Bright Side Boo

It's been a while since I made a full-sized quilt with newly purchased fabric, so it felt like a special treat to make Bright Side Boo, so named because I used the Bright Side pattern by Meghan of Then Came June @thencamejune with Halloween-themed fabric. The pattern is considered a simpler version of Meghan's Sidewalk Chalk pattern, which I made for our bed several years ago. I really enjoyed making it, so thought it would be fun to try Bright Side. Plus, I thought it would go fairly quickly so I could get back to other projects in the works.

The gathering of fabric for this quilt happened pretty impulsively, after I saw the Boo-tiful Mischief Bundle at Sewtopia @sewtopia. I needed just a few more fabrics than were in the bundle, which I picked up at FabricBubb @fabricbubb, finishing with the bundle below.

So the quilt top was pretty quick to put together, and honestly I do love a mix of substrates. Once pieced, it measured 60.5" x 72.5".

For the back, I just used all the scraps and leftover yardage from the front and began to sew it all together. There wasn't much forethought to it, but I was happy enough to use so much of my original pull in it.

I went with an easy uneven grid for the quilting, in three colors - Aurifil 50wt 1104 [Neon Orange], 2535 [Magenta], and 4241 [Very Dark Grey].  I began by hera-marking lines 5" to 6" apart, depending on whether they were horizonal or vertical, as the blocks were rectangular, not square. Then I just eye-balled it to fill in, as you can attest by the view below. 

For binding, I had held out Katarina Rocella’s Grid in Negative for Art Gallery Fabrics and Ruby Star Rising Basic Alexia Marcelle Abegg Starry 2025 Witchy, debating whether to use both or not. But since I had plenty of the Grid, I decided to go with that alone. Curious what you might have chosen in my place. 

Anyway it feels great to have my Halloween-themed Bright Side done before October even starts. For now, it's hanging over the banister in our dining room, but it's all ready for a good cuddle.

Thanks to Fiona @spunstraw and Laura @silversstitches for hosting
#spookyseptembersewalong2025 and Sewtopia @sewtopia for giving me the incentive to make this quilt!