A Bright Corner: Blossoms and Buds Quilt

I have a recent finish to share today, and a great new quilting book to tell you about!

Blossoms and Buds quilt made by Andy of A Bright Corner with Gingham Foundry fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

This is my Blossoms and Buds quilt - made with a pattern from the new book, Quilt the Rainbow by Amber Johnson

Amber's book is filled with lots of scrap-friendly, quilty inspiration. She's included ten patterns, each showcasing a different color of the rainbow - and one lovely star quilt that includes all of the colors.

Quilt the Rainbow book by Amber Johnson found on A Bright Corner blog

I've always been inspired by Amber's use of color, and her ability to combine fabrics from many lines and designers. It's so fun to see what she does with each color family.

And if you're a little less than confident at working with scraps, Amber includes a helpful section with tips for choosing and combining fabrics, and storing scraps.

I love the version of Blossoms and Buds from the book. I'm not usually a big fan of orange but the scrappiness just drew me right in.

For my version I used some Gingham Foundry fabrics. I've had this fat quarter bundle for awhile, just waiting to find the perfect pattern to go with it. I only needed a little of each FQ so I have plenty leftover for another project!

Gingham Foundry fabric found on A Bright Corner blog

I added in the medium floral print, and for the largest squares in the quilt I used a Blossom Basics print in Navy. (Both Gingham Foundry and Blossom Basics are from Riley Blake Designs)

The original quilt finishes at 68" x 91", which is a great twin sized quilt. My version is slightly smaller - I just removed one row from the bottom of the quilt.

For the backing I used a Confetti Cotton Navy (Riley Blake Designs) and I got all fancy with piecing the backing. I cut up one of the extra fat quarters from the bundle and made a strip using that floral and the leftover Blossom Basic. Nothing too tricky, but I needed the backing to be just a little longer so I used what I had!

Going Loopy longarm panto design found on A Bright Corner blog

For the quilting I used a longarm design called Going Loopy. And I chose to use a navy thread - which at first I wasn't so sure about. I usually prefer my quilting to blend in but it was a tough choice with this particular quilt. If I used a white thread, then it would stand out on the navy fabrics. And if I used a navy thread it would stand out on the white and yellow fabrics.

In the end I went with the navy and it works!

Blossoms and Buds quilt made by Andy of A Bright Corner in Gingham Foundry fabrics

You can find copies of Amber's book here on amazon, and autographed copies here in Amber's shop.

And if you'd like to see more of the projects from the book, Amber has been hosting a book tour for the past few weeks. You can see all of the projects shared by searching the hashtag, #QuiltTheRainbowBook on Instagram. I highly recommend checking it out!