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    Land That I Love Quilt – Portsmouth Version

    Last Modified: May 16, 2023 by Amy · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 5 Comments

    I finally got around to photographing the latest version of my Land That I Love medallion-style quilt made using my Portsmouth fabric collection. This is the third version I’ve made of this quilt, and it’s my favorite yet!

    Land That I Love Quilt Pattern by Amy Smart - featuring Portsmouth Fabric Collection

    This quilt is inspired by Americana folk art with classic star quilt blocks accompanied by stylized American flags.

    This version of the Land That I Love quilt pattern was updated and reprinted in 2022.

    Cable Quilting by Melissa of Sew Shabby Quilting

    I love how the washed out color palette of the Portsmouth collection, gives the quilt more of a beachy-vintage vibe.

    For contrast, here’s the original version of this quilt in my first fabric collection, Gingham Girls – a much more saturated color palette.

    Land That I Love – a patriotic quilt pattern by Amy Smart

    I always think it’s interesting to see how much colors and fabric collections can change the entire look of a quilt. And I think both have their own cool look and personality.

    Land That I love Nautical Americana Quilt Pattern

    I made my first washed-out version of Land That I Love last summer and took it with us to photograph on our family trip to New England.

    I love that it has a nice nautical vibe.

    But I will say, I think it’s even better in Portsmouth.

    The quilting on this quilt was done by Melissa of Sew Shabby Quilting.

    To accent the nautical style I choose the traditional cable pantograph and I LOVE how the large scale of the design gives it a more modern feel.

    Red, White and Blue Flag medallion quilt by Amy Smart

    This quilt comes together relatively fast for a medallion style quilt. The most time consuming part is making all of the little x-blocks. They’re super cute, but they do take a little more time.

    Simplified Land That I Love Variation

    If you’d like to make a quilt with the same feel, but a faster variation, I made this version a few years ago using a feature print for that x-block border, rather than piecing all of the little blocks.

    The Seaside vignette’s print in the Portsmouth collection would work GREAT for that replacement border. You can read here about this version of the quilt as well as get the substitute measurements.

    Portsmouth Patchwork Pillow Project

    In a different twist with those x-blocks, I used them to make a cute and simple patchwork throw pillow.

    Patchwork Pillow Project featuring Portsmouth fabric collection by Amy Smart

    This 14″ x 14″ pillow project is made up of 9 of the x-block squares.

    The Center block is made from 1 fussy-cut 3″ x 3″ squares. Borders: 2 strips 1 ¼″ x 3″ and 2 strips 1 ¼″ x 4 ½″.

    Outside borders: 2 strips 1 ¼″ x 12 ½″ and 2 strips 1 ¼″ x 14 ½″.

    Instructions for simple pillow back here.

    Patriotic Medallion Quilt Pattern

    You can find the Land That I Love quilt pattern available in Paper or PDF copies in my Pattern Shop.

    And this week it’s the pattern of the week, marked down 20% (not code needed) so you have plenty of time to get it and make your own before July!

    Where to find Portsmouth Fabric and Kits

    Portsmouth Fabric is still available from Connecting Threads, The Fat Quarter Shop, and assorted Etsy shops.

    I have also seen a small handful of these quilt kits still available here on Etsy if you want to make your own using the Portsmouth collection.

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    Comments

    1. Barbara

      May 13, 2023 at 6:31 pm

      Hello, I have a jelly roll of Portsmouth. Would I be able to make the Land that I Love quilt? Or would I need more yardage? Thanks.

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      • stacie

        June 02, 2023 at 8:22 am

        Hi Barbara, did you ever get a reply to your question? I have the same question! 🙂

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        • Amy

          June 03, 2023 at 1:30 pm

          HI Stacie! You could use a Jelly Roll for parts of the quilt – like the flag stripes or some of the borders. But you will need strips wider that 2 1/2″ to piece the star blocks, borders, etc. So you will need more yardage.

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      • Amy

        June 03, 2023 at 1:29 pm

        Hi Barbara,

        Great question. You could use a Jelly Roll for parts of the quilt – like the flag stripes or some of the borders. But you will need strips wider that 2 1/2″ to piece the star blocks, borders, etc. So you will need more yardage.

        Reply
    2. Rhonda DeLong

      July 04, 2023 at 2:50 pm

      Amy, are there corrections available for the pattern? For the X blocks, it says to cut strips from 5 different red and blue fabrics. But the sewing instructions say to subcut the 8 red and blue strips. Is it 5 or 8 strips?

      Reply

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