Day 5 - Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - Book Hop

 Welcome to the fifth day of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book hop and the start to the second half of the hop!

Today's post is going to be highlighting the Diagonal Joy pattern and Process Flow. Anja of Anja Quilts  made a version of Process Flow and she is hosting a giveaway for a digital copy of the book so be sure to visit her, links below :)    

You can find all links for the blog hop and more on the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts page.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Each pattern in the book uses two charm packs, an additional fabric (called fabric A in the pattern) and a background fabric).  The book is the Hamburger Helper for charm packs, stretching two charm packs each into large throw sized quilts.  The book also teaches how to combine two different charm packs, expand one charm pack into two, and how to create your own charm packs from your stash.

All pictures in this post are curtesy of Stash / C&T Publications unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL BOOK HOP DEAL

In my shop, you can purchase signed physical copies of the book and a digital version of the book and as a bonus for this book hop, if you purchase a copy (digital or printed) from my shop, you can get one additional free stand alone pattern now through the end of the hop on August 4th.  

For the purchase of a printed copy of the book you can choose an additional digital or print pattern and for the purchase of a digital copy of the book you can choose an additional digital pattern.  

Just add the book and additional pattern to your cart and the pattern will automatically be free (no coupon code needed).  Just email cheryl@meadowmistdesigns.com if you have any questions.

You can also find the book at your local quilt shop, Amazon, Connecting Threads, the Fat Quarter Shop, C&T Publications, and more. (affiliate links)

DIAGONAL JOY

The 9th quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is the Diagonal Joy pattern.  The main version of the design was pieced and quilted by Cindy C.  I really love the background color for this version (Bella Solids in Stone) as it has the look of linen without the difficulties of sewing with linen.  The charm squares are each cut into 2 1/2" squares so in addition to this quilt being charm pack friendly, it can also be made with mini charm packs, leftover jelly roll bits, and smaller scraps.  The white fabric (the fabric A) forms the fun bowties on the diagonal.

The alternate version of Diagonal Joy was pieced by me and quilted by Johellen George.  The prints for this version were from a super old collection called Oh Deer by MoMo for Moda Fabrics.  I had made one of my first quilt patterns with the collection (On a "Jelly" Roll) and had some left over pieces of the jelly roll strips from all of those years ago.

The leftover strips were not enough to make the Diagonal Joy quilt so I was planning on bringing in some of my scraps and solids to have enough fabric when I figured I would do a quick search for the fabric on Etsy.  I was so surprised to see a charm pack of this really old collection on sale.  I purchased it really quickly and was able to put them into this quilt.

PROCESS FLOW

The 10th quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is Process Flow which is a twist on a classic zipper block.  This is one of the quicker and easier to piece quilt tops as there are no triangles and no seams to match. This design could also work with jelly roll strips (2 1/2" wide strips).  

I pieced this main version of the quilt and the Bear Creek Quilting Company quilted it.  I used the PB&J collection by Basic Gray for Moda fabric for the prints.  I had a layer cake of the collection so I was able to make this quilt and still have enough fabric to make another design.

The alternate version of Process Flow was pieced and quilted by Darleen S. and used some fun Tula Pink prints set on white and light pink.  I really like how the different background colors between the main (dark blue) and alternative (light pink) versions impact how the quilt looks.  The alternate version has a much more subtle and lower contrast background making the print portions stand out more. 

Anja of Anja Quilts created a version of Process Flow for the hop.  Here is just a sneak peek, hop over to her blog or Instagram to see the finished quilt.  I love the pop of the colors against the crisp white and black!

** Anja is hosting a giveaway of a digital copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book so be sure to visit her blog **

I hope that you enjoyed seeing these quilts and will check back tomorrow for more quilts :)  Remember, you can get your signed copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book and a free additional pattern now through the end of the book hop.