Sunday, December 10, 2023

Olivia

Let me introduce you to Olivia.

Olivia likes the outdoors!


She is simple, layer-cake friendly, and suitable for beginners and advanced quilters alike. I used the Buds and Blooms Garden collection to make Olivia.



This is such a beautiful collection with a wide range of values from light yellow, through medium red and orange all the way to deep purple. I love these warm colors. Look for Buds and Blooms Layer Cake in your local quilt store.

Here are some more pictures.

Breezy Day



Glowing Fabrics



Gorgeous Fabrics


To make Olivia, you need one layer cake, one focus fabric and background. I am sure you have a layer cake that is (almost) too pretty to cut up.  Olivia makes sure that your fabric shines while you get a fun and fast quilt in the colors of your choice.


Quilting Detail


Backing, Binding & Label


Finishing at 60" by 84", Olivia is a perfect size for Mercyful Quilts as well as Quilt of Valor. 

Here are a couple of mock-ups in Red, White and Blue. 

Olivia in "Porcelain Blue" Collection with Red (Island Batik Blender) 


Olivia in "Red, White & Blooms" Collection with Blue (Island Batik Blender) 



My detailed instructions show how to distribute the fabrics evenly throughout the quilt, with no two blocks the same.  Olivia is now available in my Etsy Shop. Priced at $10, it is a steal but you can get it for just $8 till December 15, 2023.


Thank you, Paul


I will be by the river, enjoying a picnic with Paul and Olivia. But if you want to win a copy of Olivia quilt pattern, please leave me a comment on this post, mentioning your favorite colors to make this quilt. If you show up as Anonymous, please include your email address. 

I will pick one lucky winner next week. I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.

UPDATE: The two lucky winners are #18 and #39. Emails have been sent.


52 comments:

  1. What a great way to use large prints!

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  2. Olivia is lovely indeed. I would love to stitch a version in pinks, greens and burgundy.

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  3. I'm always looking for large print and layer cake quilts. This fits both and looks really nice too!

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  4. I want to start this right now! I think it could be made quickly, and it looks soooooo good. My favorite would be batiks, maybe in blues, I think.

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  5. Any batik color would look great in this pattern. I have a layer cake that would look great!

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  6. Olivia is beautiful, and I would make her in the Buds and Blooms layer cake just like you did. I love those happy colors! Thanks for the giveaway, Preeti!

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  7. I love this pattern! I would use purple, blue and green! Karen Bernard
    (Kbdarlin@aol.com)

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  8. Oh my, that gorgeous Olivia and my wonderful layer cake of rainbow batiks would be a perfect pair!

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  9. Beautiful colors! And your mention of a layer cake that's too pretty to cut jogged my memory about a moose-y one I got for Christmas a few years back. Hmmm... Perhaps I need another project right now?!

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  10. Olivia is a great pattern - would be perfect in spring colours!
    mscs@rogers.com Yours is very pretty! Carol

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  11. Charlotta58@gmail.comDecember 10, 2023 at 9:09 PM

    Favorite colors? How to pick? This quilt would look pretty in any color way, and as a quilter I don’t really have favorite colors. I love them all. Though I might favor greens and purples together just a little, especially with an orange accent.

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  12. On my goodness!! I love blues. But I'm a 4th of july baby, so I like patriotic colors too.

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  13. Beautiful. You have such a good eye for color. I love rich saturated bright colors - just like all of these.

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  14. Hmm. Smoke & Rust by Lella Boutique, Art Journal by j. wecker frisch or Pindrop by Christopher Thompson. Decisions, decisions. Lovely pattern!
    Heidew749 at gmail.com

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  15. Beautiful! Would make in batiks for sure. But would like to try it in turquoise, teal, and all the blue/green shades in between!
    basaran (dot) family (at) rogers (dot) com

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  16. Super quilt! I like this range of batiks too, very pretty.

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  17. You never fail to put together colors and prints in creative ways and are an inspiration. A question— have you ever thought about writing a quilting book? I’d be first in line to buy it!
    Mary. (MLRMGR@yahoo.com

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  18. i always look forward to your emails, there's always inspiration and a bit of beautiful joy inside! thank you. i'll been hoarding my kaffe fasset fabrics, but this just might be a good reason to cut into them!
    s5821140@gmail.com

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  19. Love this. Would make it with red, white and grey prints with balack accent fabric.

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  20. This would be pretty in Christmas reds, golds, and greens, or--going in a completely different direction, made in neutral tans, almonds, mochas, etc. etalmage@earthlink.net

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  21. Looks like a perfect pattern for a donation quilt (in whatever fabrics I can scrounge up!).

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  22. Olivia is just lovely in all her glory. she would look stunning in teaks as well. Thanks

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  23. Olivia looks great in Buds & Blooms! A rainbow of colors from my stash would work out fine. petuniakr@aol.com

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  24. beautiful - and the pattern looks perfect for any combo

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  25. Very pretty! Those colors are so vibrant. Teal, Red and navy would be a fun combination for that pattern.

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  26. Olivia is bright and cheerful. My favourite colour to put in a quilt is blue, so many gorgeous shades. (Janice.snell(at)gmail.com)

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  27. Olivia is a beautiful quilt!! I would use a Halloween layer cake I've been hoarding for the perfect project. Thanks, love reading your posts!
    odiane 79 @ yahoo.com

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  28. Well, isn't Olivia just the prettiest thing! I think I would use some fun graphic prints, just to see how it would turn out (perhaps Olivia's rebel cousin would make an appearance - ha!)

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  29. Olivia is a very pretty quilt! I would use an older Corey Yoder layer cake called Sunnyside Up. It has bright colors that would be perfect for this quilt.

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  30. Olivia is a bright and cheery quilt. She also looks good in your mock ups! Congrats on a wonderful quilt pattern.

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  31. Olivia looks very lovely by the river there! Love the Buds and Blooms collection you used for her.

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  32. Olivia is lovely and I hope you had a fabulous picnic with her by the river. The collection shines in this!

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  33. This is a very striking quilt! It's strong and bold. It would be so pretty in shades of aqua.

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  34. What a fantastic quilt! I'd like to try a version in bright pastels.

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  35. I have a collection of aqua and blue fabrics that would shine in this quilt. Thank you for sharing your ideas and projects.

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  36. I can't decide between 2 colorways, one in outdoorsy prints for dear hubby, and another in red/white/blue for a QoV. It would also be a fun pattern to do with my grandsons.

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  37. "Olivia" is so you! What colors would I use? Your combination is hard to beat but maybe blues and greens, or QOV colors. I need to make one.

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  38. That's a very pretty quilt. If I made this pattern I'd use green batiks. Green has always been my favorite color.

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  39. "She is truly beautiful! I can "hear" the colors sing all the way to Chicago!

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  40. A great fabric collection and a great quilt design. Well done!

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  41. Lovely pattern, Preeti! I think I'd like to make one in purple, blue and lime. It's one of my favorite color combos. Thanks for the chance to go win!

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  42. Olivia looks great in those Island Batiks, but it would also be fabulous for showcasing those fabulous Tula Pink prints from her Besties collection. :-)

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  43. Olivia does look fast, and fun! Lovely colors in that collection. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
    https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2023/12/13/wednesday-wait-loss-358

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  44. Hello Olivia - Nice to meet you!!!
    Lovely quilt!!

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  45. (This is Maya. For some reason I cannot post via my Google account.)
    Such a lovely quilt and with the big blocks, it will be a breeze to make.

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  46. This is a beauty. I believe I would do the QOV colors. This would make a quick one.

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  47. Olivia is gorgeous. This looks like a great pattern for showcasing some beautiful fabric. (Or) I think fun novelty prints would make a perfect children's quilt!

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  48. I would make this quilt in a luscious Kaffe Fassett layer cake!

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  49. Gorgeous fabrics! Your quilt is bright and beautiful, I love it with these pretty colors. Enjoy the lake view and company!

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