Ryan Quilt

Ryan Quilt

Exploring the Ryan Quilt Pattern: A Showcase of Jessica Swift’s Kushukuru Collection
It's time to return to the cutting table, fellow quilters! The Ryan Quilt is a great choice for your next big project, or your next weekend project, if you're looking for something that's bold and modern and has a beautiful fabric design.

This pattern was created by the amazing talented Jessica Swift of Art Gallery Fabrics (AGF) and is a gorgeous example of how the perfect pairing of piecing and print can make a quilt come to life. So today, we are going to get into the nitty-gritty of this lovely free pdf pattern and find out why it should be included in our project list.

It is truly a magic of the Kushukuru Collection.

Before examining the pattern itself, it's important to discuss the fabric. The Ryan Quilt is particularly created for Jessica Swift's Kushukuru range.

The word “Kushukuru” means gratitude in Swahili and that sense of gratefulness and happiness is evident in each and every print. The collection is very heart-filled and is inspired by Jessica's own journey of healing, appreciating the beauty of life and all its simplicity. It has a natural earthy color, animal designs and rhythmic tribal inspired geos! The prints are very dynamic so it needs a pattern that doesn't cut the prints up into micro-cuts; that's where the Ryan Quilt comes in. It provides ample piecing space to allow these stunning Art Gallery Fabrics to be the focus of the piece.

Pattern Highlights and Need-to-Know Details
AFG's Ryan Quilt instructions are super well organized and great for quilters with a couple of projects to their credit. This is a breakdown of the important information you will find in the pattern:

• Designer: Jessica Swift

• This is a great fabric item from Art Gallery Fabrics: Kushukuru.

• Skill Level: Confident Beginner to Intermediate. The pattern is composed of precise cutting and quarter-inch seams, but no overly complicated techniques to overwhelm you.

• Clear Fabric Requirements: Similar to all of the standard AGF patterns, the PDF contains a very detailed list of fabric requirements, and it specifies how much yardage is needed for each print (Fabric A, Fabric B, etc.), and how much yardage is needed for your binding and backing.

• Step-by-Step Diagrams: One of the best things about AGF free patterns is the fact that they are visually clear. Full color diagrams for the block assembly are included in the Ryan Quilt instructions. This visual aid is very important when it comes time to sew your directional prints (such as the beautiful animal prints on Kushukuru) in the right direction.

• The pattern is used to reduce the amount of waste, and is known as Cutting Directions, as it optimizes the Width of Fabric (WOF). It also includes a easy cutting checklist feature that's ideal for stacking your pieces and then getting to your machine.

Reasons to make the Ryan Quilt.

The Ryan Quilt's quality lies in its aesthetics. The large geometric pattern in the quilt forms a beautiful secondary design that directs the viewer's eye across the entire design. If you're looking to replace the fabrics with your own, it's a great stash-buster, but if you go with the original Kushukuru fabric pull, you'll get a warm, colorful and pretty cohesive result at the end of the day! Not to mention, the high quality of Art Gallery Fabrics' pima cotton will give your quilt a softness that you could not dream of.

Final Thought

When a quilt pattern is free and has such clear and professional instructions, it's a quilting community win. The Ryan Quilt is a wonderful tribute to the spirit of the Kushukuru collection, and enjoyable to sew from beginning to end. When you're wanting to add a little appreciation and gorgeous color to your sewing space, download the file, clean out your rotary cutter, and get piecing! Happy quilting!

Full Pattern: Ryan Quilt Free PDF Pattern