Carpe Diem Quilt - Summer Brights Version

Carpe Diem

Jul 15

Written By Chelsea Le Bouton

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Design Inspiration

“Eudaimonia” is the Greek word for “human flourishing.” Eudaimonia Studio designs are inspired by the ancient question of what it means to live well. The Carpe Diem quilt - with its twist on the traditional hourglass block and its symbolism of time - serves as a reminder that the future is never guaranteed; and yet, what we do with the present shapes our tomorrow. By holding and reconciling these seemingly contradicting truths, we can work toward finding purpose, hope & joy in each day.

Carpe Diem Quilt Pattern (Download)

$14.00

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The Carpe Diem quilt - with its twist on the traditional hourglass block and its symbolism of time - serves as a reminder that the future is never guaranteed; and yet, what we do with the present shapes our tomorrow. By holding and reconciling these seemingly contradicting truths, we can work toward finding purpose, hope & joy in each day.

This extremely versatile design has simple, standard construction and offers a multitude of ways to use fat quarters, fat eighths, scraps, or whatever is in your stash.

Learn more about the Carpe Diem samples pictured.

More about the Carpe Diem pattern:

Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructions for Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen & King sizes included
Detailed, step-by-step instructions for making & trimming units for makers new to half-rectangle triangles
Instructions for three main color versions - Two-Tone, Scrappy, and FQ-Buster - with many more variations possible
Cutting diagrams help with efficient cutting and get you sewing sooner, with labels to help keep you organized
Coloring sheet to help get you started, with sample mockups for inspiration
Downloadable PDF

For online shops interested in selling this PDF pattern, please see the Pattern Licensing Page for more information.

All fabrics in the quilts pictured are by Art Gallery Fabrics.

All quilts pictured feature longarm quilting by Trace Creek Quilting.

Details & Techniques

The Carpe Diem quilt pattern is an extremely versatile design that has a simple, standard construction and offers a multitude of ways to use fat quarters, fat eighths, scraps, or whatever is in your stash. The pattern includes instructions for five sizes (baby, throw, twin, queen, and king) making it easy to customize. This modern quilt pattern features half-rectangle triangles (HRTs) with detailed, step-by-step guidance to help you master this modern quilting technique. Whether you’re a confident beginner or an experienced quilter looking for a fresh take on geometric patchwork, Carpe Diem is a fun and flexible project to add to your quilting queue.

Fabrics

This version of the Carpe Diem quilt is the “Scrappy with Single Color Blocks” variation. I opted for a mix of brights that would really pop with some more muted tones for balance.

The quilt top is all AGF Pure Solids:
- Background: White Linen
- Non-bkgd colors: Cozumel Blue, Fresh Water, Cosmos, Rock Candy, Aurus, Olive Oil, Grapefruit, Sweet Tangerine
The backing is AGF Fleuron Soul by Sharon Holland
Binding is AGF Bandana Bound Amber 2.5 edition

Be sure to check out the other versions of the Carpe Diem quilt here.

Want to color your own version? Create your own mockups of the Repair quilt on PreQuilt!

Quilting

This quilt was longarmed by Trace Creek Quilting using the Vinery pantograph by Karlee Porter. I love the organic, wavy movement of this quilting design and how it contrasts with the sharp angles in this quilt.