The Color Edit: Earth Day Edition
The Color Edit
Welcome to The Color Edit - a space dedicated to reimagining Eudaimonia Studio quilt patterns through the transformative power of color. With each edition, we’ll explore how a thoughtfully curated palette can completely shift the mood of a design . . . whether inspired by the seasons, a holiday, or simply a new creative perspective. Consider this an invitation to look at familiar patterns in an unfamiliar way - celebrating color, embracing creativity, and finding the confidence to experiment. Our hope is that these palettes spark fresh inspiration and encourage you to make each quilt uniquely your own!
Earth Day Inspiration
For this Earth Day edition of the Color Edit, we looked beyond simple blue and green palettes and toward the feeling of being immersed in a landscape. Each colorway is designed to evoke a distinct natural environment, capturing a sense of place through depth, light, and atmosphere. It’s as much an exploration of color as an experience: grounded, nuanced, and deeply connected to the world around us. Each palette offers a fresh interpretation of a Eudaimonia Studio quilt, illustrating how color can transform a design while still reflecting the mood of the season.
The Color Palettes
Below, you’ll find a selection of Earth Day inspired color palettes paired with some of our favorite quilt patterns! For each quilt, we’ve used Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids, but these palettes are just as inspiring for any fabric line you love. Since Eudaimonia Studio patterns are available in PreQuilt, you can experiment freely and play with color to your heart’s content!
Ocean Magic
Soft aquas, deep teals, and muted periwinkles blend together in a palette inspired by the shifting colors of the ocean. The Currents quilt feels especially at home in this palette, enhancing its natural sense of flow.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Color 1: Lakefront
Color 2: Fresh Water
Color 3: Mirage Blue
Color 4: Swimming Pool
Color 5: Forget-Me-Not
Color 6: North Star
Prairie Sky
Airy blue is layered with brighter floral tones, inspired by open skies stretching over fields in bloom. This palette offers a fresh interpretation of the Transcend quilt . . . which is inspired by the inherent creativity & goodness of people, and the divinity of nature.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Background: Ocean Fog
Color 1: Aurus
Color 2: Patina Green
Color 3: Thistle
Color 4: Sedona
Color 5: Swimming Pool
Color 6: Spiced
Desert Bloom
Warm, sun-washed tones are paired with pops of color, inspired by desert landscapes coming to life in bloom. The Bittersweet quilt, shown as a scrappy version here, takes on a fun, playful energy to really showcase these bright pops of color.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Color 1: Parrot
Color 2: Atmospheric
Color 3: Foxglove
Color 4: Miami Sunset
Color 5: Appletini
Color 6: Turmeric
Color 7: Latte
Color 8: Blossomed
Forest Floor
Deep, layered greens and earthy neutrals come together in a palette inspired by the richness of the forest floor. Moss, bark, and shadowy undertones create a sense of depth and warmth, bringing a grounded, organic feel to the design. The Beyond quilt felt like a natural fit for this palette, echoing the complexity found in nature.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Background: Garden Fern
Color 1: Sweet Macadamia
Color 2: Raw Gold
Color 3: Rosemary
Color 4: Secret Lagoon
Color 5: Dusk
Color 6: Olive Oil
Color 7: Forest Night
Color 8: Aurus
Color 9: Driftwood
Mountain Sunset
A mix of soft pastels and warm, glowing tones reflects the fleeting light of a mountain sunset. Blush, apricot, and soft blue come together with deeper accents to create a palette that feels both serene and radiant. The Impermanence quilt pairs beautifully with these colors, emphasizing the gentle transitions and ephemeral quality of a sunset.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Background: Crystal Pink
Color 1: Summer Sun
Color 2: Burnt Orange
Color 3: Tranquil Waters
Color 4: Pearl
Color 5: Hydrangea
Color 6: Spiceberry
Ready to bring these color palettes to life? Click below to grab the patterns and start quilting your own vibrant Earth Day inspired designs!
Use code CQBUNDLE at checkout to save $10 when you buy the Currents Quilt pattern & workshop together!
Join me January 25, 2025 at Road to California for an in-person Currents quilt workshop!
About the design.
The Currents design abstractly represents the concept of wu wei - a central principle in Chinese and especially Daoist philosophy. The term literally translates to “non-doing.” While a common misconception, it is not about inaction; rather, it suggests we not resist forces outside of our control, and instead mindfully - and less effortlessly - respond by harnessing these winds & currents to advance our proverbial boat.
This fun, undulating design is a great introduction to curves with its large, forgiving blocks. Play around with color placement, and explore the many variations of this fun - and surprisingly quick! - quilt pattern.
Get the companion on-demand workshop.
For extra guidance & confidence, add the Currents Quilt Workshop. In this companion on-demand course, you can sew along with Brooke at your own pace with 20+ videos of demonstrations, guidance & all the helpful tips you'd get in a live workshop - from fabric selection considerations to final quilting design suggestions. Access to your workshop never expires, so watch the videos as often as you like, or whenever you need a refresher. Post in the Thinkific course platform to get help if you get stuck.
Note: The companion workshop is a supplement to - not a replacement for - the Currents quilt pattern. The pattern includes templates, cutting measurements & diagrams, and other instructions required for successful completion of your Currents quilt top.
More about the Currents quilt pattern.
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner / Intermediate
Instructions for Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen & King sizes included
Instructions for two main color variations - Two-Tone & Six-Color - with three border options for the Six-Color in Throw size;
Love scrappy quilts? See the "off-pattern" Fat Quarter Currents Quilt blog post
Currents quilt acrylic templates (sold separately) make tracing/cutting your pieces a breeze
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; plus, plan your quilt on PreQuilt & QuiltInk!
Downloadable PDF
Pattern licensing for online shops.
For online shops interested in selling this PDF pattern, please see the Pattern Licensing Page for more information.
Materials & maker credits.
All fabrics in the quilts pictured are Art Gallery Fabrics. Kits for certain pictured versions are available from: Global Fiber, Lamb & Loom, Gotham Quilts, Pear Tree Market & Cottoneer
Included are samples made by Mandy Plummer (@handmademandy) & Amanda Eastmond (@seamrip_seamstress)
Longarming by Trace Creek Quilting & Wild Phil Quilting. Pantographs used include: Paradoxical by Jess Zeigler, Wavy Lines, Baptist Sunrise by Katie Hanson, Sunrise Skateland by Julie Hirt, and 6-Petal Flowers by Deborah Lobban.
The Beyond quilt, with its dispersing design, represents the freedom and joy that can be found when we loosen our attachment to the ego and consider what may be beyond our conventional sense of self.
This extremely versatile design has simple, standard construction and offers a multitude of ways to use fat quarters and even scraps from your existing stash. The Beyond quilt block can also be rotated in various directions to create your own unique overall design.
More about the Beyond quilt pattern:
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructions for Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen & King sizes included
Instructions for three main color variations - Two-Tone, Mono Block, and Multi Block - with both 9-Color and FQ-friendly options for the Mono & Multi Block variations
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 Art Gallery Fabrics. Kits for both sample versions available from Global Fiber.
Gold version longarm quilted by Trace Creek Quilting using Kaleidocurvy pantograph by Crystal Smythe.
Beige version longarm quilted by Wild Phil Quilting using Ba Da Boom pantograph by Patricia E. Ritter.
Use code HRTBUNDLE at checkout to save $10 when you buy the Transcend Quilt pattern and the Mastering HRTs workshop together!
The Transcend quilt symbolizes many aspects of the early nineteenth century Transcendentalist movement, which emphasized - among other things - the value of individual intuition, the inherent creativity & goodness of people, and the divinity of nature. With its jagged shapes radiating outward, this design illustrates our ability to grow and transcend beyond our perceived earthly limits by looking inward and reconnecting with the natural world.
This versatile design has simple, standard construction and is an extremely quick sew with large blocks.
More about the Transcend pattern:
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructions for Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen & King sizes included
Detailed, step-by-step instructions for trimming units for makers new to half rectangle triangles
Instructions for two color versions: Six-Color & Twelve-Color (fat quarter friendly for Baby & Throw sizes)
Yardage width-of-fabric 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
The Impermanence Quilt design is a reminder that everything—both good and bad—is temporary and symbolizes the importance of gratitude and letting go. Impermanence is one of the Buddha’s three marks of existence, meaning that it is an ever-present condition that characterizes all of life.
More about the Impermanence Quilt pattern:
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Don’t let the crescents intimidate you, this pattern allows for generous room for error, making it a great introduction to sewing curves
Pattern also includes link to a step-by-step video on cutting & sewing your half moons & crescents
Instructions for a 66” x 66” throw
Two versions: two-tone & scrappy (fat-quarter friendly)
Includes coloring sheet & color inspiration for each version to get you started
Large block sizes & tips for efficient sewing make this quilt a quick finish
Downloadable PDF
Read more about the Impermanence Quilt on the blog, and find what fabric shops offer kits for your quilt and suggestions for your own fabric pull!
For online shops interested in selling this PDF pattern, please see the Pattern Licensing Page for more information.
Maker credit:
Picture # 4 - Amanda Eastmond
Picture #6 - Katy Lampson
Picture #2 - Longarm quilting by Two Crazy Stitches
Photo credit: Patrick Duncan Photography
The Bittersweet block is part of the 2026 Hand + Soul Block of the Month. Join as an Explorer and get this pattern for free with the included quarterly quilt pattern benefit.
About the design.
The Bittersweet quilt is inspired by the idea that all aspects of existence contain both yin (passive) and yang (active) energies, and that true balance comes from the dynamic interaction and harmony of these opposites, not the dominance of one over the other. The Bittersweet quilt block, with its diagonal symmetry of mirrored negatives, symbolizes the importance of embracing both the light and dark in life.
This simple and playful design is a quick project using traditional piecing with squares and half-square triangles (HSTs). The block also allows for playing with various overall designs, depending on how the blocks are oriented.
Learn more about the Bittersweet quilt samples pictured in the Studio Notes.
More about the Bittersweet quilt pattern.
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructions for baby, throw, and king quilt sizes
Two-tone color way, with tips for making a scrappy version
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; plus, plan your quilt on PreQuilt!
Downloadable PDF
Materials & maker credits.
All fabrics in the quilts pictured are Art Gallery Fabrics.
Longarm quilting is by Gigi Thorsen using the Suzy Quilts Boho Birds pantograph by Sew Shabby Quilting and the Feathers and Triangles pantograph by The Dastardly Quilt Studio.