This is my last quilt for 2016. It’s something I wanted to make for a while – a quilt that matches our bedroom colors. It’s a nice throw size for when you want to take a nap back in the bedroom. And I made it with one of my favorite fabrics, Ombre, from V&Co. This quilt was made with just one color of Ombre! It’s a gradiated fabric and it gives the appearance that you used several different fabrics.
I made this quilt entirely from half square triangles. I made them using an eight-at-a-time method, which I’m going to write about in my next post. It’s a super fast way to make eight HSTs, sewing only two seams together and making 4 cuts. I made the blocks 4.5″ and I made a total of 192 blocks.
I also did something that I did in my last quilt, which was to use two layers of batting. I liked it so much in my Dotted Flying Geese quilt that I thought I would try it again. It makes a very warm quilt. I used one layer of Warm and Natural 100% cotton batting and one layer of Hobb’s 80/20 batting. I was still able to machine quilt with no puckering or tucks. I made sure to lower the tension on my machine. I quilted with Aurifil 50 wt thread at a 4.0 stitch length.
For the backing, I used a favorite fabric – Modern Background Notes by Zen Chic. I love the writing on this fabric and thought it was perfect for this quilt.
I used a very simple binding, because I didn’t want the quilt to be too busy. I cut 2.5″ strips for the binding and sewed it on by machine using this method.
The finished quilt measures 64″ x 48″. I love the way it turned out and it looks so nice at the foot of our bed.
Thanks for stopping by and here’s wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season!
Elaine
Beech Tree Lane Handmade 
Very nice love the colors ,never though to use ombré fabric to make a quilt with hafe sq triangles and doubling the batting thank you for share. Merry Christmas
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I think your quilt is beautiful!!
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By any chance to you sell your patterns?
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Bernadette: Thank you so much for your interest, but I haven’t written up any patterns. This quilt is pretty simple: I made up HSts and then laid them out in a light dark pattern that I liked and just sewed up the rows. Easy!
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Just the gift for my daughter this Christmas! I might still be able to pull it off 🙂 Do remember how much yardage of the Ombre you bought? LOVE this quilt!
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You know, I think I used about 4.5 yards for the front and the backing took 4 yards, pieced. I hope you can find it – Moda isn’t making more of Ombre right now. It’s maddening – I think it should be a basic fabric, like their Bella Solids.
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Thanks, Elaine! And I absolutely agree with you about making it a basic–it can go everywhere!
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What a cozy quilt! I love the peaceful colors. I haven’t been able to quilt in over a year, and I miss it so! Thank you for sharing your labor of love.
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Beautiful quilt! What color was your “light”half and what size were your squares?
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Jane: In the post, I mention that I only used one fabric – Ombre in Taupe. It looks like different lights and darks, but it’s all one fabric. I also mention that I cut 4.5″ HST, which when sewn in, end up being 4″ blocks. I hope this helps.
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That is so pretty
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Thank you, Harriet!
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Beautiful quilt! I hope to make it in shades of blue for my daughter-in-law who loves blue! Thanks for sharing all of your gorgeous quilts! Happy Holidays!
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