I purchased a 10" precut pack of Kaffe Fasset's Collective for Free Spirit and knew this was the quilt pattern that I wanted to use. The pattern was designed by Elise Lea for Robert Kaufman Fabrics and is called Dutch Braid. By the way, it is a free pattern!
I named the quilt Dutch Knots as the block reminded me of knotted friendship bracelets. The pattern was very easy to follow and I only needed to add a dark fabric, light fabric background, and a border using one of the fabrics from the Kaffe Fasset's line.
I machine quilted this one with an edge to edge pantograph called Fern from Urban Elementz using Glide thread in the color Mulberry. The backing is from the Zen line by Sue Zipkin for Clothworks. I machine bound the project using the same fabric as the backing.
The quilt finished at approximately 61" x 75".
This is my first quilt finish for 2026. Many more projects waiting in the wings.
