Hello friends, this is Jennifer Long from, Bee Sew Inspired, fabric designer with Riley Blake Designs and a doll and quilt pattern designer.
This week on the blog we are inspired by the phrase down the rabbit hole and Riley Blake has the perfect fabric line for it. It’s actually called “Down the Rabbit Hole” and was designed by Jill Howarth for Riley Blake.
This pattern is inspired by a classic fairy-tale where a Deck of Cards comes to life!!! The cards are laid on this quilt with some cards flipped over to reveal the “suit”, while other cards are showing the beautiful pattern backs of the cards.
This quilt is the perfect lap-size quilt and finishes at approximately 68”x 83. The fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions walk you through each block construction with traditional piecing techniques.
Let’s get creative! Just gather the supplies below, then download the pattern and letter labels. Don’t forget to share your Deck Of Cards Quilt on social media using the hashtag #BSImakersclub and tag @beesewinspired.
What You Need:
Tools
- Sewing Machine
- Rotary Cutter
- Quilting Ruler
- Self-Healing Mat
- Iron and Wool Mat
Material
For the fabric we used Down the Rabbit Hole by Jill Howarth for Riley Blake Design
- Download the Deck Of Cards Quilt Pattern at http://www.beesewinspired.com/download-codes and use the code “DECKOFCARDS”
- 1 1/2 yards background (white)
- 2 yards outer border and diamond card (navy)
- 1 yard back of the cards print (floral)
- 3/4 yard fabric for heart card (pink)
- 3/4 yard fabric for the club card (yellow)
- 3/4 yard fabric for spade card (light blue)
- 1 yard sashing (pink)
- 3/4 yard inner border (yellow)
- 3/4 yard Binding
- 5 1/4 yards Backing
- Batting: 4” larger on all sides than the finished quilt size
Instructions:
- Gather all your tools and supplies
- Download and print the pattern/templates.
- Download and print the letter labels.
- Cut and label all your fabrics according to the directions. Use the cutting chart for fabric placement.
- Follow the fully-illustrated, step-by-step instructions
- Be creative! Use your imagination to add embellishments, embroidery details and texture!
- Display your finished Deck Of cards Quilt
Jennifer Long grew up training to be a professional ballet dancer. She taught ballet and ran her own dance studio all the while sewing and designing costumes for herself and many of her collages and students. Jennifer is married and lives on a rural acreage in Prairie Canada with her husband and 4 children. She sold her studio to raise to raise her children and wanted to find dolls and toys for her children with healthy body images. She immersed herself Modern Rag Doll design and soon found she had a unique set of skills for Doll Making from all the years of costume design and aesthetic skills from the dance training. Her love of color and fabric has led her to become a professional Modern Rag Doll Designer and Quilt Pattern Designer designing not only under her own label (Bee Sew Inspired), but also for authors, fabric designers and International Companies around the world! Jennifer remains passionate about teaching and is the founder of two FREE educational FB groups Inspired Doll Making and Inspired Quilt Making. Come join her on this creative journey!!!