Sometimes, as I am playing in EQ8, shapes will magically align and something extraordinary happens. Such as this pattern - Veronica.
Made with Poetic Bouquet Fabric collection, Veronica finishes at 60" by 84".
Cleverly pieced, it comes together in the most elegant way. All you need is a Layer Cake of your choice plus 4 yards of background fabric. No special rulers or fancy dies.
The detailed directions include colored pictures for every step. The clever piecing means you don't have to fiddle with little pieces. Quick for experienced quilters and easy for beginners, Veronica is a win-win.
The pattern is easily adapted to your choice of fabrics. Here is an EQ8 mockup showing Veronica as a Quilt of Valor and also as a two-color quilt.
Veronica was first published in Quilteblad, the Norwegian Quilt Magazine.
The pattern was painstakingly translated from English to Norwegian and the units from yards/inches to metres/centimetres. The editors at Quilteblad are awesome!
No, I can't read/understand Norwegian. I just read my name, see my pictures and smile till my face hurts :-D
Veronica is now available as a standalone pattern in my Etsy Shop. On sale for one week only, you can get Veronica for just $9.
But of course, there is a giveaway. Leave me a comment on this post, telling me your favorite book this year, and I will enter you in a contest to win a free PDF copy of the Veronica (or any other pattern from my Etsy shop). I will announce the two winners when I publish "2025 in Retrospective".
Giveaway Update - The two winners are #14 (Heather Hamby, please send me an email) and #27 (Bonnie, check your email.)
I will be sharing with Quilting Jetgirl's Favorite Finish and all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.
In other news, the T-shirt beast quilt is completed. That will be the first post in 2026. Look at me, planning ahead :-D
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It does feel like magic when a design falls together, doesn't it? Congratulations on the publication, beautiful design, and release of the stand alone pattern! And thanks so much for linking up with Favorite Finish.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful quilt, and seeing the pattern printed in exciting no matter what language it's in. Congrats on that publication!! You've earned that big smile.
ReplyDeleteYou're a cover girl again! No surprise, my talented friend and maker of beautiful things.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your cover girl! She is beautiful! The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules/Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg was my favorite read this year--TerryK@OnGoigProjects
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on having your Veronica pattern published! It looks a lot like the blocks in Cut and Shuffle Quilts. Fun!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your quilt pattern's publication! It looks like a fun pattern. So many books to choose from....how about We Solve Murders by Richard Osman. I love books with older characters!
ReplyDeleteI just love seeing the different renderings of these versatile quilts you design, how effectively they channel and showcase whichever fabrics are used. I know you were using AccuQuilt sometimes as an Island Batik ambassador. Do you include AccuQuilt cutting instructions in patterns like this one? Congratulations on being a Cover Girl again!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on Veronica! Love the interplay of the 2 blocks together. I've also completed a T-shirt quilt this year, and yes - what a beast! Certainly not a new book, but I re-read 1984 by George Orwell this year. Yikes!
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Such a pretty quilt, and you chose perfect fabrics for it.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite reads this year was The Frozen River by Ariel Lawson.
And also agree with Nicola that Richard Osman’s We Solve Murders series is very entertaining.
Congratulation on Veronica's status change! Best of luck with pattern sales.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on having Veronica Lake published and being able to sell her in your store. She is truly lovely. The fabric you chose really suits. My favorite book is the usually the one I'm currently reading, but I read so many so...I just started "He Should Have Told the Bees."
ReplyDeleteVeronica is a lovely quilt. And so versatile for all levels. Congratulations on being published in Norwegian! You have plenty to be proud of! Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
ReplyDeleteWould love to do this pattern for QOV. My favorite book this year was My Family by Fredrick Bachman.
ReplyDeleteI love it! My favorite book this year was The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. It’s sooo good. I think you’d really like it. Happy holidays! 💝
ReplyDeleteNow your published internationally! Congratulations! It's a very fun and versatile quilt pattern. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and a fun New Year.
ReplyDeleteI have several books translated into different languages. Even though I don't understand the words, I know what I wrote and it makes me smile knowing my words have reached so many people. Congratulations on a beautiful quilt and pattern! Happy Holidays! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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What a beautiful quilt! Love it in any color combination. My favorite read this year was probably Maisie Dobbs by Jacquelin Winspear. Cmberry@lsu.edu
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I smiled too when I saw your happy face. I enjoyed listening to "The Seven Sisters" series by Lucinda Riley while piecing and quilting this summer. Hope you give them a listen too.
ReplyDeleteVeronica is lovely and especially in those gorgeous colours/fabrics. Huge congrats to you Preeti, you wonderful quilter you, so well deserved!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the publication! Great looking quilt!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you and your covergirl! My favorite book this year was The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, about the American crew's quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
ReplyDeleteWow Preety, you are an international published quilter, congratulations! Veronica looks gorgeous and very poetic ;) I love the two-in-one pattern. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful patterns and linking up! Hugs
ReplyDeleteThis is a very beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors of this quilt and would enjoy using your techniques to make one.
ReplyDeleteThe best book I read was by Louise Penny: her book Grey Wolf. She has a very long excellent series of mysteries and this is no exception.
Whaaaaat? You have a quilt in a Norwegian quilting magazine? That's so awesome. Congratulations. It's a beautiful pattern.
ReplyDeleteCall of the Camino is my favorite book this year ;-) Love your quilt - I really like the QOV layout too. what fun. and look at you - not only planning ahead... but being published all over the world! I love it! Congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteOh that Veronica! She is a beauty! And, she is easy. You're talking my language. As for a favored book this year, I got a big kick out of "Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman. Light, fun reading.
ReplyDeleteHi Preeti, so cool to have a pattern in a Norwegian magazine! Veronica is a lovely quilt. Congrats and thanks for linking up to FM Mavericks!
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