The abc Series


“Orange”. Fabrics include:

  • 9-patches: Various orange/coral from the Apricot and Ash collection.
  • Letter background: Apricot & Ash Cloud & Coral Dotty (29106-21)
  • Letters, skinny border, and binding: Kona Carrot
  • Setting triangles: Kona Peach (also a little bit of binding)
  • Wide border: Apricot & Ash Cloud Rose Garden (29101-11)
  • Backing: Apricot & Ash Spring Blooms (29102-19)


“Purple” – sold to cousin Andi Carvahlo for cousin Lara. Fabrics include:

  • 9-patches: Superior Solids: Fog, Celadon, Rain, Water, Whisper Pink, Flint, Lilac, Orchid, Brittany Blue, Azure
  • Letter background, binding: Moda Grunge Basics Duchess
  • Letters, skinny border: Kona Gum Drop
  • Setting triangles: Kona Ballerina, Corsage, Petunia
  • Outer border: Moda Grunge Basics Freesia
  • Backing: Kaffe Fasset Onion Rings Pink


“Blue” – sold to Vickie Parker. Fabrics include:

  • Pinwheels, letters: various from Robert Kaufman Venice
  • Letter background: Moda Bella Butterscotch, Kona Pale Flesh, Kona Pearl Pink, Kona Sky, possibly scraps from the closet
  • Skinny border: Robert Kaufman Venice AQSD-19719-205 Multi
  • Outer border: Robert Kaufman Venice ASQD-19720-4 Blue
  • Binding: Moda Bella Solids French Blue
  • Backing: A nice blue/white linen mattress ticking I bought on Etsy from someone in China. I had no idea the seller was in China. I’m sure next time I can find a similar cotton print closer to home.


“Blue and Gold” – made for Tricia Clark. Fabrics include:

  • 9-patches: Hidden Cottage by Riley Blake
  • Letters, skinny border, binding: Solana Thatched Horizon by Robin Pickins
  • Letter background: Moda Bella Soft Yellow
  • Setting triangles: Solana Thatched Buttercup
  • Outer border: Solana Horizon Sunflowers
  • Backing: Various from the front plus Solona Thatched Turquoise and Moon & Sky Pool

“Red” – made with mostly scraps while waiting for other fabrics to be delivered during the “supply chain crisis” of mid-pandemic. Reds are hard to match and put together, but if you use every red, that’s no longer a worry.

  • 9-patches: Print scraps from the red box
  • Letters, binding: Solid scraps from the red box
  • Letter background: Kona Sand, leftover from Phoebe’s 2020 Christmas quilt
  • Skinny border: Leftover from Delia & Ruth’s red/white quilt
  • Setting triangles: All one large solid scrap from the red box
  • Outer border: Cherry Blossom Cherries Cherry by Robert Kaufman (this was purchased)
  • Backing: Grunge  Dots Manilla (this was purchased)

“Green” – made for Janet Tanksley for a gift for her neighbor Gina’s daughter. Fabrics include:

  • 9-patches: Sunbeam Moda Mix by FQ Shop plus leftovers from from the orange quilt Apricot and Ash collection
  • Letters, skinny border, binding: Moda Bella Dill
  • Letter background: All same from large scrap from the white box
  • Setting triangles: Scraps plus the 4 corners are leftovers from a long-ago quilt, Life Enjoy the Ride by Tina Higgins
  • Outer border: Solana Cream Sunflowers
  • Backing: Painter’s Watercolor Swirl Sage

Made with the leftover from the Ribbons quilt.


“Beautiful Blue” – My mother-in-law Joanna admired this when it was partially done and on the design wall. So I’m giving it to her.

  • 9-patches: Chateau d’Avignon fabric, various
  • Letters, skinny border, binding: Moda Bella Horizon Blue
  • Letter background: Chateau d’Avignon 115007
  • Setting triangles: Superior Solids Brittany Blue
  • Outer border: Chateau d’Avignon 115009
  • Backing: Some leftover white-ish from something else

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