This is my favorite quilt pattern. It is a pattern from Quiltmakermagazine called, Warm Wishes.
I have made this pattern enough times now that I know how the quilt goes together with very little reference to the pattern. It is a favorite because I know just how much fabric I will need to buy, just how many pieces of fabric to cut and what widths. I know how this quilt pattern is going to turn out and I can easily reduce or enlarge the size to fit the recipient–fewer number of blocks for a crib quilt, increase the number of blocks for an adult lap quilt. This pattern has become an old reliable when I need a quick gift–I just choose a novelty fabric as my focus or theme of the quilt based on what I know the recipient will like and then I pick three contrasting colours from the focus fabric as my rail fence blocks. The border can be more of the focus fabric if I have enough on hand or as in the case of this quilt top, a narrow strip of the print with one of
the contrasting fabrics as an outer border.
In this case, I have used up all of what was left of the butterfly fabric from a previous quilt–The Simple Life Quilt. The small trimmings that were left when I was cleaning up my sewing area have already been sewn into some colour catcher string blocks so there truly is no usable remnant of this fabric left.
I finished putting this top together on Saturday.
This is another Warm Wishes quilt–the one that featured the colourful frogs. Quilting this top was today’s project. The quilting pattern is accomplished with Circle Lord’s Swirls template. The quilt is shown in this picture while it is still on the long arm machine. The quilting is now finished and the quilt has moved on to the binding pile.
Is your server cooperating enough to let you post? Good job on these Warm Wishes. It is neat how the fabrics make them look so different even though it is the same pattern.
I have to agree that Warm Wishes is one of those quilts that can be made into the perfect quilt for anyone big or small. I’ve only made one but I am sure that it won’t be my last.
Great photo– your machine quilting is beautiful.
You are right, great pattern; both quilts are terrific and I love that swirl quilting.
Its nice to have a favorite pattern to turn to, one you are very comfortable with. This certainly looks like one of those patterns. I might have to try it one of these days.
It’s so nice to have a quilt you love to make again and again and this one looks like it’s just right. Your quilting is great, too *s*
Great quilts. I didn’t realise right away that they were the same pattern because of the colour differences! The swirly quilting is wonderful 🙂
I do like that pattern. It looks so good with the swirls on it, too!
It’s gorgeous and I love the frog fabric and the swirly quilting.
you are so right–what a perfect pattern to make up as a quick gift. And great job on the quilting, I didn’t realize that you had a long arm!
Norma,
I just played catch up with all your posts. I love your quilts, and now I’m going to have to get the swirls template from Circle Lord.
I’m also going to make one of those 9 Patch Path quilts from your May blog.
beautiful Norma. love the colors. i love how you can change the colors and use the same pattern and get such a different look
I like it too..thanks for sharing.
As usual, loving the quilts and you used my favorite Circley pattern!
What a great quilt! I’ll keep it in mind when I move on to other patterns for Prayer and Square quilts.
fun quilt! nice to catch up with your blog and see what you have been doing..love the family photos-how special to see all the relatives.
your quilting is gorgeous as ever too.
Great happy quilt! Beautiful!
Beautiful quilt. I am motivated to make one too