Modern Ombre or School Spirit: How Will You Make Your Gemstone Quilt? - The Jolly Jabber Quilting Blog

Modern Ombre or School Spirit: How Will You Make Your Gemstone Quilt?

Today we’re highlighting this stunning modern quilt called the Gemstone Quilt! The best thing about big, brilliant blocks like these is they are so well-suited to showcasing color. Our quilt features the I Heart Ombre Metallic by V & Co. for Moda Fabrics for a bold, modern look, but we also think this is the perfect quilt to rep your school colors!

Gemstones Quilt Kit

The Gemstones Quilt Kit includes the Gemstones Quilt Pattern, a Half Rectangle Trimmer, and I Heart Ombre Metallics fabrics for the 59.5″ x 62.5″ quilt top and binding. If you love Triangles on a Roll as much as we do, you can also purchase the 4″ Half Square Triangle Paper and the 6″ Half Square Triangle Paper. Then, to finish your Gemstones Quilt in brilliant splendor, pick up the Gemstones Backing Set.

Want to Sew With School Colors?

In Kimberly’s YouTube video tutorial for the Gemstone Quilt, she provides the fabric requirements and suggests working it up in school colors. Isn’t that such a cute idea?! When you pick a neutral background, busy prints will really stand out, so have fun browsing the different color categories to make your own spirit quilt. Let your school spirit shine bright like a diamond this football season!

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Let us know what colors and fabric lines you’ll be using for your Gemstone Quilt! Will you go bold and modern or are you gonna rally up your school colors?

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