Spinny, the spiderweb quilt pattern
Good news for my patchwork friends… Spinny is ready to make your scraps smile!
My latest patchwork pattern is releasing today for immediate download. Spinny is a 64” throw quilt or 32” baby quilt. There are no templates needed, no special rulers, and no advanced techniques. This is a pattern suitable for the confident beginner!
The spiderweb is a traditional patchwork style beloved by scrap quilters. It’s the fancy cousin of the straightforward string quilt, so named for the long, thin “string” scraps handy for this patchwork. Like the string quilt, the spiderweb quilt gobbles up string scraps. But unique to the spiderweb are the stars that form between the webs.
I developed this pattern when I couldn’t find something similar online. My blocks are a generous 16” finished, so that you spend a little less time marking foundations. Each block features a complete spiderweb. This makes it easier to sew cohesive webs, and much easier to sew with a group, in my view.
What do you need to get started? Well, if you are an avid scrap quilters you don’t need anything but your scraps. We don’t use a consistent background fabric, so there’s no need to buy additional yardage. The largest cuts are 9” squares. Those are the “backgrounds” which form stars when the blocks are joined together.
Are you newer to quilting? Have a modest scrap collection and/or fabric stash? You can very efficiently use fat quarters for your background fabrics. Just 8 cool-colored fat quarters and 8 warm-colored fat quarters are enough to sew a throw sized quilt. Add your string scraps, and you’re set!
COLOR CAREFUL - HELPING YOU EXPLORE COLOR
Spinny quilt pattern is part of my Color Mentor series. Scrap quilts are some of the best quilts, but do you ever find that your scraps don't seem to play well together? Sewing a scrap quilt can be daunting for the color-careful quilter. With Spinny quilt, learn to use warm vs. cool color to unify diverse scraps. This Level 1 Color Mentor pattern is an excellent place to develop your relationship with color.
The pattern begins with the color wheel, an overview of warm vs. cool color theory and tips for sorting your scraps.
I’m glad to release Spinny into your creative hands! I’m so curious to see what you make with her. I’m certainly not finished with spiderwebs myself. My next will probably feature solid fabrics for the stars and wild prints for the webs!
Here’s to happy scrappy patchwork!