It’s no secret that I love Amy Sinibaldi and her beautiful fabric, and when I saw peeks online of her newest collection for Art Gallery Fabrics, Mayfair, I turned into a full-blown heart eyes emoji.
![Mayfair fabrics by Amy Sinibaldi](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-any-sinibaldi.jpg)
Something about the way the deep plums set off against the bright yellows and teals just took my breath away. It was love at first sight and I knew I had to make a quilt with these beautiful prints.
Initially, I was thinking I’d make a Hexie Blooms quilt because that pairing just seems so perfect, but I knew I would never be able to top the queen size quilt my pattern tester Emily made, so I was left scratching my head for a minute.
So many options with these beautiful fabrics! I also knew I couldn’t bear to cut these fabrics into teeny tiny pieces - it’d feel like destroying Amy’s work in some way. I wanted these prints to be the stars of the show and that’s when I knew - it had to be a Solstice Lights quilt. After all, I designed that pattern to showcase beautiful fabric without interruption by unnecessary seams or getting cut into teeny tiny pieces.
I started with the yellow print and as soon as I put my first block together, I knew this was the right choice. It was a perfect pairing. After that, I cut all of my pieces and chained pieced the whole quilt top in no time.
![Quilt Block - Mayfair Fabrics](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-solstice-lights-quilt-block.jpg)
![Quilt Block - Mayfair Fabrics](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-solstice-lights-quilt-rows.jpg)
![Quilt top using Mayfair fabrics](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-fabric-solstice-lights-quilt-top.jpg)
For the quilting, I went with some classic straight lines set 3/4” apart, because as I said, I wanted all the focus to be on Amy’s beautiful work. The texture on this quilt is just perfect - not too overwhelming and just cozy enough.
For the backing, I used a plum Pure Solids from Art Gallery fabric and I stuck with white for the binding because I just couldn't decide on color or print that wouldn't disrupt the flow of the whole quilt.
![Quilting detail - straight line quilting](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-solstice-lights-01.jpg)
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![Binding detail - white binding](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-solstice-lights-binding.jpg)
![finished quilt block](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-solstice-lights-block-01.jpg)
![Mayfair Solstice Lights Quilt](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-solstice-lights-quilt-ladder.jpg)
![Quilt in the Wild](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-solstice-lights-quilts-wild-02.jpg)
![Quilt in the Wild](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0563/8838/7001/files/mayfair-solstice-lights-quilts-wild.jpg)
All in all, this project was the perfect happiness and joy break I needed among all the crazy in the world right now.
Stay healthy and safe, friends!
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