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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Fat Eighth Frenzy–free quilt pattern!

Wow – what a weekend!  I just returned home from Fall quilt market and once I get a chance to unpack my bags and take a nap or two I’ll share some photos of all the pretty things with you.

Today I have a free quilt pattern to show you!  The Fat Quarter Shop has created this Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt pattern and asked if I would make a Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt using a bundle of Elementary (by Sweetwater for Moda).  I love this line, but let’s be honest… I love pretty much everything that Sweetwater does.

Fat Eighth Frenzy

This pattern is a fun, quick way to use those fat eighth bundles!  Really – all you need is one fat eighth bundle (one with at least 30 F8 pieces) and a bit of yardage for the binding and backing.  The quilt finished at 48” x 56” which is a great size to throw over the arm of a chair or the back of a sofa.  If you need smaller or larger sizes, the pattern has them, from baby size to king!

Fat Eighth Frenzy


The Fat Eighth Frenzy pattern even comes with a free bonus project – which makes a cute half square triangle quilt that measures 34” x 41”.  The video for the bonus project is here.  I decided to use my leftover triangles in a little different way!

Here is my “bonus project”  -

Fat Eighth Frenzy

The center portion of the quilt is made using the leftover triangles from the Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt.  I then added a 2” inner border and a 5” outer border to frame it up and I had myself two quilts from one F8 bundle.  Nice!  This quilt measures 47” x 48” and I think for now it will live here as a wall hanging.

Fat Eighth Frenzy

It feels so good to use up leftover bits instead of throwing them away, doesn’t it? 


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9 comments:

  1. Love what you decided to make for your bonus project!! And your quilt too of course :)

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  2. Andy, it was so nice to get to meet you at Quilt Market!!! I love your quilt and the bonus quilt is fabulous!! What a great idea to really change it up!!

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  3. Way to go, your quilts r my favorite!!!!

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  4. How did you do your bonus quilt? It looks lovely but wish I had good directions to make it myself! Still a beginner here.

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  5. Beautiful quilts and your bonus quilt is very creative!

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  6. I saw this on your IG feed and LOVE it! Can you please explain how you did this? My mind doesn't work in such a way to imagine how to get this block out of the leftovers from the Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt. :0

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  7. Wonderful! And you made great use of the scraps too ; )

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  8. Loveyour bonus project! Could you please do a post on how it's put together? Thanks!

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