Did you know that the Craftsman Quilt pattern is my most popular quilt pattern to date? I figured it was time to make an updated version of this Fat Quarter friendly quilt. When I saw the recent bright and cheerful Eden fabric collection from Riley Blake, I knew I'd found the perfect match.
With the large, simple blocks, the Craftsman pattern was designed for showing off big, beautiful prints. The large blocks also make it a fast finish.
The Eden collection, designed by Gabrielle Neil Designs, has lots of gorgeous, graphic prints in a bright, saturated color palette.
The Eden Fabric collection is available from the Fat Quarter Shop, Missouri Star Quilt Co., and assorted Etsy sellers.
I'm especially smitten with the bold florals and those cute strawberry prints.
The Craftsman quilt pattern is Fat Quarter friendly - perfect for using that Fat Quarter bundle you've been saving for "just the right thing." (Unless you are using a directional fabric, then I recommend ⅜ yard cuts.)
Fat Quarters + the white sashing fabric (Riley Blake Confetti Cotton in Cloud) was all that was used for this quilt, plus the outside border and binding.
The quilting on this one was done by Melissa of Sew Shabby Quilting using her Groovy Petals pantograph. I LOVE how it turned out.
The Craftsman pattern is available in Paper and downloadable PDF options in my Pattern Shop.
Helen Barclay
Can you enlarge this pattern to fit a queen size bed please?
Karen VR
I have several collections that will look wonderful with this pattern, and I bought the full Pixie Noel 2 collection just because I couldn’t resist and I know there is at least enough fabric for your Craftsman quilt and one more.
Janet
Is this pattern fat eighth friendly? If not , do you have any other patterns that are?
Amy
Unfortunately, fat eighths aren't quite big enough for this pattern. I'm writing a quilt specifically for F8'ths right now. In the mean time, another option could be my Brickyard quilt.
Joyce Connors
I just made this pattern for my granddaughter using sport themed fabric . Love this pattern! I know I will make another one.
Amy
Oh, that's so great to hear!
Gwyn
This would be great for some Ruby Star Christmas fabrics!
Jessica Hulen
I know why this is such a popular pattern, Amy! I'm new to quilting this year, and this pattern was easy to follow, and made me feel SO accomplished because it turned out beautiful!! Thanks for writing such a great pattern!
Shelley
Help! Bought this a few weeks ago and bought special fabric just for the purpose. Could you help with instructions for how to cut the fat quarters for the pattern? I am new to this and just spent a few hours butchering my fabric... Which cuts do you do first? second etc.
Carol
HI,
I bought this pattern and a bunch of beautiful fat quarters for it. I washed them and now they don't work to get the 2 big rectangles and 5 small ones out of the one fat quarter - due to fraying of the edges. Argh! I went back to the quilt shop and was told- Oh, I don't wash my fabric, or oh, I never buy fat quarters as you run into this issue sometimes. So, I just have a suggestion that you add a comment regarding fat quarters- whether it's advised not to wash them or as one quilter said- she doesn't wash at the beginning but when she is done with the top, she washes it with laundry color grabbers so that there's no bleeding. I normally do patchwork quilts and was advancing myself to this pattern. I'm looking forward to putting it together but it ended up being more pricey due to the fat quarter fraying issue.
SC
Do you have any historical background on this quilt pattern? Is it from the Craftsman era of interior design?
Amy
It's not a historical block - I came up with it around 2015. But it is inspired by Craftsman-style architecture!