Reverberance Quilt | Modern Quilt Pattern Featuring Joy Fabrics by Tamara Kate Design

I’m so excited to finally share the Reverberance quilt with
you!

This project has been bringing me lots of joy ever since I
got the first sneak peak at Tamara Kate’s gorgeous
new collection back in early Fall. This one is aptly named Joy, because it will
absolutely bring you joy – joyful memories, joyful feelings – just pure joy!

To showcase these beautiful prints, I spent quite a bit of
time thinking through a design. I got a little worried, as it didn’t
immediately come to mind. But then, one day during a walk, it came to me!

I
envisioned a large-scale log cabin, large enough to really highlight the
details Tamara does such a great job featuring in her prints. I didn’t want
those details to be lost with intricate cutting, but I also didn’t want the
traditional log cabin to feel overwhelmed by prints. I wanted to enhance the
prints and stunning colours featured in this collection and that’s when I
thought about playing with another layer of scale. This time I focused in on
shrinking the size of two sides of the log cabin.

I could have gone with smaller sides and still kept the
prints, but we love playing with fabric and colour and I thought this was the
perfect opportunity to see how the colours would pop and play off another by
introducing solids. These Michael Miller Cotton Couture solids match perfectly with the Joy Collection.

And to make this an even more joyful project for you, the
quilt is super quick and easy to piece. In no time flat you will have a 63“x63”
quilt top that has amazing visual impact! Quick, easy and large enough to
snuggle up on the sofa with – yes please!

This quilt would have been done long ago if I hadn’t decided
to add both machine and hand quilting details. For machine quilting, I stitched in the ditch to add some stability to the quilt using Aurifil Thread #5004 in 50wt.

Michael Miller Fabrics have an
amazing hand feel and I wanted to enhance that with some big stitch hand
quilting using pearl cotton thread in size 8. Plus, the hand quilting adds another layer of texture that enhances the visual movement of the log cabin
design.

The results are quilty tactile squishy yumminess!

Which I can attest to as I spent most of the holidays curled
up on the couch snuggled under her while hand quilting away. Talk about joyful
times!

I knew immediately when I saw the collection line up that I
would be backing her in the Grandi Flora Gray print. This bold floral turned
out to be the perfect counterpoint to the graphic design of the quilt top.

I said this when I worked with Tamara’s Frolic collection
for my Spring is in the Air quilt pattern (available here), but she designs
some of the BEST binding prints and Whisp in Aqua didn’t disappoint!

Just look at this whimsical print!

What I love about the final design is that this play of
colour and prints can be examined with any collection you have. I’m actually
thinking of playing with just solids to see what visual effect that has. The
options are truly endless, and I love how my pattern testers demonstrate that.

Traditional or modern, there is no right or wrong here. Both
styles lend themselves nicely to this quilt pattern. A few of my testers were
concerned that their fabrics weren’t modern enough for me. But this is what I
truly love about quilting – there truly is no right or wrong. Just because I tend to
gravitate towards modern colours and prints, doesn’t mean that’s what you need
to do.

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Calm and Earthy – Melva Loves Scraps

Just look at Melva’s, of MelvaLovesScraps, gorgeous deep earthy tones with jewel
like notes. That dusty rose immediately caught my eye. And she did an amazing
job balancing and highlighting that with the other saturated colours and soft florals. Plus,
look at all the quilty texture she added!

Print Reversal – Village Bound Quilts

Tiffany, from Village Bound Quilts,  reversed
the prints vs. solids ratio for an amazing effect. Her quilt still has plenty
of visual impact and your eye is drawn in to take a closer look at the prints
she incorporated.

Florals and plaid, oh my! – Flip & Co.

Phillipa of Flip & Co chose some gloriously vibrant prints and solids. Doesn’t this just make you
happy?! She had a great time matching her Meriwether prints featuring large and
small florals and plaid with Kona solids. Just a stunning pairing.

Polka Dot Play – Frieda Tong

Frieda decided to limit her colourway to 2 main prints with a white background. And who doesn’t love a blue and white quilt, especially when it involves polka dots?! 

Free Motion Whimsy – Dizzy Quilts

You too can bring some Joy into your stash as these quilt
shops are all carrying the Joy collection:

The Quilter’s Trunk 

 Kay’s Quilt Shop 

 Hawthorne Threads 

Cotton Cuts  

Equilter 

Cotton Pickin’ Stitchn’ 

Fabric.com (entire JOY collection available)

Fabric starts shipping this week!

I initially named her the Joy quilt but ended up going with
Reverberance as it references the movement inherent in this pattern.

Grab your fabrics, grab your Reverberance quilt pattern and,
in a weekend, you too can have a fully finished snuggly quilt to enjoy for
years to come. Tell me, doesn’t that bring you joy?!

To celebrate the release of Tamara’s latest collection for
Michael Miller Fabrics and the Reverberance quilt pattern, we’re hosting a giveaway on Instagram. So be sure to hop over here to win not only a pretty Joy
bundle, but a free digital copy of the Reverberance pattern too!

A special
thank you to Tamara for including me in the Joy showcase. You can see the
beautiful creations from all the makers up on Tamara’s blog.

Happy quilting!

xo

Shannon