Winter Magic Quilt Pattern

I have a new pattern to share with you today- just in time for your Christmas and holiday sewing. 

Introducing Winter Magic!

I've been loving large-scale statement quilts lately and this one was a fun challenge to design.

Winter Magic is a unique take on a medallion quilt. I love the look of medallion quilts but not the exactness in seam allowances that they require. I designed this quilt to have the look of a medallion without the tricky piecing. 

The pattern makes a 78" x 78" quilt

Find Winter Magic patterns (paper and PDF) in my shop here or PDF versions on Etsy here

Use Fat Quarters, Yardage, or Scraps

Winter Magic can be made with 11 fat quarters, or quarter yard cuts of fabrics. But I think a scrappy version would be so fun- and I have one on my want-to-make list for this year. We'll see if I can get to it before Christmas!

Here's the bundle of Riley Blake basics that I used for the cover quilt. I used a good mix of basics (Swiss Dot, Shabby, Small Hashtag, Blossom, Kisses, Large Hashtag, and Confetti Cotton) in four different colors: Green, Cayenne, Aqua, and Iron. (Find the full detailed list along with links at the end of this post.)

Two Border Options

What says Christmas more than holly and candy canes? The pattern includes instructions for two border options - the holly border that is shown on the cover quilt:

And a candy cane twist border option that I just love! 

I wanted to have options for those of you who are not big fans of the color green, or for those fabric lines that don't include any green prints - like this one:

This is Winter Magic mocked up in Warm Winter Wishes fabrics (designed by Holly Taylor for Moda Fabrics)

This also gives you an idea of what this pattern looks like sewn up in print fabrics. I'm currently making a version using Christmas Morning fabrics (by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics) and I'll be able to share it soon!

Longarm Quilting (and backing)

For the backing I chose to use RBD Confetti Cotton in Aqua, and the binding is Confetti Cotton in Iron. The longarm quilting is an edge-to-edge design called Soho. It's a favorite of mine! It stitches up quick, and looks great on pretty much any quilt. 

Get your copy of Winter Magic here

both paper copies and PDF (instant download) available

Quilt shops can order wholesale through Checker or Brewer. 

Contact me (abrightcorner@gmail.com) for more info.

If you make a Winter Magic quilt I'd love to see it. Tag me on Instagram (@abrightcorner) and use the hashtags #WinterMagicQuilt and #abrightcorner so we can all see what you create!

Quilt Details:

78" x 78"

Pattern: Winter Magic (find it here in my shop)

Fabric: RBD basics from Riley Blake Designs (see full list below)

Quilting: Soho (edge to edge computerized longarm design)

Pieced on a Juki TL-2010Q using Aurifil Thread (50 wt color 2021)

Want to make a version like this one? Here are the fabric requirements for the specific RBD basics used. Click the fabric name to find it on The Fat Quarter Shop (affiliate links)

Fabric A (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Hashtag Cayenne

Fabric B (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Blossom Cayenne

Fabric C (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Kisses Cayenne

Fabric D (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Blossom Aqua

Fabric E (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Small Hashtag Aqua

Fabric F (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Kisses Aqua

Fabric G (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Large Hashtag Aqua

Fabric H (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Shabby Green

Fabric I (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Swiss Dot Green

Fabric J (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Confetti Cotton Iron

Fabric K (1 FQ or 1/4 yard): Confetti Cotton Iron

Border Fabric: Confetti Cotton Aqua

White Background Fabric: Confetti Cotton White

Backing Fabric: Confetti Cotton Aqua

Binding Fabric: Confetti Cotton Iron

Or find a full kit with these fabrics here from The Quilter's Crossing

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