Villa Rosa Designs Fast & Fun Blog Hop – January 19-26 2023

January 20, 2023 /

I’m proud to be a participant of the first EVER Villa Rosa Blog Hop. My team and I have worked with Villa Rosa Designs to create these mockups (shown below) of some pretty awesome quilts made with a special set of Villa Rosa Designs Rose Card Patterns. These quilts feature a few of our newest collections from your favorite Jaftex brands: Studio E Fabrics, The Blank Quilting Corporation, Henry Glass & Co. and FreeSpirit Fabrics. Check them out below! PLUS you won’t want to miss several opportunities to win some INCREDIBLE prizes at the end of this blog post.

First up, from Studio E Fabrics is Cottage Farmhouse Fusion by Maureen Fiorellini which includes fabrics that reflect a modern hand painted look. Textured florals mixed with vintage old world charm are reminiscent of a simpler time when everything in our homes served a purpose. A fresh palette of calming tones with accents of dusty charcoal. Perfect for home décor projects and for anyone who loves the modern farmhouse aesthetic, but longs for a hint of cozy cottage. Get comfy with your next quilting project! Ships in August 2023.

Switched featuring Cottage Farmhouse Fusion by Maureen Fiorellini
Baby Zip featuring Cottage Farmhouse Fusion by Maureen Fiorellini

Next, from The Blank Quilting Corporation is Modern Abstractions by Bentpath Studio. This minimalist inspired 11-piece collection features a 24” block panel, a flower design, dots, abstract geo patterns, squiggles and abstract lines. This abstract collection is colored in a neutral color palette of beige, slate, grey and black.

Hillside Charm featuring Modern Abstractions by Bentpath Studio
Snow Goose featuring Modern Abstractions by Bentpath Studio
Switched featuring Modern Abstractions by Bentpath Studio

Equally important from Henry Glass & Co. is Gardening Snowmen from Jan Mott of Crane Designs. This 12-piece collection features a 24” panel with a scene of a snowman tending to its garden. There is also a 24” repeating block pattern with a 6 snowman gardening scene vignette. This collection includes tossed potted plants, seed packets, gardening tools and snowflakes. The palette of white, red, blue and green tie together this great quilting fabric collection.

Hillside Charm featuring Gardening Snowmen by Jan Mott of Crane Design
Baby Zip featuring Gardening Snowmen by Jan Mott of Crane Design

Last and certainly not least, we chose to feature two collections from FreeSprit Fabrics, Sea Sisters by Shell Rummel and Storyboard by Seth Apter.

What inspired Sea Sisters by Shell Rummel?

“The ocean – with its changing colors, fluid movement and shoreline surprises – is my constant Muse. This collection honors the many women in my life who love and value the depth of beauty in the coastline as much as I do. We are connected through small moments, conversations and shared admiration. I am often in awe of their talents, especially when my fabrics become part of something more. I hope these organic, modern coastal patterns of waves, tidelines and ocean elements that all originate from my watercolor paintings, speak to my Sea Sisters near and far and inspire and spark their own boundless creativity”

Nantucket featuring Sea Sisters by Shell Rummel
Snow Goose featuring Sea Sisters by Shell Rummel
Switched featuring Sea Sisters by Shell Rummel

What’s More? Storyboard by Seth Apter.

“Every artist is a storyteller and each creation is a chapter. With each new artwork by a maker, their own unique story unfolds. Storyboard, my first collection with FreeSpirit, tells my story. It reflects my journey as an artist, in all its layers. The collection pulls images from work I have made over time and therefore is a snapshot of my creative evolution. The designs are representative of the core elements of my work, which is typically abstract, textural, grungy and distressed, colorfully muted, deeply layered, and filled with text – used both as a design element and an expression of meaning. Storyboard represents my beliefs that more is more, the littlest detail makes the biggest impact, there is beauty in the imperfections, and you are always only one layer away from magic.”

Baby Zip featuring Storyboard by Seth Apter
Snow Goose featuring Storyboard by Seth Apter
Hillside Charm featuring Storyboard by Seth Apter

Don’t these Jaftex fabrics look fantastic in these Villa Rosa Designs patterns? You can purchase them from your local quilt shop or from Villa Rosa Designs by clicking HERE.

Here are the 5 patterns that were featured above from the 2023 Fast & Fun Blog Hop Collection:

I’m also hosting a giveaway in celebration of this blog hop. Click HERE.

Additionally, you can visit Villa Rosa Designs’ latest blog post to win even MORE prizes by clicking HERE.

I’m thankful for our partnership with Villa Rosa Designs and the opportunity to be a part of their first ever blog hop. I hope you enjoyed today’s post featuring their infamous patterns.

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177 Comments

  • Joanna Perry

    January 25, 2023 at 10:36 am

    I love the Snow Goose pattern and would make it with this bundle. Beautiful fabrics and quilt designs. Thank you for sharing.

  • Margaret

    January 24, 2023 at 8:20 pm

    I’m pretty interested in Dresden Plates right now, and I think that pattern would make up nicely in that fabric.

  • Donna Teeter

    January 24, 2023 at 7:29 pm

    These simple patterns shine when your various fabric lines give them personality! I especially like the watercolor prints.

  • Tammy Soelberg

    January 24, 2023 at 1:54 pm

    I love Gardening Snowman and Cottage Farmhouse Fusion! I also enjoyed seeing the quilts mocked up in all the different fabrics. It’s amazing to see how different a quilt looks just by using different fabrics.

  • Elaine Kentner

    January 23, 2023 at 8:56 am

    I’m a newbie at all this quilting stuff and have.only been quilting simce.2020. My first quilt I didn’t get to finish, it was for my boss. Her mother had breast cancer and was fading fast.I got the top done right before she passed and my boss wanted the top to drape on her coffin, never got it back she kept it and had one of her friends finish it.
    Just recently finished my second one ( well almost it’s ready to go get quilted at my local quilt shop) I’m making it for my granddaughter.who is.attending Wayne State university and majoring in Music. Did the big W in a shield on the front and all different kind of stars on the back. My honey helped me out together a colorful disappearing 9 patch quilt too and he’s going to help me hand tie.that one..
    any way…sorry didn’t mean to makr.such a long.post here you are an inspiration to me and looking forward to learning more from your blogs

  • Bridget Johnson

    January 23, 2023 at 1:35 am

    I love the way you mocked up the VRD patterns with your fabrics, especially the Nantucket featuring Sea Sisters.

  • Patti

    January 22, 2023 at 11:16 am

    I love the mock-ups that you did featuring the different VRD patterns! I really like Switched in Cottage Farmhouse! patti(dot)mcg(at)verizon(dot)net

  • Kim Linn

    January 22, 2023 at 9:05 am

    Wow! Can’t believe the difference in Hillside Carm and Switched using the Modern Abstractions fabric. I think this fabric adds so much more appeal to the patterns, and I would actually make Baby Zip with a fabric similar to Cottage Farmhouse Fusion. Thanks for the eye opener!

  • Barbara Patterson

    January 22, 2023 at 8:44 am

    I just became familiar with Villa Rosa Designs by watching quilt shop videos. A wealth of ideas. Love getting your blogs Scott! I’ve learned a lot from all the posts you’ve done.

  • Sherri Katafias

    January 22, 2023 at 8:22 am

    Love the stories behind the artist and the collections. Gives you a different view of the fabrics in the line

  • Kerie Harris

    January 22, 2023 at 8:05 am

    Oh, my…The S’Witched pattern in your choice of fabrics is beautiful! It’s definitely on my list to make now.

  • Delisa Bennett

    January 22, 2023 at 6:10 am

    Thanks so much for showing us soooo many options for each new pattern. I thought Nantucket and Snow Goose were my favorites, but after seeing your post, I have to say Baby Zip looks pretty cool!

  • JD

    January 22, 2023 at 2:28 am

    Thanks for all the pattern examples. I really like the Snowman Garden fabric. Thanks for being part of the Hop and for a chance to win a prize from your site as well you are very generous.

  • Vivian Oaks

    January 21, 2023 at 11:48 pm

    Thanks so much for joining in on the blog hop! The giveaways look very nice, as do the 5 patterns. My favorite is the Hillside Charm. I liked both versions I’ve seen so far. I enjoy finding blogs I’ve never seen before, so I love this blog hop!! Again, thanks for being a part of it!!! 🙂
    Vivian wvoaks at comcast dot net

  • Gaynel Sickles

    January 21, 2023 at 11:05 pm

    I will look at Villa Rosa patterns on their website and see the great fabric choices they use in their kits. They are
    from your company. You have my favorite lines of fabric. Thank you for the above examples of the latest fabric
    in the Villa Rosa cards. Awesome examples. I think I like Storyboard and modern abstractions the best in nantucket and baby zip tease.

  • Marie Langham

    January 21, 2023 at 7:34 pm

    Hi! Jo sent me. Thank you for showing us the versatility of these patterns with the dynamic fabric lines that you selected. Snow Goose is my favorite, but the others are great also. Thanks for participating in the blog hop and inviting us to visit your blog.

  • Karen Shields

    January 21, 2023 at 6:22 pm

    You put together some great quilts! It’s amazing how using the same pattern but different fabrics makes it look like a totally different quilt!

  • sue s

    January 21, 2023 at 2:50 pm

    I’m really liking the panel pattern. I never know what to do with these and I like this approach a lot. Thanks for the fabric ideas too! I’ve never been to your site before.

  • Kathy E.

    January 21, 2023 at 11:44 am

    I would use the collection to make a Snow Goose quilt! I’ve always loved the Flying Geese blocks!
    duchick at gmail dot com

  • Jill

    January 21, 2023 at 10:27 am

    Thank you for the variety of mockups. They were very helpful to see the variety of values and contrasts in the fabrics.

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