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Kona Cottons COTY 2025

🌙✨ Nocturne – Color of the Year 2025 by Kona Cotton! ✨🌙

We’re thrilled to introduce Nocturne, the Color of the Year 2025 by Kona Cotton from Robert Kaufman, now ready to color your quilts in QuiltInk! This stunning shade is destined to be the star of the year, offering a perfect blend of elegance and versatility for your quilt designs.

Check out my images to dive into all things Nocturne—discover how it fits into color theory, how to use it in your projects, and explore some inspiring examples. Whether you’re creating contrast or crafting a serene, monochromatic look, Nocturne brings endless possibilities.

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New Pattern: Nursery Sampler 2025

Title: Nursery Sampler 2025

Designer: 9 designers

Techniques: Multiple techniques

Sizes: 1

🎉 Introducing the Nursery Sampler 2025! 🎉

A charming 9-block sampler celebrating babyhood and childhood, designed by 9 incredible creators. Each block is filled with sweet nursery-inspired designs, making it a must-sew for little ones. 🍼✨

💡 Dive into QuiltInk to color your own version and explore stunning mock-ups on the QuiltInk Wall. Fabric requirements are included, making it simple to plan and start sewing today!

✨ Designers:

@mommyandmequiltco

@the.quilting.corner

@moderncharmstitchery

@sewspicious

@stuff.sydney.sews

@jessicasteeledesign

@lynsavenue

@the.weekendquilter

@lovesewmodern

🎁 Sign up for FREE patterns! Open until December 31—don’t miss out! Visit the link in bio at @mommyandmequiltco or @the.quilting.corner to join!

New Pattern: 2025 Sew Squad Sampler

Title: 2025 Sew Squad Sampler

Designer: Libs Elliott

Techniques: Multiple techniques form FPP to curves

Sizes: 1

🚨 Join the 2025 Sew Squad Sampler with Libs Elliott! 🚨

Ready to spark creativity and connect with a supportive quilting community? The 2025 Sew Squad Sampler Block-of-the-Month program is here! 🌟 This year-long quilting journey is exclusive to Sew Squad members and packed with skill-building techniques like flying geese, curves, and foundation paper piecing.

Here’s what you’ll get:

✨ 16 block patterns over 12 months

🎥 Step-by-step video tutorials by Libs Elliott

💬 Monthly live check-ins, fun giveaways, and prizes

🎉 Access to the Sew Squad community with virtual sewcials, guest visits, and free patterns

Early bird pricing ends December 20, 2024—don’t miss your chance to save 13%! Sign-ups close forever on January 31, 2025.

🌟 Already joined? Your exclusive pattern is ready in QuiltInk for you to color and plan your design! Plus, visit the QuiltInk Wall to get inspired by color versions shared by other members.

💻 Sign up here

Mockupmonday #114

✨ It’s Mock-Up Monday! ✨ Start your week with inspiration from the nearly 100 new mock-ups added to the QuiltInk Wall! From bold designs to dreamy palettes, there’s so much creativity waiting to spark your next quilt project. Whether you’re planning, designing, or just coloring for fun, QuiltInk is the perfect place to let your imagination run wild. 🌟

🖌️ What will you create this week? Explore the Wall, share your ideas, and be part of our vibrant quilt community. Let’s make something amazing together!

New Patterns: Pine Shadow

Title: Pine Shadow

Designer: Hampton Quilt Studio

Technique: Traditional Piecing

Layouts: 4

🌲 Pine Shadow by Hampton Quilt Studio, released some days ago, is now live on QuiltInk! This modern quilt design features bold, geometric patterns that make a statement. Available in Baby, Throw, Full, and Queen sizes, it’s perfect for quilters of all levels.

💙 A Meaningful Cause: 100% of proceeds from Pine Shadow pattern sales through Dec 31, 2024, will be donated to Hurricane Helene relief in Asheville, NC.

Color your own Pine Shadow on QuiltInk and be part of this special project! 🧵✨

New Patterns: Bearfoot Ballet

Title: Bearfoot Ballet

Designer: A Piece of Quiet Quilts

Technique: Traditional Piecing

Layouts: 3

🐾 Bearfoot Ballet by @apieceofquietdesigns is here! Released just yesterday, this playful twist on the classic bear paw design is fun, beginner-friendly, and quick to piece. Whether you’re creating a cozy quilt for the cabin or adding a whimsical touch to your home, Bearfoot Ballet is sure to delight! 🐻✨

Color your version today on QuiltInk and bring this frolic to life. Join the QuiltInk community to design, share, and inspire! 🧵💡

New Patterns: Endless Trail

Title: Endless Trails

Designer: Heart Lake Quilts

Technique: Traditional Piecing

Layouts: 1

Introducing the Endless Trails Quilt Pattern by Heart Lake Quilts, now on QuiltInk! 🌟 This beginner-friendly quilt is strip-pieced and comes together quickly—perfect for those just starting their quilting journey. With its simple rows and easy assembly, it’s a great project to try!

Start coloring your mock-ups now on QuiltInk and join our vibrant quilting community! 🧵✨

New Patterns: Winter Solstice

Title: Winter Solstice

Designer: Alderwood Studio

Technique: Traditional Piecing

Layouts: 3

❄️ Winter Solstice Quilt Pattern by Alderwood Studio is now live on QuiltInk! 🌟 This stunning design features log cabin blocks to create a mirrored mountain range, perfect for embracing the beauty of winter. As the sister pattern to Summer Solstice, it’s an intermediate or advanced beginner-friendly project with a quick and satisfying finish! 🏔️

Choose from baby, throw, or queen sizes and let your creativity shine as you color this gorgeous quilt in QuiltInk. 🧵

Ready to get started? Join our community, share your mock-ups, and let’s bring this beautiful pattern to life!

New Patterns: Sunfield

Title: Sunfield

Designer: Heart Lake Quilts

Technique: Traditional Piecing

Layouts: 1

🌞 The Sunfield quilt pattern by Heart Lake Quilts is here! 🌟 Now available to color and plan in QuiltInk, this stunning design by Heart Lake Quilts is perfect for quilters looking for a quick, satisfying project. With a finished size of 60 ½” x 75” and strip-pieced construction, Sunfield is a breeze to assemble while delivering a bold, modern look.

🎨 Whether you’re customizing colors for your next quilt or just experimenting for fun, QuiltInk is the perfect place to bring your creativity to life. Join the growing QuiltInk community, share your mock-ups, and get inspired by other quilters’ designs on the QuiltInk Wall!

👉 Head to QuiltInk now and start coloring Sunfield today. Let’s see your vision shine!

QuiltInk Challenge Dec24

This December, we’re excited to wrap up the year with a new challenge that will spark your creativity and fill your projects with seasonal charm! This month, we’re celebrating the Winter Magic palette, created by QuiltInk. It’s a beautiful blend of cool blues, rich purples, and soft pinks, perfect for bringing winter-inspired designs to life.

Before we dive in, let’s congratulate the winner of November’s challenge, LacyBlum, who won a 12 FQ Bundle of the beautiful Land of Enchantment fabric collection, designed by Becca of Becca Plymale Creative. What an inspiring entry!

Now, it’s your turn! Join the December challenge for a chance to win an amazing prize that will help you learn all about color and how to create your own palettes! We can’t wait to see your winter-inspired mock-ups and creative ideas fill the QuiltInk Wall. Don’t forget to share your designs on social media and tag us to inspire others!

The Winter Magic palette, featuring cool blues, rich purples, and soft pinks, from the KONA Cotton Solids by Robert Kaufman palette, is perfect for capturing the serene and enchanting essence of winter. The cool blues evoke the crisp, clear skies of winter days, while the deep purples and soft pinks reflect the beauty of a frosty sunset or the gentle hues of snow-covered landscapes. Together, these colors create a magical and calming atmosphere, making them ideal for quilts and projects that embrace the season’s tranquil charm.

How to participate

1. Access to www.quiltink.com, sign in or create your free account.

2. Choose a pattern from the main page.

3. Color the pattern using the challenge palette, it’s the first palette in solid palettes list.

4. Share your mock-up on our #quiltinkwall.

5. Boost your chances creating a post or story on Instagram, mentioning @quilt_ink , and tagging #QuiltInkChallengeDec24. It counts as 2 entries in the giveaway.

Prize: “Befriending colors” On-Demand Course by Carolina Oneto.

One winner will learn how to create their own palettes!

Selection: On Jaunary 1st, we will pick 1 mock-up randomly chosen between all the mock-ups in the Wall made with the QuiltInk Challenge Dec24 palette (the ones with the gift icon).

The more mock-ups you create, the higher your chances of winning! Start coloring now!

This giveaway is open internationally. You must be at least 18 years old. This giveaway is not sponsored by Instagram. Participants release Instagram of any responsibility and agree to IG terms of use.

Here are some examples of quilt patterns mock-ups using the Winter Magic palette in QuiltInk! I love them all!

Remember by clicking on the gift icon in the QuitlInk Wall you will be able to see all the mock-ups for the Challenge alive.

If you are wondering where you can find the QuiltInk Challenge palette, check the following video!

Pattern featured in this video is:

Tetra Star Pattern by Mommy and Me Quilt Co.

And here you can check the Dec24 Challenge fabrics. Aren’t they amazing?

We can’t wait to see all your mock-ups!

Happy coloring and quilting to you all!