Color Options from Quilts and More™ Spring 2012

Designer: Jo Morton of Jo Morton Quilts

Do you like to make the most of everything? Experiment with our challenge to create something special from a specific set of materials. Fabrics are from the Jo's Variety collection by Jo Morton for Andover Fabrics.

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Designer: Designer: Vickie Eapen of Spun Sugar Quilts

Combine a variety of pastel fat quarter fabrics in Floating Star units to make a sweet lap-size quilt. Fabrics are from the Sunkissed collection by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics.

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Designer: Karen Montgomery

Looking for a quick shower gift? Larger-than-life Pinwheel blocks ensure this baby quilt comes together quickly.

Pinwheels Table Runner

Combine just three blocks to make an 18-1/2x54-1/2" table topper or bed runner. Quilt tester Mary Pepper chose assorted dark prints for the Pinwheels and lighter ones for the block backgrounds. All fabrics are from the Lanikai collection for Dear Stella.

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Designer: Ellen Maxwell

Showcase a mod menagerie in the centers of these rectangular blocks for an easy-to-piece baby quilt.

Framed Rectangles Quilt

Quilt tester Mary Pepper used light and dark prints from the Wild Ginger collection for Timeless Treasures in her 15-block version of Animal Crackers. She modified the pattern, subtracting the sashing, and set the contrasting blocks in a simple checkerboard fashion.

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