I picked up this pattern during the CQA quilt show in Vancouver in 2022. I had seen a number of Jen Kingwell’s patterns but really liked the idea of this one. I didn’t read carefully enough though as it wasn’t one of Jen’s, but rather one of her daughters.

I have to admit that I struggled with this one. There were scads of templates that I had to draw and cut onto sandpaper. I didn’t follow the steps as listed in the pattern book (yes, it was a book) but went block by block. In hindsight it might have been better if I’d followed the instructions. As I went along, I had to redo a few of the blocks, and I added a few clouds to the sky.

On a trip to Panorama, Stacia and Deloise helped me pick out the backing for the quilt and it is perfect. I searched through all my fabrics until I found a binding that I was happy with.

It wasn’t until the call for the Guild’s 2025 quilt show came out that I got down to finishing the top.

Can you find the six fairy tales in the quilt?

Someday I hope to have great grandchildren that I can share fairy tales with as we cuddle under this quilt. I quilted it on my domestic Janome.