Celtic Crossing Quilt - using my Palette Picks FQ bundle!
If you missed the announcement blog post for the bundle, be sure to check that out before you keep reading!
This was the only quilt that I made that uses ALL 24 fabrics. Of course, I tried to squeeze as many of the fabrics that I could into each of the quilts....but this one was super easy to display all of them! Here's what I did:
Looking at the bundle, label the fabrics 1-24 starting at the top. So the Roasted Pecan color is number 1 and the light blue is number 24. Then here's the layout that I did within the quilt.
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I revamped Celtic Crossing last year (which is when it then became Celtic Crossing 2.0) so that the pattern would lend itself to this sort of look. I just love playing around with this design and it really is perfect for this ombre gradient. Or if ombre isn't your thing, mix up the fabrics and have a completely random layout and that would look great too. Really, I feel like it's the perfect marriage of modern and traditional quilting and whatever layout you decide to do will be perfect!
Since I have both warm and cool shades in this bundle, it was easy to figure out how I wanted these fabrics to appear within the quilt. I have pecan and gold in one corner, which blends well into corals and peaches. Above those are purples and blues, which really balance everything out. I tried to keep the darker, more saturated tones on the outside corners while everything blends together towards the center of the quilt.
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I sent this quilt top (and all of my Palette Picks quilts) to Ashley of HenHouse Quilting. We did a pantograph called Arbor by Quilting It in just a cream thread to blend into the background. Speaking of Background, I used Kona Snow....the perfect off-white, not-too-creamy, not-too-stark shade of white.
For this size quilt (Large Throw), you need 1-2/3 yards of Background or (22) precut 2.5" x WOF strips.
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I used Kona Fog as the Backing and leftover scraps from the FQ bundle for the binding. I actually tried to stick with the ombre theme, which was pretty fun.
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Overall, this quilt was a lot of fun to put together. Celtic Crossing is my most simple, beginner friendly pattern, but it is still such a blast to create for experienced quilters alike! There are four sizes in the pattern with two different variations (two-color & multicolor), so it's super versatile for whatever your goals are.
I'll be back in a few weeks to share about another quilt that I made using the bundle. In the mean time, here are some links that you might find helpful:
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LINKS:
- PREORDER - Palette Picks Bundle with Robert Kaufman - 24 piece FQ bundle
- Celtic Crossing 2.0 - Digital Pattern
- Celtic Crossing 2.0 - Paper Pattern
