I made my Swanky Spirals quilt a few months ago to promote the launch of my Dazzle Dots fabric, and I took lots of videos and pics as I made it, so I could share them with you! Take a look at my newest machine quilting tutorial by clicking the video below:

Click here to grab the Swanky Spirals quilt pattern.

I created what I call a “free-motion mashup,” quilting lots and lots of different free motion motifs all over the quilt. After all, why quilt just one design, when you can do them all, right?? I’ve highlighted just a couple of them below:

This type of quilt is perfect for practicing your free motion skills because there’s lots of room to play! Your designs will show up more in the darker, tonal colored fabrics, and they’ll blend in more with the busier prints.

Now I did go a little crazy with the backing, too. I was actually on a deadline to finish this quilt, but using up some leftovers really spoke to me while making this quilt. I combined some of the block trimmings with several other leftover strips and chunks of fabric. The cool thing about making a pieced back is that it’s a totally unique creation each time!

While supplies last, I’ve put together a limited edition kit to make Swanky Spirals. It includes fat quarters + all of the fabric for the background, borders AND binding.

Click here to grab the Swanky Spirals quilt kit or fat quarters (while supplies last).

If you’d like to choose your own background, you can grab a starter kit of just the fat quarters. The coolest thing is that even if you use the same fabrics as me, your quilt will still look completely different than mine. That’s the fun of improv quilting!

So I hope you get a chance to watch the video and perhaps even make the quilt. But now I have a favor to ask. Can you leave a comment letting me know you saw this post/and or video? I’m sharing it in all the places and I’m trying to get a better sense of where folks are seeing it. Many thanks and happy quilting!