Checkmate Quilt
Have you seen Fableism’s Checkmate fabrics?? If not, you should check them out! I thought they were cute when I first saw them online and then when I saw (and felt) them in person at my local quilt shop, I was in LOVE 🥰 These fabrics are double woven, so they are the same on both the front and back and a beautiful thick but light weight.
I bought a bundle of 11 fat quarters from Crimson Tate in downtown Indianapolis (you can also find them online here). Since the fabrics are already a bit “busy” with the checkered pattern, I decided a simple patchwork layout would be cute and accentuate the “checks”.
I love how these fabrics almost make it look like each square is actually a pieced block, especially when you view the quilt overall. It kind of seems like they are tiny pieced squares within each block.
If you are a new quilter, this is the perfect pattern for you to make and get practice with your seam allowances and matching points. Simple square patchwork is a great place to start for anyone wanting to learn how to quilt.
And even though this is simple patchwork and sewing squares together, the Checkmate pattern includes layout instructions to help you balance the fabrics across the quilt (thus avoiding the non-stop moving and adjusting of squares as you attempt to lay them out randomly!).
With these luxurious fabrics, I knew that I didn’t want the quilting to be too dense, so the alternating loops design was a great option and I was able to size them so they fit perfectly within the squares.
It’s really hard to convey the correct color of these fabrics, but they truly are beautiful! They are somehow bright, but muted? I don’t really know how to explain it other than I like them 😉
I chose the Fjord colorway for the backing and binding. The quilt I made finishes at 45” x 58” and is a perfect lap or crib size. The colors in the quilt almost seem neutral to me and I think it would work for either a boy or girl.
The pattern also includes instructions for a 67” x 76” size option. If you are a member of Material Girl Sewciety, you can click here to login and download your PDF pattern. If you aren’t a member, click here to learn more.
And don’t forget to check out the video tutorial below where I walk you through the cutting and block layout process for this quilt.
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