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Cheering Fabric Bundles and Projects

October 8, 2021 by carolyn friedlander 16 Comments

It’s time to meet my new Cheering fabric bundles and projects!

The Fabric Bundles

My main goal here was to put together a couple of fabric palettes that are happy and cheerful. I love fabrics that put a smile on your face both in the stack and in a project.

Cheering Warm fabric bundle . carolyn friedlander
Cheering Warm

That’s exactly what is happening here in two separate fat quarter bundles that can be used separately–as warm and cool palettes–or together in a full range of color.

Cheering Cool fabric bundle . carolyn friedlander
Cheering Cool

These bundles mix printed pieces from Collection CF with Kona Cotton, Kona Sheen, Essex Linen, Homespun and Carolina Gingham. This mix of prints and solids, shiny stuff and textured stuff is to me what cheerful dreams are made of.

Cheering fabrics . carolyn friedlander

I wanted more saturation and so I limited the white/low volume pieces. Of course there are a range of light and dark fabrics, but they are all colorful.

The Projects

With new fabric bundles comes new projects that use them. First up is my Olive project that uses the Warm bundle, although I could definitely see a version of this made up in the Cool palette as well.

Olive Quilt . carolyn friedlander
photo by Alexis Wharem
Cheering Warm fabric bundle . carolyn friedlander

My newest Bow quilt uses both fabric bundles for a full range of colors and prints in an appliqué project. My first version of Bow was in greyscale, which I loved, but I knew I wanted to do one with tons of color as well. This was the way to do it.

Bow Cheering Quilt . carolyn friedlander
photo by Alexis Wharem

This is the Throw size in the pattern, so it’s a good one to cuddle with, but it only uses 24 blocks thanks to the generous wholecloth panel at the top. Is that cheating? I don’t think so.

Bow Cheering Quilt . carolyn friedlander
photo by Alexis Wharem
Cheering fabrics . carolyn friedlander

Watch the Video

For more details, I have a new video on my YouTube channel.

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Project Details

Cheering fabric projects . carolyn friedlander

Olive

Pattern: Olive Quilt Pattern (PDF and updated print pattern coming soon!)

Fabrics: Cheering Warm bundle (but a version using the Cool palette would be fun too!)

Bow Cheering

Pattern: Bow Quilt Pattern, Throw Size

Fabrics: Cheering Warm and Cool fat quarter bundles, Essex Linen in Jungle

Cheering fabric bundles . carolyn friedlander

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Keri B says

    October 8, 2021 at 10:40 am

    🌈 Everything is so beautiful! Love these mixes of colors and fabric types! So much to cheer about!

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      October 8, 2021 at 12:04 pm

      Thank you, Keri!! 🙂

      Reply
  2. rebeca says

    October 8, 2021 at 1:26 pm

    Everything is really nice…and your new video. thanks.

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      October 8, 2021 at 2:06 pm

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  3. Melanie says

    October 8, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    Fantastic! Both quilts are beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration! Happy weekend.

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      October 8, 2021 at 2:06 pm

      Thanks, Melanie! Happy weekend to you too!

      Reply
  4. Kathleen Nordquist says

    October 8, 2021 at 1:58 pm

    When and where will these two bundles be available?

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      October 8, 2021 at 2:06 pm

      These bundles will be available at quilt shops starting in April 2022. 🙂

      Reply
      • Lotta Rantil says

        October 9, 2021 at 6:34 am

        Will I be able to find them in Scandinavia? Or do I need to find a shop that does international shipping?

        Reply
        • carolyn friedlander says

          October 11, 2021 at 10:43 am

          I don’t know which stores will have the fabric, Lotta, but hopefully you’ll be able to find some options that work for you. The bundles will start shipping April 2022. I’m so glad you like them!

          Reply
  5. Muriel Carroll says

    October 9, 2021 at 4:27 am

    In love with the combinations..

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      October 11, 2021 at 10:43 am

      Thanks, Muriel!

      Reply
  6. Tori H says

    October 9, 2021 at 8:26 am

    Gorgeous and soooo happy! You’ve inspired me to maybe tackle the Olive. Isn’t that a perfect palette for that, as we enjoy fall!

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      October 11, 2021 at 10:42 am

      Yeah, definitely has a Fall feeling to it! Happy sewing, Tori!

      Reply
  7. J Maggie Weiss says

    October 11, 2021 at 8:27 pm

    Carolyn
    Please tell me the best batting to use for your placemat patterns…which, by the way…are the best! Your background as an architect combined with your true artistic talent are fabulous and a pleasure to learn from and create. Thank you.
    J Maggie Weiss

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      October 19, 2021 at 8:57 am

      Thank you so much! Lately I’ve been using Quilter’s Dream Poly–the thinnest loft and loving it. 🙂

      Reply

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