Patterns, patchworks and projects
Sunni at Love Affair With My Brother made this fun, fun, fun quilt for her daughter Ellie. Brilliant idea she had to make it workable as a hopscotch game. Best, she shares lots of photos and instructions on her blog on how to make one. Get the tutorial.
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Ed. note 1/17/2013: This tutorial is no longer available since the blog, Love Affair With My Brother, is no longer public.
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There is something especially lovely about a winter fabric collection that feels seasonal without immediately shouting Christmas. Woodland Whimsy by Jennifer Pugh for Wilmington Prints is filled with forest animals, mushrooms, classic plaids, dots and softly textured coordinating prints.
The colours have a warm, storybook quality, making the collection perfect for quilts that can stay out long after the Christmas decorations have been packed away.
The Woodland Whimsy Fat Quarter Bundle includes:
Each fat quarter measures approximately 18 x 21 inches.
I particularly like that the scenic panel is included with the bundle. Fabric panels are wonderful when you want an impressive focal point without spending several evenings piecing tiny blocks while wondering why you chose such a complicated pattern in the first place.
The panel could become the centre of a lap quilt, wall hanging or child’s quilt, with the coordinating fat quarters used to create simple patchwork borders.
This collection would work beautifully for:
You could also separate the smaller prints and use them in scrap-friendly projects. Our collection of eight fat-quarter-friendly quilt patterns offers plenty of ideas for putting coordinated fabric bundles to work.
For something smaller, the gentle woodland prints would be lovely in a seasonal mini quilt. This free mini snowflake quilt pattern could easily be adapted using the collection’s winter colours.
The bundle gives you a ready-made colour palette, a useful assortment of coordinating prints and a feature panel in one package. That takes much of the guesswork out of planning a quilt, particularly if choosing coordinating fabrics is the part that usually sends you wandering around the fabric shop for an hour.
The prints are playful enough for children but not so juvenile that they cannot be used for adult quilts and winter home décor. That versatility is probably the collection’s strongest feature.
The bundle was listed at US$62.98 when checked and is expected to ship in October 2026. Prices, availability and shipping dates may change, particularly with a new fabric release.
If you love woodland animals, gentle winter colours and fabric that feels as though it belongs in an illustrated storybook, this is a charming collection to add to your sewing list.
See the Woodland Whimsy Fat Quarter Bundle at Fat Quarter Shop.
Thank you!!
OMG what a cool idea!! Every little girl in the world should have one.
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Thanks for letting me know the tutorial is no longer available Michele. –Scarlett