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Growing in Speckled ✨

October 06 2026 – Lindsey Neill

Growing in Speckled ✨

Growing in Speckled ✨

Today I'm sharing my finished Growing quilt from the Growing QAL! I'm also sharing links to the weekly quilt along FB Lives toward the end of this post. If you plan to make the Growing quilt and feel intimidated by the pattern, I really recommend checking out those videos!

PDF of printed copies of the Growing quilt pattern are available HERE! Save 20% on the pattern and available kits until October 12th, 2026 with the code GROWING20.

For the QAL, I decided to make the throw size (59 3/4" x 79 1/2") from the pattern. The pattern also includes instructions for making a baby (40" square) and bed size (79 1/2" x 99 1/2").

The fabrics I used for the quilt top are: 

  • Color 1 = Speckled in Sunstone
  • Color 2 = Speckled in Goldenrod
  • Color 3 = Speckled in Goldfish
  • Color 4 = Speckled in Peach
  • Color 5 = Speckled in Sweet Cream

Kits for this quilt are available from Sewtopia!

The quilt was longarmed by Julie Hirt in her Sunrise Skateland 2 panto and I went with a light peach thread for the quilting. I really love how well the mod vibes of both the pattern and panto pair together.
The backing fabric is Leaf in Dandelion from Ruby Star Society's Persimmon collection. Which means all the fabric in this quilt are designed by Rashida Coleman-Hale! I love how that worked out!
The Growing QAL, that ran for the whole month of May this year, was so much fun! Each week on Friday I would go live on Facebook and share tips for completing that week's goal. I uploaded the Lives to YouTube so they would be available to anyone - even non QAL participants. Those videos are linked below! Week 2 also included notes that I gave to participants, so I've linked to that below as well!

I hope you all have fun making your Growing quilt too! If you have any questions about today's post or about the Growing pattern, don't hesitate to reach out to info@penandpaperpatterns.com!

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