Robin Pickens
  • Blog
  • SHOP
  • Errata
  • About/Info
  • Pub./Press
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
  • COLOR STUDIES
  • PATTERN PLAY

Criss Cross Kisses in Carolina Lilies Color Play

1/29/2022

1 Comment

 
It's finally here! Carolina Lilies has made it through the supply chain obstacle course and arrived in quilt shops! Yay! I'm so ready to do some more sewing with those peach, ruby, green, aqua and teal colors. What to do? Well, my dear Mother asked me what I would recommend if she wanted to make Criss Cross Kisses in Carolina Lilies. So of course I had to mock it up!
Criss Cross Kisses in Carolina Lilies fat eighth Robin Pickens
I've mocked these up in the 63 1/2" lap size quilt. These first ideas use Fat Eighths of fabric. Carolina Lilies has a sweet little print of tiny vines in a white on cream which would be lovely as the background. But the Thatched Cream is a great match too.

I've kept the idea of the red Xs and doing a split light and dark outline X with the inside halves in teals and the outsides in the lighter green/cream colorways.
Picture
The fabrics I've used here in the Fat Eighths are the Carolina Lilies main prints 48700-11, 14, 21, Boho Blooms 48701-11, 12, 21, Ferns 48702-11, 12, Little Drawings 48703-13, Vines 48704-11, 13, 17, 20, Dashed 48705-11, 12, 14, 21, Thatched 48626-191, 193, 199.  I also think this looks nice on a dark background and using Thatched Soft Black would be very dramatic. The same colors are in the top image on dark. The bottom image uses more greens and aquas from the collection with only a red interior and outer triangles.
Criss Cross Kisses in Carolina Lilies dark Robin Pickens
But what if you are using a Layer Cake? The mix of fabrics is a little more varied and there are not as many reds to do all red Xs. But it still looks great with a scrappier red/green/aqua look. On the bottom of the Layer Cake mockups I flipped the teal and red families so the solid Xs are green/teal and the surrounding outline Xs are reds. Subtle differences but fun to see.
Criss Cross Kisses in Carolina Lilies layer cake Robin Pickens
What IF we tried a background color that is unexpected? Here is Thatched Green Curry 177 and it gives this such an interesting vibe! Colors and their combinations give such strong personalities to quilts.
Criss Cross Kisses in Carolina Lilies green curry Robin Pickens
Have fun exploring Criss Cross Kisses with a new fabric grouping! Check your local quilt shop and happy sewing!
​
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt pattern can also be found at my online shop RobinPickensInc.com
Picture
1 Comment

Criss Cross Kisses Quilt

1/29/2022

0 Comments

 
I had not shared my new quilts yet on this blog that I designed for Tulip Tango! The rush of November swirled into the holidays so quickly and with deadlines for fabric lines and calendar artwork added in, I somehow overlooked that. So it is the New Year and time to get back to some more sharing!
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt Robin Pickens
The Xs on this quilt make me think of cross stitch and a criss cross motion. And x's and o's make me think of hugs and kisses. So Criss Cross Kisses it is! This quilt is a fun play of both solid and "outlined" Xs with a variety of fabrics making up each X. 
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt Robin Pickens on king bed
There are a lot of opportunities to play with the groupings of color or light and dark with these blocks. I liked separating the Outlined Xs below into cream/linen and gray halves. I then wanted the grays all grouped around the center X. I kept all my Xs in the Red/Pink families. By grouping light and dark halves, you create interesting shapes (like a chunky plus sign) within the overall layout.
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt Robin Pickens lap size
In contrast, the Queen bed sized (and it is shown here on a king so you can see it can also work on that size mattress) is made with more random placement of colors. But again, I kept Xs within a color family each for this one.
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt Robin Pickens king bed
This quilt can use Fat Eights (for lap) or Fat Quarters (for Queen) of fabric to make the pieces or you can use a Layer Cake(s). I used the Fat Eighths/Fat Quarters instead of Layer Cakes so I could group my colors specifically (the Layer Cakes will give you a slightly scrappier look).  On the lap sized quilt (which is 63 1/2" square) you need 20 F8. I used 10 in red fabrics, 4 in linen fabrics, 4 in gray fabrics, then another 2 from the gray family for the outer border triangles. On the queen sized quilt you need 27 Fat Quarters and I selected 13 red, and a mixture of black, linen and green for the other 14 for the outline Xs and border triangles. If you use a Layer Cake, one will work for the lap and two are needed for the Queen. You can even use Fat Sixteenths on these- double the number of F8 or 4x the number of FQ to do so.
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt Robin Pickens lap folded
For this pattern you are using stitch and flip corners on those outline Xs and reusing parts for the corner backgrounds. Similarly, the big sold Xs cut those corners off but I didn't want them wasted. I challenged myself to think of ways of integrating the leftover corners that were cut off. That is how the little arrow heads that play in the sashings work their way into this quilt. They give more direction and size contrast within the quilt while adding little pops of those big X colors throughout in little ways.
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt Robin Pickens couch
With the strong diagonal directions of the pieces, I thought the border including arrow heads of a larger size was a nice balance. On the lap quilt, it reminds me of a compass of North, South, East and West.
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt Robin Pickens chair
This pattern design idea was actually started back when I first designed my Dear Mum patterns. It has been rumbling around in my head for awhile and I'm happy to see it finally come to life. Sometimes things need to develop over time and this is one of them.
​
The lap quilt was pieced by Susan Strumpf and the queen by me. I longarmed both and used the Leafarama pantograph by Keryn Emmerson and Whirlwind by Wildflower Quilting/Karen Farnsworth.
Criss Cross Kisses Quilt Robin Pickens pattern
Criss Cross Kisses is up in the shop in digital pdfs and printed patterns.

​
Tulip Tango fabric should arrive in shops in approximately May 2022. 
​
Check the next blog post if you are interested in seeing it mocked up in Carolina Lilies (thanks Mom for your special request for that!) 
Picture
0 Comments
    Picture

    About ROBIN

    Designer of colorful florals for Moda fabrics. Modern to transitional quilt designer. Illustrator, sewist, crafter.

    RSS Feed

    I am proud to be a designer for Moda Fabrics!
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Picture

    Picture
    Picture

    Shop Robin's Designs

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Follow
    American Patchwork Quilting Pat Sloan interview Robin Pickens
    Check the March 6, 2017 Episode!

    Categories

    All
    100 Blocks
    31 Day Blogging Challenge
    Abby Rose
    Art Licensing
    Art Products
    Backslash
    Blockstep Quilt
    Blushing Peonies Fabric
    Bountiful Sew Along
    Business Tips
    Calendars
    Calendar Tea Towel
    Carolina Lilies
    Charm Pack Quilts
    Christmas
    Coloring Books
    Color Play Quilts
    Color Studies
    Composition Book Cover
    Cottage Bleu
    Cottage Blue
    Creative Grids Rulers
    Criss Cross Kisses
    Curated Quilts Mini
    Curved Block Quilts
    Dandi Annie
    Dandi-Annie
    Dear Mum Fabrics
    Deco Garden
    Definite Plus
    Emilia Quilt
    English Paper Piecing
    Etsy
    Etsy Color And Quilt Shop
    Fabric
    Fair And Square Quilt
    Fat Eighth Patterns
    Fat Quarter Quilts
    Fat Quarter Shop Sewing
    FREE Quilt Block Patterns
    Fringe Quilt
    Fruit Veggie Art
    Full Bloom Quilt Block
    Giftware & Home Decor
    Giveaway
    Halloween
    Holidays
    Hopscotch Happy
    Joy And Delight Quilt
    Kinship Fusion Sampler
    Kyoto Steps
    Layer Cake Quilts
    Martingale Publishing
    Mini Quilts
    Moda Blockheads 2
    Moda Blockheads 3
    Moda Blockheads 4
    Moda Designers
    Moda Fabric
    #ModaStitchPink
    Mod Flower Box
    Nutcracker
    Organization
    Painted Meadow
    Pansy's Posies
    Pattern Play
    Poppy Mae Fabric
    Positively Bohemian
    Press
    Project Jelly Roll
    Quilt Books
    Quilt Borders
    Quilting
    Quilt Magazines
    Quilt Market
    Quilt Patterns
    Quilt Patterns Other Fabrics
    Quilt Samplers
    Quilt Settings
    Quilt Shows And Festivals
    Redbubble
    Ring Around The Posies
    Robin Pickens Inc Etsy
    Robin Pickens Shop For Quilt Patterns
    Rulers/templates
    Sampler Spree
    Seize The Day
    Seize The Day Calendars
    Sew Alongs
    Sewcialites
    Sewing Rooms
    SFWeeklyDesigns
    Shipshewana
    SHOPIFY
    #ShowMeTheModa
    Simple Solstice Quilt
    Sliding Shoji Screens
    Solana Sunflower Fabric
    Splendid Fabric
    Spoonflower
    Stickers
    Stitch Pink
    Sugar Skulls
    Sweet Pea & Lily
    Table Runner
    Table Topper
    Tea Towels
    Thatched
    Thatched Basics
    Tokyo Terrace
    Totes
    Towards The Sun
    Town Square Garden
    Trade Shows
    T Shirts And Giftware
    T-shirts And Giftware
    Tulip Tango
    Tutorials
    Village Quilt
    Watercolor Painting
    Wild Blossoms Fabric
    Workshops And Lectures

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    November 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    October 2015
    March 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    May 2012
    December 2011

    © Robin Pickens Inc. All rights reserved. No images may be reproduced without permission.
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Blog
  • SHOP
  • Errata
  • About/Info
  • Pub./Press
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
  • COLOR STUDIES
  • PATTERN PLAY