Ombre Carnival Quilt

The Ombre Carnival Quilt by V and Co is a beautiful way for a quilter to experience color in all its shades, tones and vibrancy. Each fabric has a variety of personalities that when all mixed up together along with gold confetti on white make for a super fun quilt to put together.

This quilt calls for 20 Ombre Bloom fabrics - my favorites being Cayenne, Slate, Indigo and Persimmon.

But if you're into pinks or crazy about deep blues and purples, you're gonna love this quilt.

Vanessa Christenson does wonderful things with the ombre concept, giving quilters room for much creativity, while still following a pattern. I used a kit for this quilt and I still felt that I had a lot of decisions that were left up to me.

A scrappy binding is always fun!

Beautiful quilting by Longarmed and Dangerous, Cleveland.

Aren't the pinks stunning?

This quilt looks beautiful in all lights.

A friend commented that she loved the randomness of the color squares. Mission accomplished!

Gold Confetti on White really adds a pop to the softer bloom prints.

Done and dusted, as they say!

Not quite large enough for a queen-sized bed, this 67" x 81" quilt would do nicely on a twin bed or -- better yet -- can cover two laps.

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To learn more about this quilt and Diane's other quilting projects, contact her at diane.fitzpatrick@mac.com. And check out her Instagram page.

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