The Color Edit: Pride Month 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!
Pride Month Inspiration
Pride Month is a celebration of identity, visibility, community, and the freedom to live authentically. For this Color Edit, we reimagined five Eudaimonia Studio quilt patterns using palettes inspired by the colors, energy, and diversity found throughout the LGBTQIA+ community.
Rather than drawing from a single flag or typical rainbow colorway, these palettes explore different expressions of Pride - from soft and welcoming to bold and vibrant. Together, they celebrate the idea that our differences are what make a community beautiful, and that there is room for every color, every story, and every person.
The Color Palettes
Below, you’ll find a selection of rainbow-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!
Rainbow Sherbet
Soft pastels come together in a Rainbow Sherbet version of the Beyond Quilt, a cheerful palette inspired by the sweeter side. Pinks, lavenders, mints, and aqua create a dreamy spectrum that celebrates joy, individuality, and the many colors that make every community unique.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Background Ever So Pink
Color 1: Popsicle
Color 2: Chamomile
Color 3: Springtide
Color 4: Aqua
Color 5: North Star
Color 6: Intergalactic
Color 7: Day Dreamer
Color 8: Peony
Color 9: Silk Ribbon
Loud & Proud
Loud & Proud highlights the vibrant community that brings us together. The Villager Quilt emphasizes belonging and how individual voices and identities become stronger when woven into community.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Background: Coconut Milk
Color 1: Tigerlily
Color 2: Summer Sun
Color 3: Parrot
Color 4: Seaglass
Color 5: Emerald
Color 6: Hydrangea
Color 7: Forget-Me-Not
Color 8: Rock Candy
Rainbow Spark
This Bright Spots Quilt was dreamed up in a soft and muted burst of color. Rainbow Spark celebrates the moments of joy, courage, and self-expression that make us each shine.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Background: Creme de la Creme
Color 1: Raw Gold
Color 2: Turmeric
Color 3: Olive Oil
Color 4: Forest Night
Color 5: Spruce
Color 6: Purple Wine
Color 7: Cosmos
Color 8: Snapdragon
True Colors
True Colors embraces authenticity through a balanced rainbow palette set against a clean background. In this version of the Middle Way Quilt, each color has room to stand on its own while contributing to the whole, reflecting the beauty of showing up as your genuine self.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Background: Coconut Milk
Color 1: Coral Reef
Color 2: Grapefruit
Color 3: Olive Oil
Color 4: Aurus
Color 5: Secret Lagoon
Color 6: Fresh Water
Color 7: Mirage Blue
Color 8: Rock Candy
Color 9: Cosmos
Color Carnival
Bold, festive, and full of energy, the Carpe Diem Quilt in a Color Carnival color palette captures the spirit of celebration at the heart of Pride Month. A lively mix of rainbow-inspired hues creates a joyful palette that invites creativity, visibility, and self-expression.
Fabrics (AGF Pure Solids):
Background: Coconut Milk
Color 1: Grapefruit
Color 2: Aurus
Color 3: Lemonade
Color 4: Hemlock
Color 5: Aero Blue
Color 6: Morning Frost
Color 7: Rock Candy
Color 8: Georgia Peach
Ready to bring these color palettes to life? Click below to grab the patterns and start quilting your own vibrant Pride Month inspired designs!
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.
The Middle Way quilt symbolizes that we don’t have to completely deny or indulge ourselves, nor should we subscribe to an extreme life outlook; there is liberation in the middle—and we each create and discover our own balance, represented by the many options you’ll find to improvise and customize this quilt.
More about the Middle Way Quilt pattern:
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructions for a Baby, Throw, Twin, Full/Queen and King size quilts included
Two color versions—two-tone & multi-color (fat-quarter & fat-eighth friendly)—as well as two styles—simple & decorated—allow you to customize the design of your quilt
Provided cutting diagrams help make the most of your fabric and get you sewing sooner
Coloring sheet & color inspiration for each version help get you started
Large block sizes & tips for efficient sewing make this quilt a quick finish
Downloadable PDF
Maker Credit:
Photo # 9 - Mandy Plummer
Longarm quilting by Wild Phil Quilting
The Villager quilt is inspired by the importance of coming together to lend a helping hand, and of being able to lean on one another. The design reflects how “villagers” link arms and surround their community members in times of need. It is a call to remember our shared humanity and responsibility to care for our fellow villagers, in ways both big and small.
This versatile design, while looking complex, has simple, standard construction and is a quick sew.
10% of all sales of the Villager pattern through 9/24/23 will be donated to UNICEF to provide shelter, safe water, medical care, protection & psychosocial support to children and families affected by the earthquake in Morocco.
More about the Villager pattern:
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate, and difficulty depends on which variation you are making. While only basic quilting skills are required for any variation, each involves its own level of organization and attention paid to ensure color placement is accurate. From easiest to hardest is: Two-Tone, Standard, then Scrappy.
Tips provided for handling blocks’ bias edges
Instructions for Wall, Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen & King sizes included
Instructions for three variations: Two-Tone, Standard & Scrappy (fat quarter friendly)
Yardage width-of-fabric & fat quarter 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
Interested in kits? Find them at the following shops:
Lamb & Loom: Duval & Suzy Quilts Solids
For online shops interested in selling this PDF pattern, please see the Pattern Licensing Page for more information.
Maker credit:
Longarm quilting by Wild Phil Quilting
All fabrics in the quilts pictured are by Art Gallery Fabrics
Use code HRTBUNDLE at checkout to save $10 when you buy the Carpe Diem Quilt pattern and the Mastering HRTs workshop together!
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.
Use code HRTBUNDLE at checkout to save $10 when you buy the Bright Spots Quilt pattern and the Mastering HRTs workshop together!
Kits for both sample versions are available from Global Fiber
About the design.
The Bright Spots quilt is inspired by the concept of radical optimism. It represents the opportunities that present themselves when we stay open to the possibilities of what progress can be made in the face of unfortunate circumstances. With realistic optimism, conviction & skillful action, we can turn daunting challenges into dazzling bright spots.
This simple-yet-impactful design is a quick project and offers a fantastic introduction to half-rectangle triangles (HRTs). Follow the standard color options, or take this quilt as an opportunity to use up those scraps!
Learn more about the Bright Spots samples pictured.
New to HRTs? Get the Mastering HRTs on-demand workshop.
For extra guidance & confidence with half-rectangle triangles, add the Mastering HRTs Workshop. In this on-demand course, Brooke will pull the curtain back to demystify HRTs, going deep on what makes this unit unique, different methods for making HRTs, tips for accurate trimming, and even how to make your own HRT templates of any size. 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.
More about the Bright Spots quilt pattern.
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructions for Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen & King sizes included
Bright Spots 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!
Downloadable PDF
Materials & maker credits.
All fabrics in the quilts pictured are Art Gallery Fabrics. See details on each sample pictured.
Longarming by Sarah Sass of Sassy Quilting. Pantographs used include: Big Blossoms by The Quilting Mill and Celestial Spark Clam by Karlee Porter Design.