Fabric Refresh - Evolve by Suzy Quilts for Art Gallery Fabrics

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I'm back with another Fabric Refresh blog post! If you're new around here, this is where I use my Electric Quilt 8 software to refresh some of my quilt patterns with new fabrics. Then I share them here so you can get inspired and get some ideas for how to use a recent fabric collection!

Today's I'm featuring Evolve by Suzy Quilts for Art Gallery Fabrics. As soon as I saw this collection a few months ago, I knew there would be a Fabric Refresh post in its future! I love the soft, muted colors. It has a bit of a tropical and beachy feel to it. If that appeals to you too, keep scrolling to check out all the refreshed quilts that I've created. 

I told myself I was only going to do a few since my life is so busy these days, but I got a bit carried away and have almost 20 mock-ups in this post! Enjoy!

The first pattern that I refreshed in Evolve is Stay Square. This pattern is a go-to for me when playing around with new fabrics. It's such a great way to showcase the fabrics without cutting them into a lot of different pieces. I created the mockup below as though I used fat quarters, even though Art Gallery Fabrics does offer precut 10" squares. The pattern has instructions for both. I used more than the 12 fat quarters required in the pattern so if you do the same, you'll need less pieces from some of the fat quarters.

 

The version above includes one of the dark blue prints in the Evolve collection. If you want to stick with a lighter, softer color palette, you can swap that print with the lightest print in the collection. Often, the digital fabric swatches that I use to create these mockups are darker than the fabrics are in real life (particularly for the very light cream or tan fabrics). I don't have any of this fabric myself so I can't say how light it really is, but as long as you use a bright white for the background, the light print should still contrast with the background.

 

I made a third version with a dark background using one of the coordinating solids (which are all part of Suzy Quilt's Pure Solids collection for Art Gallery Fabrics). I used Honeymoon for the background and Pistachio for the accent (the accents above are a dark blue print from Evolve).

 

 

Next I refreshed my Ophelia pattern. Art Gallery Fabrics does not have precut 2.5" strips so you'll want to use the fat quarter option from the pattern. I mocked up both light background and dark background versions. The only other differences are that I replaced the dark blue prints with lighter prints for the darker quilt so they would contrast more, and I changed the accent to a lighter fabric as well. I really like how the fabrics pop with the dark background!

 

 

 

Log Jam is another fat quarter-friendly pattern and this one gives you multiple layout options! It could be hard to decide so you might have to make more than one! Luckily, this pattern goes together very quickly!

 

 

 

 

Hidden Spools is the next pattern that I refreshed with Evolve fabrics. This pattern is written for precut 10" squares but if you'd prefer to use fat quarters, you can cut the pieces you need from 14 fat quarters.

 

I really like the Honeymoon Pure Solid fabric from Art Gallery so I had to use it again for a dark background. Which one do you like better?

 

Shining Stars is a fun fat quarter pattern that is easier to make than it may look. I went super dark with the background here so that the white accent would really stand out and sparkle. The background is the Pure Solid in Nova.

 

 

 

My Garden Charm pattern was written for both charm packs and fat quarters. You only need six fat quarters to make this so you can control the overall look by choosing a limited color palette. In both versions below, I used a green small scale print for the background and the light small scale print from Evolve for the accent. 

In the first version, I choose six prints in greens, golds, and browns, with just a bit of blue. For the second version, I wanted to focus more on the blues so I replaced the browns and golds with light and dark blues.

 

 

 

 

Sandalwood is my most recent pattern release and looks great with Evolve! This honey bun friendly pattern includes fat quarter instructions. This is a perfect modern design to use with Evolve's modern fabrics.

 

 

This pattern also has a fun bonus pattern that you can make with the leftover pieces from the main quilt. plus additional yardage. There are several options for this bonus quilt. In the mockup below, I used one of the floral prints from the Evolve collection for the border and the light print for the accent.

 

 

I also love Sandalwood with a dark blue background. Whatever background was used in the main quilt needs to be the block backgrounds in the bonus quilt too. I decided to go more minimal with the bonus quilt this time. I used the light print for both the accent and the border and changed up the block layout a bit.

 

 

 

If you want a option that doesn't involve cutting fabrics you love into small pieces, you might like Tumble. This pattern lets you keep the fun florals in this collection in relatively large pieces. This quilt goes together more easily than you might think. It might get a bit tricky keeping everything in the right order, but the actual sewing is straightforward. Here I used the darkest blue print from Evolve for the accent and the Pearl Pure solid for the background.

 

 

The final quilt that I refreshed in Evolve is Easy Argyle. This is a great pattern if you want a quick quilt with big pieces, and only three fabrics. I like to pick a light solid or small print for the diamonds, and then a dark print and medium colored print for the other two fabrics, with one being smaller scale and the other a larger scale. Here, I've used the small scale beige print, the small scale dark blue print, and one of the green florals.

 

That's all for today! Are there other patterns of mine that you'd like to see refreshed in Evolve fabrics? Let me know in the comments and I may be able to include them in a future Fabric Refresh blog post!

 

Until next time,

Amanda