You sit in your living room, relaxing and flipping through the newest quilting magazine. You look up and see that same old wall decoration staring back at you, and you think to yourself, “I should change that out, it’s been a while”. You’re in the mood to decorate your wall with a new look.
Or you have just redecorated a room in your house, maybe your bedroom. Perhaps you’re preparing a nursery to welcome your newborn into the world and create a cozy place for them to sleep. You have some bare walls that could use some decoration.
(Re)decorate your walls
It’s always fun to (re)decorate a space in your house, right? That can’t be just me? Bare walls make a room echoing and cold, impersonal. But you can do something about that. You could find a lovely painting or some beautiful inspirational quote. What about a piece of art or some family photos?
Find that special piece
Not really what you are looking for? I get that. You want something personal, something special. Something not everybody has on their walls. I have a great idea. What about a fun, cute mini quilt?
The Gumdrop Mini Quilt
Let me present the Gumdrop Mini Quilt. The name says it all, and it’s fun, cute, and easy to make. All you need is a template for the unusual shapes of the little gumdrops. I feel my mouth watering already, do you as well?!
A Charm Pack and a pattern
For this mini quilt, you can use a Charm Pack, which gives you all the different prints you need for this little quilt. In our case, we used only small-scaled prints of the Dance in Paris collection to keep the complete piece very calm. Enough is going on already in this fun quilt.
I found this pattern by Lorna Slessor in the Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine, issue 81 to be precise. Find a link to download the digital issue below. Being an Operations Editor at that same magazine, Lorna refers to the shapes as tumblers, but it doesn’t really matter, now does it? I read an interview where Lorna says: “I’d describe myself as a modern quilter, combining bold patterns and contemporary fabrics. I love working with white space, bright colors, and striking shapes (and I have a weakness for patchwork curves!)”.
It’s your turn to make your own
You can make this fun Gumdrop Mini Quilt using cool prints and a solid for some negative space. But fun, colorful fabrics are making it a stand-out piece for your wall, no doubt. My friend Amaya Gutiérrez, who sewed the mini quilt, did excellent with the Dance in Paris fabrics.
Now wouldn’t this mini quilt look great on your wall?
Joining hexagons can be a daunting and time-consuming task. Knowing how to do this properly using your sewing machine is a great skill to have under your belt. Watch the video tutorial by All People Quilt featuring the Day in Paris fabric collection.