Fat Eighth Frenzy–free quilt pattern!

Wow – what a weekend!  I just returned home from Fall quilt market and once I get a chance to unpack my bags and take a nap or two I’ll share some photos of all the pretty things with you.

Today I have a free quilt pattern to show you!  The Fat Quarter Shop has created this Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt pattern and asked if I would make a Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt using a bundle of Elementary (by Sweetwater for Moda).  I love this line, but let’s be honest… I love pretty much everything that Sweetwater does.

This pattern is a fun, quick way to use those fat eighth bundles!  Really – all you need is one fat eighth bundle (one with at least 30 F8 pieces) and a bit of yardage for the binding and backing.  The quilt finished at 48” x 56” which is a great size to throw over the arm of a chair or the back of a sofa.  If you need smaller or larger sizes, the pattern has them, from baby size to king!

The free pattern can be found here as a printable page.  Click here to see a video tutorial for the pattern.

The Fat Eighth Frenzy pattern even comes with a free bonus project – which makes a cute half square triangle quilt that measures 34” x 41”.  The video for the bonus project is here.  I decided to use my leftover triangles in a little different way!

Here is my “bonus project”  -

The center portion of the quilt is made using the leftover triangles from the Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt.  I then added a 2” inner border and a 5” outer border to frame it up and I had myself two quilts from one F8 bundle.  Nice!  This quilt measures 47” x 48” and I think for now it will live here as a wall hanging.

It feels so good to use up leftover bits instead of throwing them away, doesn’t it? 

Right now the Fat Quarter Shop is offering 20% off all of their Fat Eighth Bundles through Nov 2nd.