Karma Quilt Free Pattern

Do you believe in KARMA? 

I'm not sure but I like the word and concept - So I named this free one, KARMA.

Karma:  the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences

This is my antique crib quilt/Wall Hanging 'KARMA'

c.1860/1870 I currently have it displayed in a guest room.

I shared it on Instagram hanging in the guest room.

The magic the original maker created in this quilt is the use of pale pink and blue.

Very similar to the use of pink and blue sometimes seen in 19th century log cabin quilt blocks.

In this log cabin block you see pinks and blues used as lights

A medium blue used as a dark

In this block the maker used a soft pink mixed with the light shirting prints

One edge of one pink stripe includes some brown (Printed not pieced)

In this block the maker used pink and blue as a light

To add further interest, a medium blue is used in the outer border as a dark

The use of stripes, not always perfectly angled also adds interest

(Again note the pale blue and gray used as a neutral light)

The maker had access to multiple color ways of the same print

Each corner 'solution' is a little different

Most likely corners pieces were filled in and the edge squared off

Pieced Border - making it work

Thanks for reading this far!

A most amazing feature of this quilt; besides the fabric selection

IT IS A CHARM QUILT

I collect hexagon and charm quilts so this precious 

little quilt was a must have

It fits into my collection perfectly!

Now gather your scraps and your preferred hexagon size

Here's what you need:

To make 13 FULL Blocks

13 red hexagons

78 mix of pale prints

156 Mix of Darks

To Make 4 Partial Blocks

4 red hexagons

16 Mix of pale prints

28 Mix of dark prints

Top and Bottom only

4 Dark Mix x 2

Corners

4-5 Medium Dark Hexagons

Depending on how you end the corners

Red Fill Hexagons

Plan on 175-200 

Depending on how you trim the sides

TOTAL:

Red Hexagons: 217

Pale Mix of shirting, pale pink and pale blue:  94

Darks:  188

BORDERS:

A good scale is 1.5" larger than your chosen hexagon size

SIZE:

Size Depends of course on your hexagon size

for 1" hexagons 30" x 50" plus borders

for 1/2" hexagons 15" x 25" plus borders

If you decide to make 'Karma' please share your photo with me

If you post on social media/blog/quilt show please give credit and tag me

Enjoy!

May all your Karma be good

Dawn

TIPS FOR BORDER PREP

Please do not copy other people's quilts without asking 💕 

Ready for a good press, layering then hand quilting!

(Kitten conversation print backing - Velma's choice of course

MORE FINISHED EXAMPLES:

mjburckle finished her top!

You can find her on Instagram and see her progress 

She tells me she enjoyed every stitch.

She beautifully hand quilted it - Gorgeous Finish!!

Terry’s Quilt

Jules_Quilts variation shared on Instagram