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Arlo A quilt in Collection CF.

November 15, 2019 by carolyn friedlander 6 Comments

Here’s my Arlo A quilt in Collection CF.

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

To follow along with the pattern, it’s the Wall size and uses just the A templates. As for fabric, I used just 2 fabrics in blue from Collection CF. It’s always so hard to pick only 2, but the results can be great.

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

One thing that keeps me coming back to this project is how many different ways you can go with it. Not only can you change the templates that you use, but you can change their orientation and how many fabrics so that it looks like a totally different project.

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

Knowing that I was only going to use 2 fabrics and 1 set of the templates, I started by having a major cutting session. Then I sewed the blocks together (by machine).

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

I find a stack of sewn blocks to be satisfying, and the huge dork in me delighted over the fact that these fit so nicely (in terms of shape and color!) in this treasure tray that I made last year in Harriot. (I actually stored the cut pieces in the tray before sewing them together as well, which I found to be handy.)

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

This project is quilted with some straight-ish lines in the lighter sections that echo some of the different directions in the design. I like that it’s a simple approach that is varied enough to make it not so boring to do, and that it gives the project an overall texture that is pleasing and not super uniform.

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

I used the darker binding to tie in the accented sections and to frame it out a bit.

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

There we go. I love what this version does with the geometry of the design, and it’s definitely had me thinking about other variations still to try…

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

pattern: Arlo quilt pattern, with 1/4″ acrylic template set

fabric: Collection CF

Arlo A Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

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  1. Michelle says

    November 17, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    The possibilities of this pattern are intriguing. I’m really enjoying all your different iterations, but this might be my favorite so far!

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      November 18, 2019 at 6:57 pm

      Thanks so much, Michelle!

      Reply
  2. Melanie says

    November 21, 2019 at 4:21 pm

    What a beautiful quilt pattern, especially love the colours! Thanks for always being so inspiring!

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      November 21, 2019 at 5:33 pm

      Thanks, Melanie! I’m so glad you like it!

      Reply
  3. Wendy Wild says

    December 10, 2019 at 6:27 pm

    My mind just exploded with two colour kit possibilities for Collection CF and/or Instead

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      December 11, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Lots of possibilities!

      Reply

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