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June 8, 2024
The Call and the Crucible: Discerning Formation from Quilt in Piece

Post 1 of 5. Hello everyone! My name is Vanda, and I’m thrilled to be starting this blog series about my journey in seminary formation for ministry. Many of you might be curious about what leads someone to pursue this path, and the truth is, it’s a unique experience for everyone. Today, I want to talk about the initial call and the anxieties that come with entering the crucible of formation. The Call: From Seeds of Service to a Burning Bush The call to serve wasn’t a sudden revelation. It was more like a seed planted early ...

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March 9, 2023
Formation Throw Quilt Kits in Warm and Cozy by Connecting Threads! from Busy Hands Quilts

Formation has been kitted in the new fabric collection, Warm and Cozy, by Connecting Threads.  This collection is a heart-warming blend of textures in plums, reds, golds, and green.  This quilt kit features the plums and golds from the collection.

Formation is a large flying geese quilt pattern that uses fat quarters and goes together quickly.

The Formation quilt kit in the Throw size is available in the Connecting Threads shop.

Photo Credit Connecting Threads

The Formation quilt pattern includes all of the sizes:
  • Baby measures 45" square and uses 5 FQs
  • Throw measures 63" x 72" and uses 8 ...

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December 14, 2022
Formation Throw Quilt in Timber! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing more pictures of a Formation quilt in the Throw size, made with Timber by Moda Fabrics.  This modern fabric collection includes black, grays, rusty golds, and green, with outdoorsy prints in trees, tents, ginghams, stripes, and tone-on-tones.  It's a perfect fabric collection for Formation!

This quilt pattern is quick and easy with large blocks that are made four at a time.

The Formation quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.


Formation Quilt Pattern


Formation is a flying geese quilt pattern, using large geese, so it's quick and easy to make.  You ...

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September 8, 2022
Formation Baby Quilt in Blue Solids! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Formation quilt in the Baby size.  This quilt is made with Kona Cottons in Blues from my stash, using the triangle backing fabric as a guide.  Formation is a quick and easy quilt pattern that includes 5 sizes and is fat quarter friendly.

The Formation quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.



The Formation Quilt Pattern


You know I love to spoil you with all of the quilt sizes, and Formation is no exception!  Included are instructions for five sizes.  I love doing all of the math to figure out the sizes ...

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August 12, 2022
Formation Throw Quilt in Quartz Metallic! from Busy Hands Quilts

Formation is a minimalist quilt pattern that is perfect for quilts for guys.  The more masculine colors of tan, gray, and brown are perfect for this quilt pattern.

Connecting Threads has kitted Formation in their Quartz Metallic Tonals fabric collection!  The quilt kit is available right here.


The Quilt Kit


The Formation quilt kit includes all fabrics for the quilt top and binding to make a Throw size quilt in the fabrics shown.  The prints have metallic gold in them for a special touch, but it isn't overwhelming at all.  Grays, tans, browns, on a background of creamy oyster ...

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April 21, 2022
Formation Throw Quilt in Timber! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Formation quilt - the Timber version.  I started this quilt several months ago and finally finished it up this week.  

Formation is a fat quarter friendly quilt pattern with good-sized Flying Geese blocks so the quilt top goes together fairly fast.  This is a quick and easy quilt pattern that suits pretty much any color scheme, from manly to patriotic to modern to kid themes.

I made a similar version of this Formation quilt here.  That one is made with Moda Grunge Seeing Spots fabric in grays, browns, and a splash of green.

One of my ...

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April 5, 2022
Formation Throw Quilt Kit in Quartz Metallic Tonals! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Formation Throw quilt by Connecting Threads in their Quartz Metallic Tonals collection!  These fabrics make Formation a modern minimalist quilt which is so popular today.

The Formation quilt kit is available right here.


This is the first quilt my team has ever made for Connecting Threads to use in their photography.  :)  The quilt top was made by Kare and quilted and bound by me.  We had this puppy finished in record time due to deadlines!



The Formation quilt pattern is fat quarter friendly and is very quick and easy due to the large blocks.  The ...

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October 6, 2021
Formation Throw Quilt in Moda Grunge Seeing Spots! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Throw size Formation quilt.  It's a quick and easy flying geese quilt.

This quilt is sewn up with Moda Grunge Hits the Spot fabrics by my professional sewist, Kare.



Oh Those Fabrics!


This Formation quilt is sewn up with Moda Grunge Hits the Spots.  I chose colors that are modern and masculine - browns, grays, and green - on a creamy white background.  The entire quilt is made with Moda Grunge, including the flying geese, background, backing, and binding.  Moda Grunge fabrics add such a nice depth and texture to quilts, and I love to use ...

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