Spring Sewing & Quilting Projects
Seasonal Patterns and Ideas for Fabric Crafts Projects
Bring spring motifs and color to the home with seasonal sewing and quilting projects.
Spring fabrics are already arriving in stores. These are the perfect antidote to the winter blahs. Spring sewing projects are sure to lift your spirits.
This season offers various motifs, such as tulips and other flowers, bunnies and Easter eggs.
After looking at dirty piles of snow, the spring color palette is so refreshing. Pastels are often associated with this season. Greens, pinks, blues and soft yellows are some examples.
Some Spring Project Ideas
All sorts of sewing and quilting quilt projects can bring spring indoors. Door banners, wall hangings and miniature quilts are ideal. Stuffed bunnies and bowls of fabric Easter eggs add a seasonal touch.
For cold evenings, a spring lap quilt brings a touch of beauty and warmth. Make some matching throw pillows as well.
Transform a breakfast nook or dining table with seasonal projects, including placemats or table runners. Assuming there’s time, make matching chair covers to slip over the tops of the dining chairs.
Patterns for Spring
Spring patterns can be found in fabric stores as well as books and magazines. Here are just a few ideas.
Four Corners Designs offers the Kathy Schmitz collection of seasonal wall quilt designs with delightful ideas for spring. Small enough to hang on a door, these are only 12 by 24 inches. Suitable for novices, these designs combine appliqué and patchwork techniques. These patterns include full-size appliqué pattern pieces, appliqué placement charts, and cutting charts. There are complete, easy to follow, fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions along with a list of materials and supplies.
There is a Kathy Schmitz design for each month, including “April Bunny.” In gorgeous spring colors, the appliquéd rabbit is accented with easy, checkerboard patchwork on the top and bottom. The appliquéd Easter eggs also add a touch of spring.
“May Flowers” is another of the Kathy Schmitz spring quilt designs. Fast and easy to make, this quilt depicts a handheld, appliquéd bouquet of spring flowers. The top and bottom is done with simple strip piecing.
A new quilt pattern by Alex Anderson will gladden the heart of quilters. “Spring Fling” was released for 2008 by JWD Publishing, which specializes in quilt patterns. With its lovely seasonal tones (gentle blues, aquas, and greens), this design with fast and easy rectangles and squares is suitable for novices. A foolproof pattern, it includes instructions for a small wall quilt, a large throw or wall quilt, and a twin bed quilt.
Also from JWD Publishing comes “Reflections on the Pond” by designer Joen Wolfrom. Simple blue and green patchwork in varying shades is arranged in an around-the-world fashion to create a rich, shimmering mosaic design. This pattern includes instructions for wall and lap quilts, full-size double and queen/king bed quilts. Easy and quick, this design is made mostly from simple squares. It is especially suitable for beginners. This includes a color layout showing each numbered square.
All of the JWD patterns include fabric recommendations, cutting instructions, templates, and easy to follow, fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions from start to finish, including binding and borders.
For those with some experience, there’s a delightful spring project in Points of View-Landscape Quilts to Stitch and Embellish by Valerie Hearder from Martingale/That Patchwork Place. “Spring Comes Softly” is only six by 7½ inches. Intended for framing, this landscape quilt depicts a river surrounded by hills awakening with color during the spring.
The placement chart shows where to apply each appliqué, using fusible web. The fabric for the water and sky are created using iron-on transfer dyes. As with all the projects in this book, this spring landscape includes complete, step-by-step, color-illustrated instructions and a list of everything you’ll need for the project.
