Bricks and Stepping Stones Quilt

On Saturday, I finished piecing up the Bricks & Stepping Stones quilt I was working on for our guest bedroom. It's a quick-sew pattern from Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville website.

Over the course of the last 2 weeks I've been sewing in 30 minute segments, but this is a quilt that can easily be sewn up in a day if you set aside some dedicated sewing time. :0)

You can see the pattern here.

On Sunday I quilted it with an allover teardrop design. You might be able to see the quilting on the front and back. I was going to piece the backing with a neat design using the same fabrics but my husband thought the quilt was too dark overall, so I used some Thimbleberries backing I have instead.

This was one project I wanted to sew up to reduce all the random fabrics and strips I had that were taking up valuable space. Since I didn't have any other projects in mind for them, they went willingly into this quilt, and I think the result was great!


Bonnie's pattern calls for an 8 x 7 layout (the blocks measure 6" x 9", but I like a stouter look so my quilt is a 9 x 7 layout. It measures around 68" x 78"... a decent sized twin.

The border fabric I purchased many years ago, I think when a JoAnns store was going out of business. I have several yards of it, so this was a good place to use it.

I've already cut out the bricks for another quilt, and have them tucked into a bin for another rainy day. Some of the four-patch blocks are finished, and a couple of strips are sewn to make more.

Bonnie has some other fun quilt patterns on her site for free. I like to go there and be inspired!