Hi Quilty Friends! I’m Melanie from A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog and Instagram. Today I’m sharing the Dazzle Quilt featuring the fabulous Calico Collection designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs.
Calico is full of sweet florals, cute chicks, cherries, and geometric prints in lovely colors plus low volume prints too! It’s a fabulous follow-up collection to Lori’s Calico Days Collection from a few years ago. I love that Lori re-introduces past popular prints in her new collections.
The Dazzle Quilt Pattern was perfect because the blocks are large so the lovely Calico prints shine. I used 32 different Calico prints …. love the scrappy, but coordinated look!
Dazzle Quilt 78.5″ x 78.5″
Supplies
- 27 fat eighths OR (1) Calico Fat Quarter Bundle – Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 1.75 yards back ground OR (3) 3/4 yards each of Tea Rose Calico Shirting, Milk Can on Cloud Calico Starshine, and Daisy Calico Chicks- Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 1 yard sashing – Heirloom Cottage Calico Days – Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 1.75 yard outer border – Grandma’s Calico Flower Garden – Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs [border fabric is fussy cut so a larger amount is needed]
- 0.75 yard binding – Denim Calico Daisy – Calico designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- 5 yards backing – Denim Bee Cross Stitch designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
- Dazzle Quilt Pattern – PayHip Pattern Shop Or Etsy
Outer Border – Pattern Change
I wanted to fussy cut the Hexagon flowers from the Grandma’s Calico Garden print, so my outer border strips are cut about 5.5″ x WOF. I cut 0.5″ away from the edges of the flowers. Be sure to measure your quilt center before cutting the length of your border strips. I just looooooooove the hexagon floral border… so much happiness! This slightly larger outer border will make your quilt a bit larger than the Dazzle Pattern states.
Dazzle Block – pattern changes
- For my Calico version of the Dazzle Quilt, I chose to cut the Block Center (J) square from the same fabric that (H) squares are cut from. I did not need extra fabric to do this, I cut (J) first then (H) squares. OR the Block Center (J) square would look fabulous if you used the low volume background – I just didn’t have enough fabric as I decided to make the change after I ordered the fabric ;).
- I loved using the (3) low-volume Calico prints: Tea Rose Calico Shirting, Milk Can on Cloud Calico Starshine, and Daisy Calico Chicks instead of one background print. I made three Dazzle Quilt blocks from each low-volume print.
Half-square triangles Tips
Each Dazzle block contains 8 half-square triangle blocks. I think the half-square triangle is one of the most versatile block/shape and I love a perfect one!
- Tip 1 – Make the half-square triangle block a bit larger and trim to size. I love the Bloc-Loc half-square triangle ruler for this method.
OR
- Tip 2 – Use the desired size of AccuQuilt GO! half-square triangle die. THIS is my favorite method as it is so quick and no trimming needed!
I absolutely love Calico – the brand new collection from Lori Holt. The scrappy look of the Dazzle Quilt makes me soooooooo happy! Plus I think a bright and happy quilt is perfect for cold and snowy days!!!!
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Happy Quilting!!!! Stay warm with your quilts!!!!
Melanie