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A collage quilt pattern collab with My Favorite Quilt Store

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You can now purchase my pdf downloadable collage art quilt patterns at My Favorite Quilt Store. The beauty of purchasing patterns at My Favorite Quilt Store is you can conveniently purchase many of the items needed to successfully complete a collage quilt. They have specialty scissors, Lite Steam-A-Seam 2 (purchase 4 or 5 yards), pressing sheet (like the scissors, the pressing sheet is a one-time purchase and can be used over and over again) and pattern ease (1-1/2 yard per art quilt). Links are provided above for these items. My Favorite Quilt Store also has lots of beautiful fabric in yardage and precuts perfect for backgrounds, backing and binding fabrics. While I first “shop” from my stash, I always find special fabrics like Kaffe, novelty (for the Halloween and Christmas art quilts), panels (Santa gumball quilt) and ombre (angel wings) to add to the collage I am working on.

The photos above are from in-progress and finished collage art quilts.

Gumball Machines Galore!

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I just realized I’ve never posted the three versions of my gumball machine art quilt pattern. It is available for sale in my Etsy shop. The pdf quilt pattern also includes a quilt photo, supply list, detailed instructions and now you have three ways to collage it!

The first art quilt version is a traditional I-Spy quilt in the form of a super fun gumball machine! I call it “I-Spy Gumballs.” It has approximately 50 gumballs and is a great opportunity for little ones to learn language. It would be a great gift for the preschool/kindergarten teacher on your Christmas list.

The second gumball machine quilt used a fraction of my Halloween novelty fabric. Over the years, my eyeballs tended to gravitate toward Halloween fabric. I never knew exactly what to make with it. I call this art quilt “I Spy Spooky.” I love to hang seasonable quilts and was happy to add a whimsical Halloween quilt in my entryway!

Of course, the third gumball machine quilt is a shout-out to Santa Claus. I started with a Santa panel and after a little fusing and cutting placed him in the gumball section of the quilt. I used Christmas fabric that reads “white” for the rest of the gumballs. It was fun to experiment with different shades of red and white for the gumball machine base. I call this art quilt “I Spy Ho-Ho” in honor of Mimi, my special needs daughter, who passed away in 2018. She adored Santa. Due to her limited speech, she called him “Ho-Ho.”

If you are needing to source collage supplies/fabric such as Karen Kay Buckley scissors, pattern ease, Steam-A-Seam 2 Lite, applique pressing sheet, fabric glue, and pretty fabric consider purchasing from my go-to online store: My Favorite Quilt Store.

The adorable model with the completed quilts is my handsome grandson Ben! He’s five.