I’m usually pretty good about making a new project from start to finish, but every now and then one of my quilts takes a little longer to finish. My Interlinked quilt was sitting for 2 years just waiting for me to put the binding on – can you believe it??

• Click here to get the Interlinked Quilt Pattern – Printed Version
• Click here to get the Interlinked Quilt Pattern – PDF Version

But I finally finished it on a recent beach vacation so I was able to get some fun “on location” photos of it. Fun fact – we took a photo of this quilt on the same pier at Manhattan Beach where they filmed a scene from La-La Land.

I’m most proud of how I finished the borders on this quilt with the darker corners and I even made the binding to match. This was a matter of sewing the binding in sections to the quilt and pinning it precisely where it changed from light to dark grey.

Bonus Video Tutorials!

While I was making this quilt, I created 2 separate videos – showing how to baste a quilt that was too larger for my design wall, AND how to machine quilt such a huge quilt on a regular domestic machine. You can watch both by clicking the images below to play:

The Interlinked pattern itself includes 4 different sizes with 2 different layouts. In case you missed it, I made the original version as a smaller throw size in neutrals:

The larger version was made from my colorful Stitchy fabrics and I really had fun with the machine quilting!

What’s one of your favorite designs that you’ve made more than once? Leave a comment and let me know. I love making the same quilt in different ways to explore different color combinations and quilting designs!

Fast Facts About These Quilts

• Finished Size: Neutrals – 64″ x 80; Color – 104″ x 112″
• Fabrics Used (all designed by me for Benartex): Neutrals – fabrics from Geo Pop, Gridwork & Fandangle; Color – all from my Stitchy collection
• Batting Used: Neutrals – Hobbs Tuscany Cotton; Colors: Hobbs Tuscany Silk
• Thread Used: Medium Grey from my Piece and Quilt Neutrals Collection, 50 Weight 100% cotton from Aurifil
• Quilting Motifs: Neutrals – Echoed Stitch in the Ditch, Pebbles & Squares, Switchbacks, Jagged Stipple; Color – Echoed Stitch in the Ditch, Pebbles & Squares, Zig Zags, Boxes, Switchbacks, Wavy Roses, Wavy Lines
• Both were pieced and quilted by me on my Bernina 770 QE Sewing Machine

Click here for the Interlinked PDF pattern.
Click here for the Interlinked printed pattern.