Wind Drifter and The Collector quilt patterns

The last of the new patterns that accompany the Cottage Bleu fabric line have finally arrived. Wind Drifter and The Collector are now available!

I JUST finished putting the binding on the small version of Wind Drifter and have been trying it out around the house. I intended for the small one to be a wall quilt but I think it also makes a lovely table topper!

I enjoy seeing it paired with the larger Wind Drifter quilt and the combination of dark and light. The background fabric I have used on the small one is a new Thatched color in the Cottage Bleu group called Pond 48626 145. It is such a nice deep tealish green. The medium green on the small binding is Horizon 48626 144.

The large quilt is sized at 65" square (vs 32 3/4" for the small) and I've used the white/cream tonal Floral Fling print for my background fabric. It gives such a nice, subtle texture in those open spaces.
Both of these quilt directions are written for using Fat Eighths. You can use a larger, scrappier mix of fabrics as well for the half square triangles. The larger arrows are a nice opportunity to show off bigger prints.

Moda Fabrics is kitting Wind Drifter in the large size with the cream background. The kits will have triangle paper on a roll, which makes the piecing of the small half square triangles so fast! I love triangle paper. There is less trimming and they are so accurate. They make HST a breeze!

My other new pattern, The Collector, was a really fun project with vases, jars and bowls to show off pretty prints. I went with a chinoiserie feel with my vases but I also think these would be super cute in novelty fabrics like cookies and pickles and crackers in the pantry...just flip the wide vase angled top upside down and you have a wide jar with a lid instead of a vase. Is your collection of sewing items? Fill your vessels with buttons, thimbles and threads. Or maybe you like toy airplanes, marbles and jacks? So many possibilities for these collector jars. 

These vessels are arranged into sets of 2 or 3 units, then repeated. I had sewn together one strip and put it on the dining room table. Wouldn't that make an interesting table runner? 

And I used a couple extra blocks I made to make a coordinating pillow with my quilt.

The Collector is sized 67 1/2 x 65" and is also made from Fat Eighths with background and border fabrics added. This would also be a good scrappy project. Look for pieces for your vessels that are 8 1/2" high and 8 1/2 wide to fit the larger jars and vases.

The quilts shown here are using Cottage Bleu, which should be shipping from Moda Fabrics in April. This quilt also goes well with English Breakfast mini quilt with tea cups. I enjoyed a little home decor theme with this collection and had fun with those big hydrangeas in bursts of blue splendor. I hope you have as much fun as I've had with these patterns and I'll share more as other versions are done with new fabrics.

Happy sewing!