Window Party
Introducing Window Party - a 4 patch quilt pattern from Trace Creek Quilting!
In my phone, I have a whole note page dedicated to elements I would like to utilize in a quilt pattern. I tend to take inspiration when it comes, but if I get stuck I’ll use this wish list as a way to get the creative juices flowing. Creating a quilt that leans heavily on a 4 patch has always been high on that list and once I really sat down with the idea, this pattern popped out almost immediately. That effortlessness is rare and it makes me really appreciate this quilt in a way that is different from my others. Beyond that, I think there are many reasons to love the Window Party quilt and I’m so excited for you to get to know it and make it!
Window Party Quilt Pattern
Sizes: 6!! (Baby, Throw, Large Throw, Twin, Queen, and King)
Skill Level: Easy
Seams: Nested, every last one.
Fabrics: Just 4 of your favorites! We’ve found this pattern works best with solids, like solids, or a mix of solid/like solids and one or two of your favorite prints.
Construction Method: It starts with some quick strip piecing, a bit of slicing and dicing, and then the blocks come together pretty effortlessly.
Color Combos: Never ending. Keep scrolling for an almost unhealthy amount of mock-ups.
While I was laying out the blocks for this Window Party cover quilt my 10 year old daughter said, “Mmmm, too much pink, Mom.”
Nonsense, child! There is no such thing as too much pink in a quilt! Though it did make me change my backing fabric choice as it would have, indeed, been too much pink.
But the same can not be true for the quilt top and if you love these purple/pink speckled fabrics as much as I do you can get the kit from Global Fiber and have your own - just the right amount - pink beauty.
I should probably say more about the Window Party quilt but I just don’t know that I need to. It is happy, easy, relatively fast. Mrs. Pam wants me to let you all know you can crank out a baby one in just a handful of hours. (I’ve got pictures of her sample later on.) The color combos are endless which makes it easy to make one for any occasion or individual. It would make a great masculine quilt which I know is something that can be hard to find. And because it is block based you can size it up or down as you see fit. All in all, pretty versatile!
This particular version is special in many ways and I’d like to highlight two of them. First, Ruby Star Society sent me some of their not-yet released solids to make this quilt in time for their announcement of the line. I had to super secret handshake on it until the announcement. (Thank you, RSS!!) Second, my dear friend Melissa from Sew Shabby Quilting modified one of her pantos to make a vision I had come to life. (Sparkly Gears). Third, because why stop with just two, I love it because so many blocks are turned the wrong way and I just don’t care. I love it for what it is, just the way it is, and I think that’s something we could all do a little more of.
Let’s talk KITS!!
In my efforts to help folks make some samples, I mocked up about 50 color combos and I share many of them later. But we honed in on two particular fall vibe quilts, used Ruby Star Society speckled fabrics, backed them in flannel, and ended up with the most delicious quilts.
This is the Apple Kit, named so for the apple flannel on the back. Jen, my assistant pieced it and is just itching for me to get it back to her after our big release.
You can find the kit for it at the best online fabric shop on the east coast - Global Fiber Company!
On many of my quilt pattern releases, I get together with Laura from Global Fiber Co and Abby Reed, a local quilter here in STL, and the three of us cook up a version of the quilt we think will be spectacular. Since we were loving the vibe, we honed in on more Ruby Star Society Speckleds and I gotta say, I think we nailed it. This golden purple Window Party Quilt is truly delicious.
Laura’s got you covered with the kits (Global Fiber Co) and I already know what panto I’d use for the quilting so I think you are all good to go to make your own!
If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I’d like to share some of my ‘quilts in the wild’ photos of Window Party. At the time it was still ‘that 4 patch quilt’ or ‘the pink one’. I took it with me on a much needed girls trip to the New River Gorge in West Virginia and hauled it all around the park. I’m a bit of a hermit these days - working from home, social life revolving around the kids. So when I find new friends, especially friends who can cross-country road trip, I really treasure them. Loretta and Dawna didn’t just tolerate my quilt, they embraced the photo shoots becoming on-the-edge quilt holders, stylists, and photographers themselves. This quilt has become so much more than a fancy blanket. It’s now a memory of this place, these ladies, and all the not-a-snakes in West Virginia.
Let’s see, what else do I have to share about the Window Party quilt pattern? Oh, yeah! Mrs. Pam’s baby quilt where she used one solid and 3 prints! It’s just darling and she says she whipped it out in no time. She was cranking them out, I think she had made 4 before release - it got to the point where I briefly thought about naming the quilt ‘Ms. Pam’. HA! Pam and my mom are besties and they use their scraps to make baby quilts and then donate them to various organizations who need them.
I think I promised you some mock ups, didn’t I? Well, without further ado….
I think that’s about it for Window Party at this time. We’d love for you to visit the shop and pick up a couple of our other favorites. We have Norma Jean and the others in the woven series, Welcome Party, Jelly Mix and Remix, and quite a few more!
Shout outs and thank yous:
Jessica Schunke of Blue Sky Modern Craft for the editing.
Global Fiber Shop and Ruby Star Society for fabric contributions.
Melissa at Sew Shabby for the custom panto.
Abby Reed, Jenifer Robertson, and Pam Bandermann for sample making.
Loretta and Dawna for the adventures.
Angela Armstrong of Angela Armstrong Creative for most of the photos.
Everyone who let me bounce pattern names off them. All of your suggestions were lovely.
