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June 11, 2026
Easy Bargello Rainbow Twin Quilt sewn in Pop Culture by White Owl Textiles! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a glorious rainbow Easy Bargello quilt made with a Fundamentals Pop Culture jelly roll by White Owl Textiles.  The bright white background makes this quilt really pop.

Easy Bargello is an easy version of a typically more complicated Bargello quilt design.  

The pattern is in the shop right here.


This Quilt is Famous!


White Owl Textiles, a subdivision of Lumin Fabrics, featured this quilt in their booth at H+H America in Chicago, Illinois in May of 2026.  I am sure it brought many sighs of happiness as crafters passed by.  Rainbows are so happy!

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June 4, 2026
Grid Pop Throw Quilt in Printemps by Moda! from Busy Hands Quilts

This beautiful handmade Grid Pop Throw quilt is such a sweet quilt!  The fabric collection is Printemps by 3 Sisters for Moda Fabrics, and it works perfectly with the jelly roll or fat quarter friendly Grid Pop quilt pattern.



Grid Pop Pattern Features


The Grid Pop quilt pattern is jelly roll and fat quarter friendly.  The Throw size is made with one jelly roll or 12 fat quarters.  You could even use a jelly roll for the sashing if you want.  You'll love that everything is strip pieced and goes together very quickly.  

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March 5, 2026
Scrappy Goodness Throw Quilt Kit in Spring Nectar! from Busy Hands Quilts

The Scrappy Goodness quilt pattern has been kitted in the Throw size in Spring Nectar by Connecting Threads.  Click here to view the quilt kit.


The Scrappy Goodness quilt pattern includes 5 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Queen, and King.  All sizes are made with jelly roll strips, and the entire quilt is strip pieced.


Click here to view the Scrappy Goodness quilt kit in Spring Nectar.

The Scrappy Goodness quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


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September 25, 2025
Picket Fence Square Throw Quilt in Berry Market from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I am sharing a new quilt in one of my most popular quilt patterns - Picket Fence!  Picket Fence is a multi-sized quilt pattern that includes fabric requirements using 10" layer cake squares, fat quarters, or a combination of 10" squares and strips in the bed quilt sizes.


You'll love that you don't have to cut your favorite fabrics into small pieces, and you can let them shine in this quilt pattern!  The pieced blocks set with the large squares of fabric is a striking symmetrical design.

The Picket Fence quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands ...

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September 11, 2025
Meet Primrose - A New Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern! from Busy Hands Quilts

I am so thrilled to introduce a new quilt pattern with you called Primrose!  Primrose is a timeless 9-patch design that takes you back to a simpler time.  You will definitely find yourself coming back to this pattern again and again because it is so much fun to work with!


This is a quilt design that has everything you'd want in a pattern - multiple sizes, two piecing methods, and the opportunity to play around with your favorite fabrics!  The following images are mockups of Primrose in a variety of modern and classic fabric collections that I adore.  All of ...

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July 1, 2025
Stars and Stripes Throw Quilt - a new Quilt Pattern in Dazzle Dots Cool Hues! from Busy Hands Quilts

I am excited to introduce you to my newest quilt design called Stars and Stripes!  This design is quick and easy yet makes a stunning quilt that you'll be proud to share.  This pattern was inspired by Picket Fence - a long-time favorite quilt pattern of mine.  All of the sizes are included with this design, and the scrappy stars option is fat quarter friendly!

Click here to check out Picket Fence.

Get the Stars and Stripes quilt pattern in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.



Introducing Stars and Stripes


The Stars and Stripes quilt pattern combines sparkling stars with pieced ...

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Stars and Stripes Throw Quilt in Picadilly! from Busy Hands Quilts

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, I figured now would be the perfect time to introduce my newest quilt design called Stars and Stripes!  Stars and Stripes is a quick and easy design that you'll whip up in no time!  This pattern was inspired by Picket Fence, a long-time favorite quilt pattern of mine.

Stars and Stripes includes 8 sizes, and you can use fat quarters for the scrappy star layout.  This quilt has identical stars with every star made from the same two fabrics, and the pieced stripe blocks made from jelly roll strips.

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June 12, 2025
Stars and Stripes Throw Quilt - the Sunset version in Dazzle Dots! from Busy Hands Quilts

This week, I wanted to introduce you to my newest quilt design called Stars and Stripes!  Stars and Stripes is a quick and easy design.  This pattern was inspired by Picket Fence - a long-loved Busy Hands  Quilts' pattern.  If you are looking to make a dazzling quilt for your favorite person, then keep reading, because this could be the perfect pattern for you!

Stars and Stripes includes all of the quilt sizes and is precut friendly for the scrappy stars version.  Keep reading to check out all of the details!

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June 5, 2025
Crisscross Baby Quilt in Dewdrop! from Busy Hands Quilts

I have been on a quilting-kick the last couple of weeks and just finished another stunning quilt.  This design is Crisscross, an old-fashioned modern quilt pattern that is super quick and easy and includes 8 quilt sizes.

This is the Baby size, sweetly displayed on my grandson's crib.  :)

The Crisscross quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Say hello to Crisscross!


If you are someone who is looking to gain more experience under the needle, then Crisscross would be the perfect pattern to start with!  Crisscross has easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, charts, and diagrams for cutting and ...

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May 29, 2025
Brick Cottage Lane 2 Queen Quilt in Island Batiks! from Busy Hands Quilts

Say hello to Brick Cottage Lane 2 in Island Batiks!  Brick Cottage Lane 2 is a quilt design I wrote in 2016, and here it is making another appearance, 9 years later, still as beautiful as ever!  This quilt pattern includes 5 sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  There are two assembly options - Traditional Piecing brick by brick and Strip Piecing which saves so much time.  Jelly rolls can be used for the Traditional Piecing method only.


Get the Brick Cottage Lane 2 quilt pattern in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Putting it all together, brick by brick


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September 25, 2023
Picnic Plaid Wall Hanging Quilt in Painterly Petals from Busy Hands Quilts

I have another Picnic Plaid quilt to share with you today!  This beautifully saturated fabric is Painterly Petals by Robert Kaufman and is stunning when placed on a white background in the Picnic Plaid quilt design.  Such a bright and happy quilt that would make a perfect gift for a loved one!

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is a twist on the Granny's Square quilt block.  The entire quilt is made with strip piecing and very few bias edges.

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Painterly Petals Fabrics by Robert Kaufman


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September 14, 2023
The Picnic Plaid Quilt Pattern Mockups from Busy Hands Quilts

It was so fun mocking up Picnic Plaid in a variety of upcoming, current, and older fabric collections, that I had a hard time stopping!  For background fabrics, I use scrappy low-volumes, white, cream, navy, and black; so many options to change up the quilt!  All quilts shown are the Baby size.

Each Heading refers to the quilt below. For more information on the fabric collection, click on the Heading.

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Let's go!

Bonnie and Camille Smitten and Little Snippets on a scrappy low-volume background



Bonnie and ...

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September 10, 2023
Picnic Plaid Baby or Wall Hanging Quilt in Picadilly from Busy Hands Quilts

Last but not least in the five Picnic Plaid quilts I've shared here on the blog is a Baby quilt in Picadilly, or maybe it's a Wall Hanging or Table Topper; that's what I plan to use it for myself!

The Picnic Plaid quilt design is a strip-pieced Granny's Square design, so quick to make with jelly roll strips or even fat quarters, or strips from your stash bins.  Included are five sizes, too.

We have Picadilly Throw size quilt kits currently available in the shop.

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is available in the Busy ...

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The Picnic Plaid Quilt in Forget Me Not + Preorder a Quilt Kit! from Busy Hands Quilts

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is now in the shop!  This quilt pattern is a twist on the traditional Granny's Square block; it's unique in that it's completely strip pieced with very few bias edges to work with.  That's a win!  Plus, every other block is an outline of the Granny's Square block which lends to the plaid-look of the design.  

This design works with so many fabric styles from farmhouse to modern.  I'm loving the farmhouse look of the fabrics in this quilt.

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is available in the Busy ...

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September 8, 2023
Picnic Plaid Quilted Wall Hanging in Emma's Dry Goods from Busy Hands Quilts

Today's feature is a Picnic Plaid wall hanging in the Emma's Dry Goods fabric collection by Connecting Threads.  It's a classic collection for those who like primitive and farmhouse country fabrics, with a range of colors and small prints.  

The Baby size instructions in the Picnic Plaid quilt pattern are perfect for wall hangings and table top quilts; I wouldn't consider this a quilt for a baby!

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Emma's Dry Goods Fabrics


This fabric collection from Connecting Threads features amethyst, teals, deep reds ...

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The Picnic Plaid Quilt in Hudson from Busy Hands Quilts

Today's feature is the Picnic Plaid quilt pattern in Hudson, a fabric collection by Windham Fabrics.  The collection has an Americana flair with navy, red, pink, and gray fabrics in bandanas, stripes, florals, and tone-on-tones.  It works perfectly in Picnic Plaid.  This quilt is the Throw size which uses 49 jelly roll strips.

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is entirely strip pieced for a much faster and more accurate finish.  You'll love this nontraditional method of piecing Granny Square blocks.

The Picnic Plaid quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.



The Hudson Fabric Collection


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June 22, 2023
Scrappy Goodness Throw Quilt in Bright Solids! from Busy Hands Quilts

The Scrappy Goodness quilt pattern is the perfect pattern to use the bright and happy solid fabrics from your stash!  Grab those solid jelly rolls or solids scraps that you've been wondering what to do with and pair them with Scrappy Goodness!

The Scrappy Goodness quilt pattern includes most of the sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Queen, and King.  Only the Twin bed size didn't work out mathematically.

The Scrappy Goodness quilt pattern can be found in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


So Many Quilt Sizes


This is a multi-sized quilt pattern, which the goal for all of my ...

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June 20, 2023
Good Morning Quilt Pattern - A Throw Quilt in Sunrise! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Sunrise version of the Good Morning quilt pattern!  This quilt was finished in October of last year and somehow didn't get posted on the blog at that time.  Oh no!!  

Good Morning is one of many strip pieced quilt patterns in the Busy Hands Quilts pattern collection.  In this design, the colors cascade down the quilt top from corner to corner.

This fun quilt is fast to sew together and is stash friendly.  Pull five fabrics that meld together in some way, whether from the same colorway, corresponding colors, or even a rainbow; and ...

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May 22, 2023
Good Morning Throw Quilt Kit in Ocean Depth Batiks! from Busy Hands Quilts

The Good Morning quilt pattern has been kitted by Connecting Threads in their new batik collection called Ocean Depth Batiks!  The quilt kit includes all of the fabric for the quilt top and binding for the Throw size, which is a generous size at 62" x 74", plus the printed pattern.

The Good Morning Throw size batik quilt kit is available at Connecting Threads.

Photo Credit Connecting Threads

The quilt kit includes 5 hues from the teal colorway on a background of crisp white with a bold teal binding to frame and finish the quilt.

Photo Credit Connecting Threads

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April 7, 2023
Gridwork Throw Quilt Kit in Belles Fleurs! from Busy Hands Quilts

Gridwork has been kitted in the Throw size by Connecting Threads in their Belles Fleurs fabric collection!  This fabric collection reminds me of harvest colors, and they look so warm against the deep indigo blue background.  The binding that frames the quilt adds a bit of pop with a fabric that contrasts with the background.

The Gridwork quilt kit is available at Connecting Threads.

The Gridwork quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Photo Credit Connecting Threads

Gridwork is an easy quilt pattern that goes together quickly with strip piecing.  You won't be sewing together individual ...

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