2017 Quilty Love Quilts – A Quilting Year in Review

Find all of the 2017 Quilty Love Quilts listed in this post.2017 Quilty Love Quilts

2017 was a good productive year with way more quilt finishes than I thought.  Surprisingly I completed 34ish quilts in 2017.  I don’t consider a quilt finished until it is completely done.  Quilted and bound.

2017 started off kind of slow with quilt finishes but I made up for it at the end of the year 😉

2017 Quilty Love Quilts

The first finish of the year is this Plus Squared quilt using Bonnie and Camille handmade fabrics.  I love this quilt so much!  This quilt went to my sister in law.

Blogged:  Handmade Fabric Plus Squared Quilt

Plus Squared Quilt Pattern found here
Handmade fabrics by Bonnie and Camille for Moda
Kona Cotton in Silver for backing


Hexie Framed quilt got an update this year.  I included a larger size hexie.  I made this one up to test out the new size.

Blogged:  Essex Linen Hexie Framed

Hexie Framed Quilt Pattern found here
Essex Linen by Robert Kaufman
Playground fabrics by Art Gallery
Backing is a Target sheet set


This Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt is one of my favorite quilts of the year.   Those gorgeous indigos and blues were fun to sew up.  This one has a lot of texture with linens and Art Gallery Denims.  The quilt was gifted to good friends.

Blogged:  Scrappy indigo Log Cabin Quilt

Cotton and Steel Indigos
Robert Kaufman Essex Linen
Art Gallery Denims
Cotton and Steel backing-Netorious


Oh wait… this is another favorite!  I hosted a quilt along early in the year for the Ombre Gems quilt.  This is a scrappy version of Ombre Gems that I made using all Bonnie and Camille fabrics. 

Blogged:  Bonnie and Camille Scrappy Ombre Gems

Ombre Gems Quilt Pattern found here
Fabrics:  Bonnie and Camille for Moda


I participated in a blog hop in April using this beautiful fabric line from Art Gallery Fabrics.  I made up a throw size Triangle Pop quilt with these muted colors.

Blogged:  Bountiful Triangle Pop Quilt

Triangle Pop quilt pattern found here
Bountiful fabricsby Sharon Holland for Art Gallery
Kona Cotton in the color Silver


Sweet Summertime Quilt was released as a Quilty Love pattern in April.  This is a fun block quilt using Pond fabrics provided by fabric.com.

Blogged:  Sweet Summertime Quilt

Pond fabrics by Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufman
Kona Cotton in White


Ninja Stars Quilt was also released in April as a Quilty Love quilt pattern.  This one is a jelly roll quilt made up scrappy or not.  This was the first time using Tula Pink fabrics.

Blogged:  Ninja Stars Quilt in Tula Pink

Ninja Stars quilt pattern found here
Tula Pink Slow and SteadyFabrics
Freefall widebackused as backing


A non scrappy version of Ninja Stars is also included in the pattern.  I made this version up using Bonnie and Camille’s Little Ruby fabric line.

Blogged:  Bonnie and Camille Ninja Stars

Ninja Stars quilt pattern found here
Little Ruby fabricby Bonnie and Camille for Moda fabrics


Quilty Arrows Quilt was also released as a Quilty Love Pattern in 2017.  The outlined arrows of this quilt make them stand out nice and boldy.

Blogged:  Quilty Arrows Quilt

Quilty Arrow quilt pattern found here
Fabrics:  Little Miss Sunshine by Lella Boutique for Moda
Robert Kaufman Essex Linen in Black


Hearts on Fire Quilt was part of a blog hop for Jemima Flendt’s book.   I used my friend Amanda’s gorgeous fabric line for this one.

Blogged:  Hearts on Fire Quilt

Find the pattern for Hearts on Fire here
Good Neighbors fabric by Amanda Jean Nyberg for Connecting Threads


North Star Quilt is another new Quilty Love Pattern this year.  I made up this quilt during the blog hop for the Daisy Days fabric blog tour.  This North Star quilt was gifted to an aunt.

Blogged:  Daisy Days North Star Quilt

Daisy Days fabric by Keera Job for Riley Blake Fabrics
Swiss Dots by Riley Blake


I haven’t really shared this quilt yet using Robert Kaufman Essex Linen and Cotton and Steel fabrics.  But it was finished in 2017 and I’ll share it soon!

Robert Kaufman Essex Linen in Black
Cotton and Steel fabrics


This Ombre Gems Quilt is the finished quilt from the quilt along.  It’s my second Ombre Gems quilt.  I love this quilt so much and it was auctioned off for a good cause this past year. 

Blogged:  Ombre Gems Quilt

Ombre Gems quilt pattern found here
Ombre fabrics by V&Cofor Moda


I love this Triangle Hexies Quilt!  It’s a non scrappy version of the pattern.

Blogged:  Cotton and Steel Triangle Hexies Quilt

Triangle Hexies quilt pattern found here
Cotton and Steel print shop fabrics


This quilt is a free Baby quilt pattern for Craftsy.  You can find the free pattern here.

Blogged:  Easy Baby Quilt

Flower Shoppe fabrics for Craftsy


This baby size Expanding Stars Quilt was part of the Sweet Prairie Fabrics blog tour.  I made more baby quilts this year than any other year.

Blogged:  Expanding Stars Baby Quilt

Sweet Prairie fabrics by Down Grapevine Lane for Riley Blake


The Greatest Granny Square quilt is a free pattern over at Fabric.com.  This is a simple quilt pattern perfect for a first quilt or the newbie quilter.

Blogged:  The Greatest Granny Square Quilt

Little Town fabrics by Amy Sinibaldi for Art Gallery Fabrics


This quilt is the original make of the Plus and Minus Quilt pattern released this year.  I wasn’t crazy about it at first but it’s growing on me and I plan to update the pattern and include this version. 

Blogged (kind of):  How to take photos of quilts

Fabrics are Blueberry Park fabrics by Karen Lewis for Robert Kaufman
Essex Linen in Black


Cross Roads quilt was also released as a new Quilty Love pattern this year.  This quilt is fun in solids or prints. 

Blogged:  Cross Roads Quilt

Cross Roads quilt pattern found here


This Striped Flannel quilt was another free quilt pattern for Fabric.com.  It’s a super quick and easy one great for the beginner quilter.

Blogged:  Giftable Winter Blankets


I made more baby quilts this year than any other year.  I held a charity auction in November with 7 different Quilty Love Baby quits.  I called this baby quilt project Operation Make all the Baby Quilts.

Blogged:  Hexie Rows Baby Quilt

Hexie Rows quilt pattern found here
Dreamfield fabricsby Craftsy


Find more info about the baby quilts and the charity auction here.


Plus Squared Quilt was a new Quilty Love pattern this year.  I’m not over Plus Quilts yet and this is a fun spin on this common quilting shape.

Blogged:  Plus and Minus Baby Quilt

Plus and Minus Quilt pattern found here


I made another North Star Quilt using this gorgeous new Bonnie and Camille fabric line.  This is another favorite quilt from the year.

Blogged:  The Good Life North Star Quilt

The North Star pattern found here
The Good Life fabrics by Bonnie and Camille for Moda


I haven’t shared this quilt yet either.  It’s a new series coming out in 2018!

Fabrics are The Good Life by Bonnie and Camille


And I made yet another North Star Quilt at the end of the year.   This time a Tula Pink Christmas version!

Not blogged yet but it is in this post a bit.

North Star Quilt pattern found here
Holiday Homies fabricby Tula Pink

I also made these quirky little Mug Rugs from the extra fabric.  This picture is before the binding but they were a gift and sent out before I could photograph them more 😉

So there you have it.. most of the quilts made in 2017.  I think I’m missing one or two.  I really expected to only have made 20 or so for the year so I was surprised by the higher number.  12 of the 34 quilts are baby quilts which are nice fast finishes.  I don’t make baby quilts usually so this was the year that changed 😉

All links to the blog posts are included.

All quilts (except one) were pieced and quilted on a Janome Sewing machine.  My machine is a Janome QDC4120.   I started using a Janome MC6700P in October.

Most of these patterns are Quilty Love Patterns.  Visit the shop below.

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