Soulshine in English Toffee

I rarely make quilts with darker backgrounds and I have no idea why not, because I LOOOOVVVVEEE this one in the Pure English Toffee from AGF. Gosh!! I can’t stop petting it…

If you missed my progress post on this one, you’ll find it here.

Find all of my other Soulshine quilts here.

Get the pattern here.

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About this Soulshine

I used all the Gentleness fabrics for the “white” used in the quilt. The star points, star centers and backing was all Earthy Goodness fabrics. I had to pick and choose what I used in the pattern. On one hand I made the modern version that the pattern details, but I also used scrappy for the outer parts of the star, so I didn’t follow the instructions exactly and kind of mixed the modern and scrappy versions together.

I quilted this one with elongated swirls and regular swirls and petals here and there. I have some of these FMQ tutorials here.

I’ve been really working on getting smoother with those elongated swirls. They’ve been a bit clunky in the past and I keep using them in hopes of getting better. I can definitely see some growth, but I feel like there is still some work to do.

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Quilt Details:

Pattern – Soulshine Quilt

Size – 60″x60″

Top Fabrics – Outer stars: All of the Gentleness fabrics. Inner star points: Sprouts Pumpkin. Inside star: Boho Bouquet Muddy Blush. Background: Pure English Toffee.

Backing Fabrics – Breezy Peach, Sprouts Mauvy Taupe and Daisies & Zinnias Ice Peach

Binding – Kona Cedar

Batting – Warm & Natural

Thread – So Fine by Superior in Blizzard for piecing, Microquilter in Gold for free motion quilting and DMC #8 in Light Brown for hand quilting

Finishing Techniques – Free motion quilting and Chunky Stitch binding

Skill Level – Beginner

Label – Found here

I have a tutorial coming for a very similar free motion quilting as shown in this quilt. Expect that in a couple of weeks!