Backsplash

An easy quilt that can be made in a weekend. Use your precuts or whatever else you have on hand.

A quilt top of bright colored fabric with black sashing fabric.

Backsplash

Quilt Size: 51” x 64”

Main fabric pieces can be cut from:
12 Quarter Yards

12 Fat Quarters

24 Fat Eighths

40 2-1/2” x 40” Strips

40 10” Squares

Digital Pattern: $9 Paper Pattern: $10 + Shipping
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I have a thing for home remodeling. When people are remodeling their houses, I’m always fascinated to see what they have decided to do. That’s why I’ve watched so many home improvement shows over the years. I want to know what decisions the designers make and how it turns out in the end. The one problem with this is, I have a tendency to argue with what the designers decide to do. One of the biggest places this happens is with the kitchen backsplash. A big feature of the kitchen, designers love to make the backsplash out of little pieces. Lots of little pieces. This type of backsplash can be quite stunning, I will admit that, but do you want to know what I see? Grout. Lots and lots of grout. And all of it needing to be cleaned.

This grout cleaning is why my quilt Backsplash is so exciting. In the quilt, the sashing represents the grout of a backsplash, but unlike real grout, you don’t have to scrub it clean! Instead, wash it like you would any other quilt. Also, while I do have my fabric requirements in quarter yards, this quilt can easily be made with precuts. Other than the sashing, the only fabric I used for the quilt top was a roll of 40 2-1/2” x 40” precut strips. That’s it. That’s all it takes to make this quilt top. Now, if only real backsplashes were that easy.