Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Cheer Up Quilt

I'd like to officially introduce you to Cheer Up, the newest quilt pattern in the A Bright Corner pattern shop.

Cheer Up quilt pattern by Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner - A Fat Quarter pattern in four sizes

Back in 2014 when I first released the Cheerful quilt pattern, I loved the larger block size (perfect for those large-scale prints) BUT.... I knew that someday I wanted to write a version using the same block but scaled down to a smaller size. 

And so Cheer Up was born!  

Cheer Up quilt pattern by Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner - A Fat Quarter pattern in four sizes

I consider Cheer Up to be sort of a "little sister" to Cheerful.  With smaller blocks and a different layout, she's just a bit sassier than her older sister.

Cheer Up quilt pattern by Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner - A Fat Quarter pattern in four sizes

The pattern uses either Fat Quarters (my favorite!) or yardage, and includes instructions for four sizes of quilt: 

Crib: 50"x 56"
Throw: 68" x 77"
Twin:  68" x 87.5"
Queen:  86" x 98"

This version I'm sharing today is the throw size and used 12 Fat Quarters.

Cheer Up quilt pattern by Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner - A Fat Quarter pattern in four sizes

And here's a little peek at the quilt back -


Cheer Up quilt pattern by Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner - A Fat Quarter pattern in four sizes

My original inspiration for the colors in this quilt came from this sweet house print.  

Its from a line called Make Yourself At Home (Kimberbell Designs / Maywood Studios.)  I absolutely love it, but I couldn't use it on the front of the quilt because of the white background.  

Any blocks using this print would just disappear right into the background.  I wanted to use it in a way that would let it stand out.

Pieced quilt back by Andy of A Bright Corner - a fun way to use a favorite print

So I decided to piece a fun quilt back and use the house print on the backing.  It's been awhile since I've done a pieced backing like this and I'd forgotten how much I love the results!  

Pieced quilt back by Andy of A Bright Corner - a fun way to use a favorite print

Usually I just want to make the backing as fast as possible so I can move on to the quilting.   

But in this case I'm glad I took the time to piece a backing.  I love being able to enjoy that darling house print!

Cheer Up quilt pattern by Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner - A Fat Quarter pattern in four sizes

You can find both PDF (instant download) and paper Cheer Up patterns here in the A Bright Corner pattern shop.


Quilt details:
68" x 77"
Pattern: Cheer Up quilt pattern 
Fabric: Assorted prints 
QuiltingTwo Simple (edge to edge computerized design)
Backing: House print from the Make Yourself At Home line by Kimberbell Designs / Maywood Studio.  The rest are coordinating solids from my stash.




2 comments:

  1. Andy, this is just delightful, and I love the name! It certainly would cheer anyone up, and I’m pinning it right now to save for the next time I feel the need to do just that....cheer someone up! Everyone loves getting a surprise quilt in the mail when times are challenging. There’s just no keeping up with you! I marvel at how you can plant something in your brain for later, then actually do it!

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  2. I loved making Cheerful, but now wish I had waited for this pattern as I love the smaller block look.

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