Day 6 - Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - Book Hop

 Welcome to the 6th day of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book hop, are you ready to see the Taylors Square and Carnegie Plaid quilts?

 Heather of My Sew Quilty Life and Shelley of the Carpenters Daughters Who Quilts each made a version of Taylors Square and Cara of Sew Colorado Quilting made a version of Carnegie Plaid.  All three quilters are hosting a giveaway for a digital copy of the book so be sure to visit them.    

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.  You can choose an additional digital or print quilt 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)

TAYLORS SQUARE

The 11th quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is the Taylors Square pattern.  The main version of the design was pieced and quilted by me and combined the Squeeze collection by Dana Willard for Figo with gray and white fabrics.  I love the Squeeze collection because it has a set of colors (oranges, yellows, pinks, and black) not normally found in collections (which is important when trying to select colorways for 32 quilts in a book :)   

Because this quilt design is pieced with the blocks in a grid, it is very easy to change the size of the quilt by adding or taking away blocks.

The alternate version of Taylors Square was pieced by Ruth F. and quilted by Carol Alperin.  The alterative version uses a black background compared to the white background  of the main version, giving the quilt a totally different look.  The prints are Spooky Darlings by Ruby Star Society and I love the untraditional colors included.  Carol finished the quilt with a fun spiderweb quilting design.

Heather of My Sew Quilty Life created a version of Taylors Square for the hop.  Here is just a sneak peek, hop over to her blog or Instagram to see the finished quilt.  Heather decided to make a slightly smaller version using 16 blocks, used multiple prints for the fabric A and is planning on using a curved edge to the quilt.  I love seeing how the book patterns are reimagined and used!

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

Shelley from a Carpenters Daughter Who Quilts also made a version of the Taylors Square quilt. I love the soft blue background she used!! Both she and her quilter Rachel Meinke from the Carpenters Daughter Quilt Shop are hosting giveaways.

** Both Shelley and Rachel are hosting giveaways of a digital copy of the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book so be sure to visit them**

CARNEGIE PLAID

The 12th quilt in the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is Carnegie Plaid, a plaid look design integrating two colors and charm squares.  The main version of the quilt was pieced and quilted by me using the Velvet collection by Amy Sinibald for Art Gallery Fabrics along with white and a tone-on-tone gray print.  

Fun Fact: I got my chemical engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon and the college does not actually have official school colors but has an official plaid.  So that is how this quilt earned its name.

The alternate version of Carnegie Plaid was pieced and quilted by Garen S. and combined the Canning Day collection by Corey Yoder for Moda along with navy and white solids. I really like how the bright colors of the collection are framed by the more neutral solids.

Cara of Sew Colorado Quilting created a version of Carnegie Plaid for the hop. Here is just a sneak peek, hop over to her Instagram to see the finished quilt. These colors are fabulous and I can't wait to see the finished quilt, can you? 

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

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.