Oh, Fransson!: Paintbox Quilt-Along: Supplies

Pictured above are, from left to right: Bright Palette, Classic Palette, and Dark Palette

As I mentioned in my last post, Kona Solid Roll-Ups are a great shortcut to making a Paintbox Quilt. These rolls are pre-cut sets of strips, each from a different colored solid fabric.

If you don't have a roll-up, or don't want to buy one, you can definitely still make the quilt! I'm not a Roll-Up Spokesperson or anything. I'm only encouraging people to use them because it's an easy and economical shortcut to tracking down yardage of 40 different solids.

The potential downside to using precut strips like this is that you cannot prewash them. If you feel strongly about prewashing all of your fabric, these rolls are probably not for you.

The blocks in the left column of this photo mosaic were made using the Classic Blocks tutorial. The blocks in the right column were made using the Scrappy Blocks tutorial. The blocks in the top row were made in a true paintbox style, with only monochromatic prints and bright colors. The prints in the bottom row were made using multicolored prints and neutral solids, which could make an equally beautiful quilt.

Your first step should be deciding what kind of blocks you want to make. Once you have some idea what colors and fabric you want to use, gather the following supplies:

To make a quilt with Classic Blocks, you'll need:

40 different solid fabric strips 2-1/2" x width of fabric, or one Kona Solid Roll-Up
40 different print fabric squares, each 10" x 10" in colors to coordinate with the solid strips

To make a quilt with Scrappy Blocks, you'll need:

40 different solid fabric strips 2-1/2" x width of fabric, or one Kona Solid Roll-Up
Print fabric scraps in colors to coordinate with the solid strips. Scraps should range from 2-1/2" squares to 6-1/2" long.

For either version, you will also need: