I’m such a fan of Tara Glastonbury and her work, and I’ve had the good fortune of having quilts hanging in several of her curated gallery exhibitions. But now we’ve embarked on a new collaboration: the Pepita quilt pattern!

Pepita is the first of several Geometriquilt × Stitch & Yarn pattern collaborations. Tara and I were chatting a while back, and we realised that it could be fun to try something new. How about we pool our resources, play off each other’s strengths and interests, and create some quilt patterns that reflect both our styles?

In this case, I’d already created this design but I hadn’t posted it as a Sunday sketch. I wasn’t sure it would work as a collaborative pattern – Tara doesn’t usually do block-based designs, after all. But we both loved the unusual elongated curve, the interesting secondary shapes, and the opportunity for colour play (Tara’s happy place!). It was a winner!

When I started sewing this one up, we realised it’s a super-easy make. Like, super easy. It’s fat quarter friendly, works in a large or limited palette, and (because it’s block-based) can be made in a bunch of different sizes. We’re both so thrilled with how it turned out.

Tara has written a clear and comprehensive pattern with everything you need to make your own Pepita: fabric requirements, templates, and instructions. You can buy the quilt pattern from Tara’s website or Etsy storefront.

Here are a few of the two-colour versions I originally designed. I really want to make another Pepita in just two colours; I am smitten with all the secondary shapes that pop out. There’s so much movement!

All the layouts shown here are the throw size, but the Pepita pattern also has instructions for queen and baby sizes.

The multicolour version of Pepita was quilted by Valerie Cooper of Sweet Gum Quilting using the Good Vibrations E2E design.

Hop on to Tara’s website or Etsy storefront to nab your own copy of the Pepita quilt pattern. If you end up making one and post any pics online, please tag Tara and/or me! We’d love to see your work!