Ombre quilts

Busy Hands Quilts quilt patterns for modern and traditional quilters in all sizes, precuts, fat quarters FQs, layer cakes, jelly rolls, & charm packs.

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Inspired by a quilt that my friend Mary shared with me from Pinterest, I decided to design an Ombré HST quilt mathematically. This was the result. I chose to use a gradient of eight different values, numbered 1-8 from lightest to darkest. I began by drawing a 7 by 9 rectangle in my graph notebook and ...continue reading →

"Ombre" style quilts are some of my favorite. It's a fun way to squeeze a lot of colors into one quilt...while still maintaining a cohesive "look" and style. They're fun and wild, but also logical and sophisticated. At one point in my quilting journey, I thought that ombre quilts were too modern for me. However, after

Since we love the ombre trend so much, we are wrapping up this week with a round up of free ombre quilt patterns and tutorials. Have fun sorting through your scraps to create this unique color effect! Love this bundle of inspiration and want more? Be sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter and […]

This is an easy to follow Jelly Roll pattern which will come together quickly and make for an amazing quilt to gift or display in your own home.

The quilt is constructed of pieced triangles cut from a jelly roll. The other two quilts included in the pattern are also quick jelly roll strip quilts. “Weave” (left) and “Rainbow Square” (right) are just as lovely as “Prism”.

Ombre Batik Quilt Kit

Okey Dokey, here is my first attempt at a tutorial…feedback encouraged! Hopefully at least some of this makes sense. :) I’m going to explain the ridiculous way I figured out how to do t…

Choosing fabrics for ombré projects like quilts, table runners, and placemats isn't that hard. This article shows you how to get the popular gradient look.