Tula Pink Blink Quilt - Downloadable PDF

Tula Pink Blink Quilt

Project Overview

The Blink quilt is an intermediate-level quilting project designed by Stacey Day and featuring the De La Luna collection by Tula Pink. This downloadable PDF pattern creates a finished quilt measuring 54" x 71" (137.16cm x 180.34cm), making it an ideal size for throws, lap quilts, or bed toppers. The design showcases playful eye motifs combined with Tula Pink's signature portrait fabrics, creating a whimsical and engaging visual composition. This is a longer-term project suited for quilters with foundational skills who are ready to tackle more complex piecing techniques.

Quilting Techniques

The Blink quilt employs two primary piecing methods to achieve its detailed design:

• Foundation Piecing: This technique involves sewing fabric pieces onto a paper or fabric foundation in a specific sequence, allowing for precise construction of complex shapes and patterns. Foundation piecing is particularly useful for creating the detailed eye elements and ensuring accurate alignment throughout the quilt.
• Template Piecing: This traditional method uses templates as guides for cutting and positioning fabric pieces, enabling consistent reproduction of specific shapes across the quilt design. Template piecing works in conjunction with foundation piecing to maintain the integrity of the eye motifs and other design elements.

Fabric Requirements and Materials

The Blink quilt pattern calls for a carefully curated selection of fabrics from the De La Luna collection and coordinating solids. The design incorporates multiple colorways and prints to create visual interest and depth:

• Designer Essentials Solids in Black: 3 1/3 yards (3.05m) - provides the foundational contrast
• Batty Spirit print: 1 1/2 yards (1.37m)
• Possessed Clairvoyant print: 7/8 yard (80.01cm)
• Possessed Spirit print: 3/4 yard (68.58cm)
• Sugar Skulls Clairvoyant print: 1/4 yard (22.86cm)
• Sugar Skulls Mystic print: 1/2 yard (45.72cm)
• Sugar Skulls Oracle print: 1/4 yard (22.86cm)
• Additional I See You Clairvoyant print (yardage specified in complete pattern)

The pattern uses 100% cotton quilting fabric from Free Spirit Fabrics, ensuring quality, durability, and ease of piecing. Quilters will need standard quilting tools including a rotary cutter, self-healing cutting mat, quilting ruler, and sewing machine with a quarter-inch presser foot for accurate seam allowances.

Design Features

The Blink quilt's most distinctive feature is its collection of expressive eyes that appear to engage the viewer—creating an interactive quality where the eyes seem to watch or focus on the surrounding design elements. The incorporation of Tula Pink's portrait fabrics as cameo appearances adds depth and narrative interest to the composition. The combination of solid black fabric with multiple print colorways from the De La Luna collection creates strong visual contrast while maintaining cohesive color harmony throughout the finished piece.

Skill Level and Crafting Timeline

Designated as an intermediate project, the Blink quilt is appropriate for quilters who have completed basic quilting projects and are comfortable with foundational techniques. The longer-term crafting timeline reflects the complexity of foundation and template piecing, the number of fabric pieces involved, and the precision required to achieve the detailed eye motifs. Completion time will vary based on individual skill level, experience with the chosen techniques, and available crafting time.