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22 February 2019

Jolly Bar Bon Bons Quilt


I'm excited to share my finished (YES finished !!) Jolly Bar Bon Bons Quilt !!


The Jolly Bar Bon Bons Quilt is another shortcut (read quick and easy) quilt pattern for pre-cuts by the Fat Quarter Shop.

The pattern uses pre-cut Jolly Bars which are 5 inch x 10 inch rectangles in your favourite fabric ranges - you can see some of the sweet ones here !

The pattern makes a 60 inch square quilt but I made mine 40 inches as I'm planning on giving it to my Aunt who is 94 and lives in a nursing home - the smaller size will make it easier for her to manage while giving her a warm hug :)


I only just finished the binding today - as usual the quilting held me up - I just procrastinate so badly when I want to free motion quilt - eek - I had the quilt basted and the sewing machine set up ready to go for a whole day and I just couldn't bring myself to start - thank goodness for deadlines otherwise it probably would still be sitting unquilted !!

I finally sat down and quilted it with a loopy loop stitch and it only took around 1 1/2 hours to quilt and I thoroughly enjoyed it !!


I also really love the result :)  I'm not sure I'll ever get sick of the texture of free motion quilting so I just need to remember this next time I'm trying to avoid it !

As I'm trying to use my overflowing stash this year I decided to use some left over Wren and Friends by Gina Martin for Moda charm squares - it meant that my "twirl" HST blocks were a different fabric to the centre squares but I think it adds some charm to the quilt.  I can also envisage a cute baby quilt with polka dot HSTs and solid centre squares and low volume fabrics for the background :)



For the back I used one of my favourite fabrics from Summersault by Erin McMorris for Free Spirit - I so love the tone of the pink in this fabric and the colours of the raindrops match the charm squares so well !  I finished off with an aqua stripe for the binding.

You can get a copy of the FREE pattern here and make sure you check out Kimberley's tips on making the quilt at the Fat Quarter Shop's Youtube channel !!

You can also see the other quilts made with this pattern over at the FQS's Jolly Jabber blog and on social media with these hashtags #fqsquiltalong #shortcutquilt #jollybarbonbonsquilt.

If you're looking for a beginners quilt or a fast and easy quilt to sew up in a weekend, this one fits the bill :)