used only the best to finish it. Wool batting from Quilter’s Dream makes it feel like a cloud. Fluffy, squishy and just perfect to cozy up with. For the back – organic cotton fleece from Birch Fabrics. We upped the cozy factor ten fold with this stuff! We’ve got some amazing new colors of fleece in stock – and even better, they are 58” wide so no need to piece the back! 1-3/4 yards is all you need to back your quilt.
We decided to go simple with this one and sewed it right sides together, turned it out and tied the quilt with perle cotton in fun colors.
The Collection Throw –
Choose 14 favorite fat quarters, or grab a stack of your favorite fabric collection. The throw is the perfect size for baby, kids and grown-ups! It’s also the perfect project for a beginning sewer or a super quick finish for the experienced quilter.
Love our Collection Throw? The Print Shop Collection Fat Quarter Bundle is available as a kit in store and online right now! Grab one today, or put together your own look. Here's what you will need for the throw:
Download our FREE PATTERN
14 Fat Quarters
1-3/4 yards of Organic Cotton Fleece
Throw sized Wool Batting from Quilter's Dream
Perle cotton Embroidery Thread
What's your favorite new fabric collection? Does it need to become a Collection Throw too?
Or, make your Collection Quilt out of flannel! We recommend (7) 1/2 yards of your favorite flannels.
UPDATED 7/12/19: Flannel is my Favorite! So here is the Collection Throw remixed
For you speed sewists out there - this may be your go-to pattern to burn up some fat quarters or half yards. This pattern is written for use with 7 different half yards of flannel.
My grandpa always rocked flannel shirts, so this is a fun quilt that makes me think of him every time I grab it.
Sew you wanna know how much time it's going to take?
2-3 hours for the entire quilt top
Tips to avoid the dreaded seam ripper:
-If you are wanting to use flannel like I did, select 7 different half yards from our flannel collection
-The layout guide is just a suggestion, so be sure to look over the final quilt top layout before you start sewing
-Have fun and use some awesome prints for your collection throw!
Do you like the flannels I chose? Grab the collection quilt top bundle here!
Otherwise download the Collection Throw free pattern here!
Have a wonderful weekend!
-Katie