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July 22, 2022
Hand Picked Rainbow Baby Quilt + Quilt Kits! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing the Hand Picked rainbow quilt!  This cute quilt might be one of my favorite quilts that I've ever made.  It's looks scrappy (though it's a single fabric collection).  It's a rainbow.  It's cute.  It checks all of the boxes!!

The Hand Picked quilt pattern works great for using up your scrap bins or precuts.  The pattern is fairly quick with strip piecing, too.

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

And ...  we have quilt kits too!  Each quilt kit will make two quilts - a Baby ...

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June 30, 2022
Around the World Quilt Pattern + Quilt Kits are in Stock! from Busy Hands Quilts

Oh My, says I!  The bold, vivid colors in this quilt have taken my breath away!

Today I'm so happy to share a new quilt pattern with you - meet Around the World!  This easy quilt pattern is so satisfying when the final result is a stunning quilt.  

The Around the World quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.  Plus, we have quilt kits in the shop!


The Around the World Quilt Pattern


What makes this pattern different than other Trip Around the World quilts, you ask?  

The Around the World pattern by Busy Hands Quilts includes ...

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June 9, 2022
Rainbow Burst Throw Quilt in Moda Grunge with Gray! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today there is a brand-new quilt pattern in the shop!  Meet Rainbow Burst!  

There are a few quilt kits available in the shop, too!

This is a fun rainbow that bursts across the quilt top.  It's strip pieced for a quick and easy finish, and the Throw size uses 1/4-yard cuts - easy peasy!

The quilt pattern includes all of the sizes from Baby to King.

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


Rainbow Burst Quilt Pattern


I'm excited to add Rainbow Burst to my pattern line since I love rainbows so ...

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April 26, 2022
Hand Picked Throw Quilt Kit in General Store Vol.3! from Busy Hands Quilts

Hand Picked has been kitted by Connecting Threads in the Throw size in their General Store Vol.3 fabric collection!  This fabric collection has feedsack-style prints in reds, blues, and yellows, paired with deep indigo blue as the background.

Hand Picked is a striking jelly roll friendly quilt pattern that includes five sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin XL, Queen, and King.  It includes strip piecing for a quicker finish.

The Hand Picked quilt kit is available at Connecting Threads.

The Hand Picked quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.
Photo Credit Connecting Threads

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April 20, 2022
My Farmhouse Throw Quilt Kit in General Store! from Busy Hands Quilts

My Farmhouse has been kitted by Connecting Threads in the Throw size in their General Store fabric collection!  This fabric collection is a mix of feedsack style prints in reds, blues and yellows.

The My Farmhouse quilt kit is available at Connecting Threads.
Photo Credit Connecting Threads

My Farmhouse Quilt Pattern


My Farmhouse includes three sizes - Throw, Twin XL, and Queen - because that's all that worked out mathematically.  I would have loved to have included the Baby and King sizes, but it just wasn't possible.  

This is a jelly roll friendly quilt pattern for easy fabric selection.  Even ...

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April 19, 2022
Boundless Beauty Twin Quilt in Flower Sugar! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm taking a trip down memory lane and looking at Boundless Beauty in Flower Sugar!  This is a Twin size bed quilt in sweet blues, reds, pinks, aquas, and yellows.

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


Boundless Beauty Quilt Pattern


Unlike other brick quilt patterns I've written, this one is made from blocks rather than rows.  This creates half bricks and thus increases the scrappiness of the quilt.  

The quilt pattern includes 5 sizes - Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.

Included in the instructions are two piecing methods - Traditional Piecing ...

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March 31, 2022
Mirage Throw Quilt Kit in Faux Linen Tonals! from Busy Hands Quilts

Mirage has been kitted in the Throw size by Connecting Threads in their Faux Linen Tonals fabric collection!  This is a modern quilt kit that is quick and easy.  It's the perfect gift quilt for anyone who loves minimalistic decor.



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



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March 9, 2022
Pixelation Quilt - A Twin Size in Moda Grunge Rainbow! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Pixelation rainbow quilt I made last year and finally quilted this year!  Pixelation is a quick and easy strip pieced quilt pattern.

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


Fabric Selection


I ♥ Moda Grunge fabric as it reads like solids but has depth and texture due to the subtle variations.  A Pixelation quilt is made with nine fabrics, and this quilt includes Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Aqua, Blue, Medium Purple, and Dark Purple.  

Pixelation doesn't require any background fabric.

Pixelation is an ombre or gradated design, so Moda ...

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February 15, 2022
Hampton Court Quilt Pattern - A Scrappy Black and White Throw Quilt! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing another Hampton Court quilt.  This time it's a scrappy black and white quilt.  Some of my favorite fabrics to collect are black prints with just white in them.  They're so versatile.

Hampton Court is a great stash-busting quilt pattern that calls for fat quarters or yardage, and it's super easy to translate that into using fabric from your scrap bins.

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



The Hampton Court Design


The design in the Hampton Court quilt pattern is found in the brickwork on the exterior ...

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February 9, 2022
Pixelation Twin Quilt in Hometown Americana Redwork Traditions! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today's quilt share is a Pixelation quilt in the Twin size in timeless red and cream!  This quilt is available as a kit right here.

Pixelation is a quick and easy quilt pattern with a number of color options.  It easily makes a rainbow, gradient quilt with several colors, or a single colorway as shown in this quilt.

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



Pixelation Quilt Pattern


Pixelation is a quick and easy quilt pattern.  It's strip pieced (of course!) for a simple finish and is possibly a weekend quilt, depending ...

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January 12, 2022
Gridwork - a Throw Size Quilt Kit in Amish Solids! from Busy Hands Quilts

Gridwork has been kitted in the Throw size by Connecting Threads in Amish Solids, and the result is a truly stunning quilt!  Apparently quilters think so too, because many of the quilt kits have sold already.  :)



The Gridwork quilt pattern includes 4 sizes - Lap, Throw, Queen, and King.

The pattern is jelly roll friendly and goes together quickly with strip piecing.


The quilt kit is available right here.

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


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Envision Throw Quilt in Moda Grunge Gris! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm excited to share an Envision Throw quilt with you!  This one is made with Moda Grunge which always seems to work very well in quilts.




The fabrics are all Moda Grunge in a range of grays, tans, and browns.  Just grab yardage of five fabrics from dark to light in a single colorway.  

The pictures in this post show varying shades, and I wish it weren't so.  Photographing quilts in different sunlight and locations is hard to adjust for when I'm not a ...

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December 10, 2021
My Farmhouse Quilt - A Table Runner! from Busy Hands Quilts

This past fall I made quilt samples for my local quilt shop of some of my patterns.  This My Farmhouse table runner is one of them.  I can finally show it to you since the pattern was released yesterday!



Three Quilt Sizes!


The My Farmhouse quilt pattern includes three sizes - Throw, Twin XL, and Queen.  It doesn't include the Table Runner size which is simply made with less blocks.

     Throw Quilt 58" x 70"

     Twin XL Bed Quilt 70" x 94"

     Queen Bed Quilt 94" x ...

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December 9, 2021
My Farmhouse Quilt - A Throw in Notting Hill! from Busy Hands Quilts

Meet the My Farmhouse quilt pattern!  My Farmhouse is a quick and easy jelly roll quilt pattern.  The pattern is strip pieced and is a great way to get your feet wet if you're new to strip piecing.

You can make the Throw size with 30 strips - less than one jelly roll!  That's great news since most jelly rolls have a few fabrics that could be left out since they blend in too much with the background, whether that be a light fabric or a dark fabric.

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November 19, 2021
Hand Picked Quilt Pattern - a Throw Quilt in Petal Power! from Busy Hands Quilts

Meet the Hand Picked quilt pattern!  Hand Picked is a timeless jelly roll friendly quilt pattern.  You can make TWO Baby quilts with one jelly roll and two additional strips plus a background fabric!


This jelly roll friendly quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Hand Picked Quilt Pattern


I'm super excited to share this quilt pattern with you today!  I love how the design turned out with these happy fabrics.  

You can use a jelly roll or strips from your stash, or cut strips from fat quarters or yardage; just come up with the number ...

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November 11, 2021
Easy Bargello Throw Quilt Kit in Quartz Metallic Tonals! from Busy Hands Quilts

Easy Bargello has been kitted in the Twin size by Connecting Threads in their Quartz Metallic Tonals fabric collection!  This is a stunning and sophisticated rainbow quilt.



The Easy Bargello quilt pattern includes the Twin size and is entirely strip pieced for a quick and easy finish.  The double extra easy part is that there are no seams to match!


Get the quilt kit right here.

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

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October 30, 2021
Skyline Divide Quilt Pattern - A Throw in Notting Hill! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a scrappy Skyline Divide Throw quilt.  The Skyline Divide quilt pattern has been updated with a new pattern cover and is yardage and jelly roll strip friendly.

For this Skyline Divide quilt I used my current favorite fabric collection, Notting Hill.

Skyline Divide is a fun and modern strip pieced quilt.  Sizes include Baby all the way through King.




Two Layout Options


The Skyline Divide quilt pattern includes two layout options.  The first option uses five fabrics, and all of the blocks in ...

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October 17, 2021
Woven Threads Quilt - A Throw Size Rainbow with White! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing another rainbow Woven Threads quilt!  This is the Throw size, made with a rainbow of Boundless Botanical prints and Kona solids.

The Woven Threads quilt pattern is a good one for showcasing your rainbow jelly rolls.  Woven Threads is a quick and easy modern rainbow quilt.




Woven Threads Quilt Pattern


Woven Threads is an easy modern strip quilt pattern.  It goes together quickly, and I can see making it again and again in a single colorway or two, in addition to rainbows ...

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October 14, 2021
Woven Threads Quilt Pattern - A Twin Size Rainbow on Black! from Busy Hands Quilts

I'm so excited to share the Woven Threads quilt with you today!  This is a yummy rainbow or ombre quilt pattern.




Kona Cotton Solids


For this quilt, I pulled strips from my Kona solid strip bin in rainbow order.  This is the Twin size, and it requires 14 strips of color, so I pulled two hues of each of the seven traditional rainbow coverways.

The background is black, and the other two colors are a medium gray and a faux linen in charcoal.  These colors don ...

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October 12, 2021
Gridwork Throw Quilt in Painterly Petals! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing another Gridwork Throw quilt.  Gridwork is the newest pattern in the Busy Hands Quilts pattern line, and it's jelly roll and stash friendly!  I dug through my jelly roll stash to find just the right one for this quilt.

Gridwork is a fun and modern strip-pieced quilt.  The pattern comes in multiple sizes from Throw to King.



Strip Pieced Gridwork Throw Quilt


This quilt is entirely strip pieced, and you will love how quickly it goes together!  Of course you could sew together individual ...

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