• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Home About Subscribe Summer Sew Camp Disclosures

Always Expect Moore

Quilts & Pattern Design

  • Cricut Maker BOTW
  • Quilty5k
  • Gallery Wall QAL
  • Trunk Show
  • Guild Resources
  • Pattern Shop
  • Free Patterns
Home About Subscribe Summer Sew Camp Disclosures
  • Cricut Maker BOTW
  • Quilty5k
  • Gallery Wall QAL
  • Trunk Show
  • Guild Resources
  • Pattern Shop
  • Free Patterns
Home » Blog » Quilt » Clouds are for Cuddles Quilt

Clouds are for Cuddles Quilt

Created On: June 1, 2015  |  Updated: June 1, 2015  |   4 Comments

If you follow me on Instagram, you saw me working on this fun quilt. I was in love with these fabrics the moment they arrived… Shannon cuddle fabrics are so super soft! Both my boys had cuddle-backed blankets as babies, and still love snuggling with them. When I saw the greys and purples for this project, I knew that my moment had arrived! Finally a Shannon Cuddle quilt for ME! But, I knew I’d be sharing with the kiddos… so I made a quilt big enough for us all to cuddle under!

Quilt made entirely from Shannon Cuddle Fabrics

This quilt is cuddle from start-to finish, with Fairfield batting between. I started off with some great Shannon Cuddle fabrics. I was supposed to pick fabrics for my project, but was in the middle of my move at the time, so asked Nikki to just pick something for me… I’d figure it out. She did a great job picking fabrics for me! From the yards of awesome printed cuddle she selected, I knew I needed to make a quilt! Here’s what I used:

1 cuddle cake “Sterling Silver”
1 yard print one
4 yards print two (includes backing – use 1 yard print 2, and 3 yards backing if you want a different backing)

Cuddle yardage is nice and wide, perfect for making bigger quilts without having to worry about pieced backs! This quilt is 57″x76″, without having to piece the back! I quilted it on my regular domestic sewing machine, so I didn’t need a lot of extra on the sides for quilting – if you plan on taking this to a long-armer, you might need to stitch a strip of fabric to each side to attach to the longarm.

Making the quilt was pretty straightforward.

1. From each fabric, cut two strips, one 10×57.5″, one 15×57.5″

2. Stitch together three rows of cuddle cake squares, each 6 squares long.

3. Alternate the rows of fabric as follows:
10″ strip fabric A
cuddle cake squares
15″ strip fabric B
cuddle cake squares
15″ strip fabric A
cuddle cake squares
10″ strip fabric B

Then quilt and bind it! I used cuddle for both the backing and the binding. This was my first time both free-motion quilting on cuddle, and binding with cuddle… and I don’t know why I waited so long!

Quilting on cuddle was simple, and really forgiving. I spray basted the front and backing to my Fairfield batting. To secure it a little more before free motion quilting, I used my walking foot to stitch-in-the-ditch between the rows. Then I had fun quilting!

Quilted Shannon Cuddle

 

I free-motion quilted the squares in different ways, but added some walking-foot quilting on some of the rows, because I had no idea how I wanted to quilt this fabric… so I just went with simple!

quilted lines on shannon cuddle

 

Oh so snuggly!

Cuddled up with Cuddle

 

posted in: Quilt, Quilt Pattern, Sewing

Previous
Laura Kelly Mini Quilt
Next
The Process of Creating Community

Reader Interactions

    Leave A Reply! Cancel reply

    Share your thoughts!
    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked with *

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Comments & Reviews

  1. MOrena says

    June 1, 2015

    Beautiful!! I wouldn’t want to share it with my kids. 🙂

    Reply
  2. peaceful says

    July 23, 2015

    Makes me want to take a nap, but not until I make one of there.

    Reply

Primary Sidebar

Hi, I'm Carolina!

I’m a Quilt Pattern Designer, Award Winning Quilter, and fan of all things quilting. I live in San Diego with my husband, our two boys and our pets. I love keeping both my hands and mind busy, so I’m always working on lots of projects. You’ll find lots of them shared here!

More About Me

Let's Keep In Touch!

I'll let you know about what's new in quilting, freebies you'll want to snag, and brighten your inbox about once a week!

subscribe
90% Faster Than Rotary Cutters

Fat Quarter Shop Quilting Fabrics and Supplies

Instagram Facebook Pinterest YouTube

Recent Posts

  • Flying Pig Quilt Block
  • Bunny and Carrot Quilt Block
  • Free Fancy Drink Quilt Block
  • Dutch Row Houses Quilt Block
  • Quilted Sports Jersey Numbers

Archives

Featured Projects

  • Everything you want to know about Pre Cut Fabrics!
  • Scrappy Placemat - easy to make scrap project
    Scrappy Placemat using Strips and Scrap Tape
  • Sewing Kaleidoscope SVG File
  • Drawstring Backpack
  • Carolina holding fabric marking pens
    Choosing Fabric Marking Pens

Let's Keep In Touch!

Brighten your inbox about once a week!

Always Expect Moore Submark Shop Patterns

Browse

  • Ruler of the Month
  • Quilty5k
  • QuiltMath
  • Cricut Maker BOTW

Shop

  • Digital Download Patterns
  • Quilting Notions
  • Quilt Stickers
  • Quilt Tees

Connect

  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook Group
  • TikTok
©2025, Always Expect Moore. All Rights Reserved. About Disclosures
Back To Top
Design by Pixel Me Designs
×

Let's Keep In Touch!

I'll let you know about what's new in quilting, freebies you'll want to snag, and brighten your inbox about once a week!