Country Girl Modern: 11 Modern Traditional Quilts from the Junction

By Jo Kramer and Kelli Hanken

Modern quilting meets country style in these 11 patterns from the mother-daughter design team behind Jo’s Country Junction.
 
Jo Kramer and her daughter Kelli Hanken have been quilting together for years, sharing their unique designs through their brand Jo’s Country Junction. Now they’re bringing modern quilting to the country with 11 updated quilts inspired by open air, traditional roots and contemporary fun. Country Girl Modern features a quilt for a modern-day patriot, a vintage modern design, and an Amish-inspired quilt, among others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Feb 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781617453670

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Rainbow Connection

Finished Size: 70 ½ × 70 ½

Whenever I see rainbows I think of Kermit the Frog singing The Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie. That is the premise of this quilt – just connect the rainbows of fabric scraps!

When Kelli was growing up, she loved to play in the scrap bin. Not much has changed. We start quilts by making a mess of our scrap bin. Rainbow Connection is a great quilt for fabric petters like us. We started out by sorting out piles of red, orange, yellow, blue, green and purple scraps. Of course conversations started: Oh this scrap was from this project and this scrap was from that project...

This beginner-friendly quilt can be completed with no seams to match. It is great practice for cutting even strips and sewing straight seams. Just dig out your scrap bin (or dive into your mom’s) and start cutting 3 ½" wide strips. You can do