After cozying up our homes with soft, touchable texture in Faux Chenille Cushion Cover by Olesya Lebedenko last week, let us step outside, breathe in the season, and swing into something exhilaratingly adventurous with Swing into Fall Quilt by Claire Haillot.
How adventurous are you when it comes to quilting? Swing into Fall Quilt is one of those exhilaratingly adventurous projects that asks you to play, experiment, and trust your creative instincts. Claire Haillot reimagines Betty Biberdorf’s cherished Swing into Spring quilt through the warm, vivid lens of autumn, transforming the idea into a rich fusion of quilting, fibre art, thread painting, collage, applique, and dimensional details.
skill level Advanced
time A thoughtful multi-session project, especially if you want to enjoy every painted, stitched, and dimensional detail
ideal for Quilters and fibre artists who love adventurous techniques, autumn color, expressive texture, thread painting, applique, and art quilts with movement
you will practice hand-painted sky backgrounds, collage tree trunk, free motion thread painting, textured grass, appliqué leaves, dimensional stitched cords, quilting, and fibre art composition
finished size 23½” x 38” [60 x 97cm]
Swing into Fall Quilt by Claire Haillot for ANPTmag Issue 71; photo by Carla A. Canonico for ANPTmag
This pattern by Claire Haillot was featured in Issue 71, our Inspired to Reimagine issue. This theme celebrates the creative journey of returning to earlier projects and reinventing them with fresh vision, new techniques, updated tools, modern materials, and evolved artistic confidence. It’s a wonderful reminder that our ideas can grow with us, especially when we give ourselves permission to revisit them.
Here’s the project description from the pattern page. Swing into Fall Quilt reimagines Betty Biberdorf’s Swing into Spring quilt from ANPTmag Issue 55 through autumn color and expressive texture. Created with the HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER EPIC 3 Sewing and Embroidery Machine, this advanced project blends artistic methods with precision technology. Techniques include hand-painted sky backgrounds, a collage tree trunk, free-motion thread painting for textured grass, appliqué leaves cut with the SINGER MOMENTO Craft Cutting Machine, and dimensional swing chains using stitched cords.
Get Swing into Fall Quilt here
https://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/product/swing-into-fall-quilt-quilting-and-fibre-art-fusion/
Get Issue 71 in print here
https://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/product/issue-71-print-version/
Get Issue 71 in digital here
https://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/product/issue-71-digital-version/
Making this wall quilt look realistic is all in the details! Swing into Fall Quilt by Claire Haillot for ANPTmag Issue 71; photo by Carla A. Canonico for ANPTmag
What makes this project especially exciting is the fearless mix of techniques. You’re not just quilting; you’re painting, layering, thread painting, appliqueing, building texture, and creating dimensional swing chains! It’s a project for makers who want to stretch, explore, and finish with a piece that feels alive with autumn movement.
Now tell me, how adventurous are you with quilting and fibre art? Would you jump into the full mix of techniques, or start with just one adventurous detail? Let me know!
Join me next week to find out which inspiring ANPTmag quilting project I’ll share with you!