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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Five Fat Quarter Fun - Preppy Quilt Pattern

This month I was invited to be a part of the Five Fat Quarter Fun series with Amber & Amanda (Gigi's Thimble & Jedi Craft Girl).  Boy, I tell you - it was a fun challenge to design a quilt using only five fat quarters plus a little yardage.  I went through a few different options but quickly settled on this Argyle inspired quilt, called Preppy!
Preppy - a free quilt pattern by A Bright Corner

This is one of those quilts that looks more complicated than it actually is!  And for those of you who haven't tried making a quilt on point before this would be a great time to try it!  

Preppy finishes at 50" x 60", and uses 5 fat quarters and some yardage for the sashing and background.  You can download the free PDF pattern HERE. It's available as a freebie for all newsletter subscribers. 

Gingham Girls fat quarters

I love these Gingham Girls prints (designed by Amy Smart for Penny Rose Fabrics) and I've been looking for just the right project to use them in.  They were the perfect choice for this Preppy quilt.  And I added in the navy swiss dot (from Riley Blake) as well.  

Diagonal Plaid longarm quilting design / panto

The quilting is a design called Diagonal Plaid which I thought worked great with all of the other diagonal lines in the quilt, and it also added some great texture! 

Preppy - an argyle inspired free quilt pattern by A Bright Corner

If you make a Preppy quilt I'd love to see it!  Be sure to tag me (@abrightcorner) as well as Amber and Amanda (@gigisthimble @jedicraftgirl) and use the hashtags #preppyquilt and #fivefatquarterfun so we'll be sure to see it! 

And if you've missed the other Five Fat Quarter Fun patterns, you can find them here on Amber's blog and here on Amanda's blog.  They do a new pattern on the first of each month and it's so fun to see what they come up with each month!  Have you made any of their 5 FQ Fun quilts??

 Don't forget to sign up here to get access to the free Preppy PDF quilt pattern!


46 comments:

  1. I love the 5 FQ fun patterns. I have done a couple of them. The one you came up with fits perfectly, thanks for sharing!

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    1. This is a beautiful pattern. What size is the pattern? Could I make it into a King or Queen?

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  2. THat is really cute!! thanks for sharing it

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  3. This is a great pattern and I think the perfect pattern to make as a gift for someone. Thanks so much for this pattern. Have a great day!

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  4. I LOVE this pattern you have done... thanks for doing it! I will be making this with my next need of a baby quilt for sure!!! Kathi

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  5. I love this series, it's such a good idea...love this quilt too - thank you!!

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  6. This is a marvelous quilt that you have designed and put together! The combination of fabrics you chose are so perfect! Just from seeing the picture, I fell in love and knew I wanted to make this quilt. Thank you so much for sharing it with us! My Daughter's Godmother just became a Great Grandma and I have been searching for the right pattern, this is it, and will get started right away. Thank you again for designing and sharing this splendid pattern! Now off I go to choose my fabrics!

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  7. This looks like a great quilt! I'm planning to make this one soon. Thank you.

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  9. Love your quilt! Thanks for the pattern!

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  10. I LOVE this quilt for so many reasons!! Perfect!! Thank you for sharing the pattern.

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  11. i often pick up fat quarters and have some that would be perfect for this design.

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  12. This is a sweet and very creative design. It looks like a great quilt for a daughter of mine Thank you so much for sharing your massive creativity and skills

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  13. It`s just fantastic.Great job.Thanks for the pattern!!

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  14. Love this quilt! Thanks for the pattern.

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  15. your quilt is lovely. thank you for the pattern
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  16. This is a sweet and very creative design. It looks like a great quilt for a daughter of mine Thank you so much for sharing your massive creativity and skills


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  17. Thank you, I love this and love your fabric choice!

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  18. These are the colors of my home so of course I love the quilt. Thanks for sharing.

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  19. Very cute pattern. Thanks for sharing

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  20. Great quick & easy quilt pattern!

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  21. I love this pattern! Thank you for sharing. The other quilts in the series are great, too. I need to make this one asap!

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  22. cannot download the pdf says it is corrupted file

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    1. Hi Jennine
      Send me an email to abrightcorner (at) gmail (dot) com and I can help you!
      --Andy

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  23. Saw this on Diary of a Quilter and came straight over -- what a great design!

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  24. Beautiful design! But I started cutting this and I found that the pattern call for 24 blocks of each color, but the quilt calls for 30 colored blocks. I have to go shopping now.

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    1. I missed the second red fat quarter. But it does not make the same square unless you have extra blue for the squares. And I'd suggest buying more white fabric.

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  25. Hi Daisy Quilts! Not every block will have a blue square in it. Some of my blocks had two yellow squares and two red squares. I'll add a photo of the full quilt to this blog post. --Andy

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  26. This is gorgeous. Does anyone know how to increase the size to queen?

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  27. merci pour le PDF de preppy quilt pattern avec seulement 5 fat quater

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  28. These patterns are so cute, I have made a carpenters star with fat quarters that was so cute, and fun, real scrappy, I made two, one for a baby girl, and one for a baby boy. Thanks for these patterns.

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    1. Hi Linsey - I just double checked it and it seems to be working now. Give it another try!

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  30. That's a wonderful looking quilt that would be great for American Heroes or any charity, as well as for gifts and wrapping up on a cold night! Thank you for the pattern link!

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  31. Can't wait to make this quilt. Adorable.

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  32. I love this pattern! Do you by any chance have the requirements for making a quessn size quilt?

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    1. You could easily adapt this pattern yourself. I have made 15 quilts just by looking at a quilt I like. I use Graff paper to draw the design and find it quite easy. Good luck.😁

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  33. Do you, by chance, have a coloring sheet for this pattern? I'm thinking of doing sort of a '2-color' version, but want to color it out to see how it'll look. LOVE this - I'm planning to increase the number of blocks to make it a full size bed quilt! :)

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    1. Hi Molly - I'm sorry but I don't have a color sheet for this one. But I do love your idea of doing a 2-color version!

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  34. Recently I was looking for something to make as a donation to a military kids' camp. The quilt needed to finish at 50x60, and could go to either a boy or girls between the ages of 6 and 17. When I saw this pattern I knew it was the perfect one. I used my scraps of red, white and blue with a black and white polka dot for the sashing. I loved it so much I have other color combos to do again! Thank you for offering this perfect pattern.

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  35. Hello there! A savvy quilting shopper noticed a Kindle Unlimited book I shared had your quilt picture on the front. I wanted to make sure you knew about it as I feel that it might not be legit. This is my affiliate link to get to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Quilt-Patterns-Quilting-Tutorials-ebook/dp/B0B3MLHQRR She stated she knew the name of the pattern but that it wasn't in the book. Also I LOVE your pattern and have printed it to make! I will also be sharing in our Facebook group Free Quilting Patterns - Spam Free Zone where we are trying to combat the growing number of spam free pattern groups on Facebook that don't give credit to the designers of the free patterns. Thanks! Erin@quiltingrebel.com

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    1. Ah- thank you SO much! I didn't know about it and it's definitely a stolen image.

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  36. Hello! I love this pattern. I recently made it but incorporated folded flowers from “Fantastic Fabric Folding” by Rebecca Watt. I used more fat squares because the folded fabric takes more fabric. But I loved the way it turned out. Thank you for the idea.

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